Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen

What Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen does

Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen is a Dutch non-profit, government-subsidized regional center providing professional spiritual counseling (geestelijke verzorging) at home. Founded in 2019 following a subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) and formally launched on 6 February 2020, the organization serves residents of seven municipalities — Tholen, Steenbergen, Bergen op Zoom, Woensdrecht, Roosendaal, Halderberge, and Rucphen — with selected services extending into Zeeland. Its core offering, Geestelijke Verzorging aan Huis, delivers free home- and telephone-based spiritual counseling to people aged 50 and over, patients in the palliative phase, and their relatives or caregivers, without requiring a referral. The center operates within the Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg Roosendaal-Bergen op Zoom-Tholen, employing a small core staff (approximately 7) alongside a network of 12-13 SKGV-registered spiritual counselors with diverse specializations and faith/philosophical backgrounds.

The organization's broader product surface includes a two-session healthcare professional training program ('Scholing Zingeving in Praktijk'), four themed in-company workshops, monthly philosophical discussion circles held at partner care homes (e.g., Hof 't Seijs in Middelburg), and evening lectures on end-of-life topics delivered in cooperation with NVVE and other partners. Distribution is direct and regional: clients are onboarded via telephone intake and matched with counselors, while referrals come from nurses, doctors, care coordinators, hospitals, municipalities, and social services. Marketing channels combine a content-driven website and blog, an email newsletter, regional media appearances (ZuidWest TV, BN de Stem), and educational symposia.

The business model is fully subsidy-dependent: VWS funds infrastructure and counseling delivery, so services are free at the point of service for eligible clients. There is no proprietary technology platform, no app, no AI component, and no disclosed revenue figure; the center functions as a public-purpose regional initiative rather than a commercial enterprise. Strategic positioning rests on regulatory exclusivity (the VWS mandate), embeddedness in the regional palliative care network, and growing educational/training offerings that leverage counselor expertise beyond direct client work.

Name

Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen

Legal name

Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en Tholen

Website

https://levensvragenwestbrabant.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen is a Dutch non-profit regional center providing free home-based spiritual counseling to residents aged 50+, palliative patients, and their families across seven municipalities, funded by a VWS ministry subsidy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spiritual Care Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Non-Hospice Serious-Illness / Community-Based Palliative Care (In-Home) (HSABAFAF)

Keywords

• Spiritual care services
• Palliative care support
• Existential counseling
• Home healthcare visits
• Elderly care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Roosendaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidy: Funded by Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) subsidy for providing spiritual counseling at home. Professional counseling is provided free of charge to eligible clients (50+, palliative patients, and their relatives).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en gemeente Tholen delivers free, in-home spiritual counseling (geestelijke verzorging) for adults aged 50+ with existential or life questions, for people in a palliative phase, and for their relatives and caregivers in the West-Brabant region and the municipality of Tholen. Beyond individual counseling, the center runs discussion circles, training courses, workshops, and lectures, and provides information and advice to care professionals, all funded through the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS).

Product overview

The Centrum voor Levensvragen West-Brabant en Tholen is a coordination center and service provider for professional spiritual/meaning-making care (geestelijke verzorging) at home, operating as part of the Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg Roosendaal-Bergen op Zoom-Tholen. Its portfolio consists of a core offering — Geestelijke Verzorging aan Huis (spiritual counseling at home) — delivered free of charge to people aged 50+, those in palliative care, and their relatives. This core service is complemented by training and professional development offerings: Scholing Zingeving in Praktijk (a two-session training program on meaning-making for healthcare workers) and In-Company Training Workshops (four themed workshops covering inner peace, multicultural perspectives, rituals, and end-of-life contemplation). The center also organizes periodic events such as evening lectures and monthly discussion circles. Services are funded by a subsidy from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). No technical product integrations or AI-powered capabilities were identified.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Geestelijke Verzorging aan Huis (Spiritual Counseling at Home)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Netwerk Palliatieve Zorg Roosendaal – Bergen op Zoom – TholencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019The center is part of the Palliative Care Network Roosendaal-Bergen op Zoom-Tholen. The network coordinates palliative care services and provides administrative support. The center's coordinator works within this network structure, and the center benefits from the network's infrastructure and connections to healthcare providers.
• ZonMwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe center participates in the ZonMw program 'Zingeving en Geestelijke verzorging' which supports development of spiritual care through funding and research coordination. The Linking-Zin action research project conducted in this region is part of this national program running through 2023.
• Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Geestelijk Verzorgers (SKGV)supportingOthersCenter's spiritual counselors are registered with or in training for the SKGV quality register, ensuring professional standards and competencies.
• Vrijwillige Palliatieve Terminale Zorg (VPTZ) West-Brabant TholensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with VPTZ for supporting patients and caregivers in final life stages. Joint events and coordination of care services.
• AgorasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational knowledge center for meaning and spiritual care that develops resources and referral tools for healthcare providers.
• NVVEsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch end-of-life association that provides expertise on self-chosen end-of-life decisions and advanced care planning.
• Humanitas West-Brabant WestminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSocial support organization providing companionship and support for people dealing with loss, loneliness, and life questions.
• WijZijn Traverse GroepminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional care organization offering community support, care, and assistance for various vulnerable groups.
• Inloophuis De Rose LindeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrop-in center providing meeting place and activities for people dealing with illness, grief, or life questions.
• KBO-BrabantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSenior citizens organization offering support for life questions and companionship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Humanitas: Dutch social-support organization providing companionship, loss support, and life-question guidance. The subject center partners with the regional Humanitas West-Brabant West chapter. Comparable target population and existential-support mission, though delivered through volunteer social support rather than professional counseling.
• Agora: National knowledge center for meaning and spiritual care (zingeving en geestelijke verzorging) listed as a partner of the subject center. It operates at a national rather than regional level, producing resources, referral tools, and policy guidance for the same field the subject company serves.
• VPTZ Nederland: National umbrella for volunteer-based palliative terminal care. The subject center partners with the regional VPTZ West-Brabant Tholen chapter. VPTZ is comparable as a parallel delivery model (volunteers vs. professional counselors) serving palliative patients in their final life stage.

Others

• Stichting Kwaliteitsregister Geestelijk Verzorgers (SKGV): The professional quality register for spiritual caregivers in the Netherlands. Not a competitor, but the accreditation body whose registered counselors the subject center relies on. Relevant as an ecosystem enabler for the entire spiritual-care category.

Emerging players

• KBO-Brabant: Senior citizens organization in Brabant offering support for life questions and companionship. Comparable in serving the 50+ demographic with existential-support programming, but operating as a member association rather than a counseling provider.
• NVVE (Nederlandse Vereniging voor een Vrijwillig Levenseinde): Dutch right-to-die association that partners with the subject center on end-of-life lectures. Comparable in addressing existential concerns at end of life, though focused specifically on self-chosen end-of-life decisions rather than broader spiritual counseling.

Regional players

• Inloophuis De Rose Linde: Drop-in center for people dealing with illness, grief, or life questions, listed as a regional channel partner. Comparable in addressing existential needs for the same target population through in-person community programming rather than home-based counseling.
• WijZijn Traverse Groep: Regional care organization offering community support, care, and assistance for vulnerable groups, listed as a regional channel partner. Comparable in serving overlapping target populations (elderly, palliative, caregivers) within West-Brabant, though with a broader social-care mandate.

Direct peers

• Centrum voor Levensvragen Amsterdam: A direct regional peer operating under the same national subsidized spiritual-care framework (geestelijke verzorging aan huis) for 50+ individuals and palliative patients. It uses the same VWS funding model, SKGV-registered counselors, and home-visit/telephone delivery model, making it the closest comparable in service offering and structure.
• Centrum voor Levensvragen Rotterdam: Another regional Centrum voor Levensvragen providing home-based existential counseling free of charge to eligible groups under the same national policy umbrella. Directly comparable in target population, delivery model, and funding structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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