Praxis Ergotherapie

What Praxis Ergotherapie does

Praxis Ergotherapie is a privately held occupational therapy partnership founded in 1995 by Birgit Charlotte Maier in Lörrach-Haagen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with Boris Östringer joining as co-owner in 2000. Operating from a single clinic at Müllerweg 1 under the legal name "Praxisgemeinschaft Ergotherapie Birgit Charlotte Maier & Boris Östringer," the practice employs 12 staff and treats patients across four treatment areas: pediatrics, neurology, geriatrics, and hand/rheumatology, plus a family-oriented "Familie Alltag" program and animal-assisted therapy using its therapy dog Karlo. The offering is grounded in clinically certified methodologies — Sensorische Integrationstherapie (SIAT/SIPäd), Marte Meo, Spiegeltherapie, Attentioner training, neuromental training, and multimodal pain therapy — and is supplemented by parent training, the "Kurs Alltagsstolpersteine" course, and continuing-education seminars for educators and healthcare professionals.

Revenue is generated on a direct-to-consumer, per-session basis and reimbursed primarily via German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) and private health insurance under the Gebührenverzeichnis für Heilmittelerbringer fee schedule. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is community-led: physician and parent referrals, on-site workshops in schools and kindergartens, seminars at the Landratsamt Lörrach and the Ergotherapie-Schule Freiburg, and a website news archive functioning as light content marketing, with no paid advertising in evidence. As of mid-2026 the practice had closed its waiting list to new patients and was recruiting an additional occupational therapist, signaling capacity-constrained demand rather than active geographic or product expansion.

Name

Praxis Ergotherapie

Legal name

Praxisgemeinschaft Ergotherapie Birgit Charlotte Maier & Boris Östringer

Website

https://oestringer.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Praxis Ergotherapie is a 12-employee occupational therapy partnership in Lörrach, Germany, founded in 1995, delivering reimbursed therapy across pediatrics, neurology, geriatrics, and hand/rheumatology to regional patients and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (621340), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Hand & Upper Extremity Therapy (OT/CHT) (HSADAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pain Management (Spine & Musculoskeletal) (HLAKALAM), PT Program Management & School District Contract Staffing (EDAKAGAM)

Keywords

• Occupational therapy services
• Pediatric rehabilitation therapy
• Neurological occupational therapy
• Geriatric therapy services
• Hand therapy rheumatology

Headquarters

HQ city

Lörrach (Haagen)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Therapy Services Revenue: German occupational therapy practice providing services covered by statutory (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) and private health insurance. The practice serves patients across multiple therapy areas including pediatrics, neurology, geriatrics, and hand/rheumatology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Praxis Ergotherapie is a German occupational therapy practice providing direct, in-person therapy services across four treatment areas — Pediatrics, Neurology, Geriatrics, and Hand/Rheumatology — to individual patients reimbursed through German statutory and private health insurance. The practice also delivers supplementary educational offerings (seminars, continuing education, workshops, and the "Kurs Alltagsstolpersteine" course) and incorporates animal-assisted therapy via therapy dog Karlo.

Product overview

Praxis Ergotherapie is a multi-disciplinary occupational therapy practice offering services across several treatment areas including Pediatrics, Neurology, Geriatrics, and Hand Therapy/Rheumatology. The practice operates a family-oriented therapy program and utilizes animal-assisted therapy through their certified therapy dog Karlo. Additionally, the practice provides educational services including seminars, continuing education courses, and workshops for healthcare professionals. The overall offering is a unified therapy service practice rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kurs Alltagsstolpersteine: A course offering provided by the practice.

Products and services

• Pädiatrie (Pediatric Occupational Therapy) Occupational therapy for children from infancy through adolescence addressing developmental delays, AD(H)S, sensory processing disorders, fine-motor and graphomotor challenges, behavioral issues, and learning difficulties; delivered on-site at Lörrach-Haagen and reimbursed via German health insurance.
• Neurologie (Neurological Occupational Therapy) Rehabilitation therapy for adults with neurological conditions including stroke, traumatic brain injury, and diseases affecting motor control and cognition, including mirror therapy (Spiegeltherapie); delivered on-site and reimbursed via German health insurance.
• Geriatrie (Geriatric Occupational Therapy) Occupational therapy for elderly patients addressing age-related functional decline, dementia support, mobility issues, fall prevention, and rehabilitation after falls or surgeries; delivered on-site and reimbursed via German health insurance.
• Handtherapie/Rheuma (Hand Therapy and Rheumatology) Specialized hand and upper-extremity occupational therapy for patients with hand injuries, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, and post-surgical rehabilitation, delivered on-site and reimbursed via German health insurance.
• Familie Alltag (Family Everyday Life Therapy Program) Family-oriented therapy program addressing everyday life situations and family dynamics through illustrated family personas (Paul, Marie, Emma, Papa Daniel, Mama Kathrin, Onkel Simon, Oma Renate, Opa Peter) used to contextualize therapy for pediatric and family cases.
• Therapiehund Karlo (Animal-Assisted Therapy with Therapy Dog Karlo) Animal-assisted therapy delivered with the practice's dedicated therapy dog Karlo, integrated into pediatric and other therapy sessions as a supportive therapeutic modality.
• Seminare, Fortbildungen, Workshops (Seminars, Continuing Education, Workshops) External professional development and continuing education offerings for healthcare professionals, educators, kindergarten staff, and parents, including the "Ergo to go" lecture series, a seminar series on the human brain, and workshops on fine/gross motor skills and perception disorders.
• Kurs Alltagsstolpersteine (Everyday Obstacles Course) Paid educational course for parents addressing everyday challenges and obstacles related to child development and family life, including the "Elterntraining für Eltern von Kindern mit oppositionellen Verhaltensauffälligkeiten" parent training module.

Quantifiable outcome

• Certified specialists in multimodal pain therapy and trauma resolution
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Landratsamt LörrachminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2018B. Ch. Maier leads workshops at the district office on topics including fine and graphomotor skills. Participation in professional development events organized by the local government.
• Praxis für Neurofeedback und systemische Familientherapie (Herr Sochorick)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 September 2018Herr Sochorick from Schopfheim presents his practice specializing in neurofeedback and systemic family therapy to the team, representing a referral and collaboration partner for complementary therapeutic services.
• Ulrike Jung (IKS)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2018Conducts an inhouse seminar on Sensorische-Integrative Ayres Therapie SIAT and SIPäd for the entire team. External trainer brought in for specialized continuing education.
• IKS in ZellminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2018B. Ch. Maier attends day seminars at IKS in Zell on topics including left-handedness and graphomotor development. IKS provides continuing education for occupational therapists.
• Café InkaminorOthersTeam meeting location for guideline day activities, providing catering for team events at the practice.
• RheinraftminorOthersTeam building and adventure activity provider. Practice organizes team events including white water rafting on the Rhine with Rheinraft as part of team development activities.
• Ergotherapie-Schule FreiburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB. Ch. Maier provides career orientation lectures for occupational therapy students at the Ergotherapy School Freiburg, introducing students to pediatric practice.
• Mathilde-Planck-SchuleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntje Glaser provides information about pediatric occupational therapy to prospective educators at the Mathilde-Planck-School network day, contributing to professional education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MEDIAN Kliniken: One of Germany's largest operator of rehabilitation and therapy clinics. Broad incumbent providing overlapping occupational, physical, and neurologic therapy services but at substantially greater scale and with inpatient capabilities beyond a single-site ambulatory practice.
• SRH Kliniken: Large German healthcare group operating hospitals and therapy centers including rehabilitation and outpatient therapy. Overlaps in therapy service delivery but at a much broader portfolio scale spanning acute, rehab, and education.
• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group with rehabilitation and therapy offerings as part of broader clinical portfolio. Comparable only at the broad healthcare-services level; not a direct ambulatory OT competitor.
• Schoen Klinik: German private hospital group with strong orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation offerings. Overlaps with the anchor practice's hand/rheuma and neurology specialties but delivers them as part of an inpatient specialty-hospital portfolio.
• Helios Kliniken: One of Europe's largest hospital operators with outpatient therapy and rehabilitation services in Germany. Provides similar therapy categories at scale as part of a full-service hospital network rather than a focused OT practice.
• m&i-Fachkliniken Hohenurach: Specialty rehabilitation clinic group in Baden-Württemberg offering multidisciplinary therapy including neurological and orthopedic rehab. Geographic and clinical overlap with the anchor practice's specialties, but operates as an inpatient specialty hospital rather than an ambulatory practice.
• BG Kliniken: German statutory accident insurance hospital group specializing in trauma and rehabilitation therapy. Comparable in therapy delivery but funded by a different reimbursement scheme (BG/Unfallversicherung) and operating at inpatient scale.

Direct peers

• ZAR Zentren für ambulante Rehabilitation: German chain of ambulatory rehabilitation centers providing outpatient OT/PT across multiple specialties under German health insurance reimbursement. Comparable operating model and patient mix to a multi-disciplinary OT practice, though at a larger, multi-site scale.
• Sanecum Group: Germany-based network of occupational and physiotherapy practices offering multi-specialty therapy services reimbursed under the same GKV/PKV framework. Directly comparable as a multi-site operator in the same ambulatory therapy category targeting similar patient populations.

Others

• Ergotherapie-Schule Freiburg: Regional occupational therapy training school in Freiburg. Not a competitor but a key partnership and talent-pipeline node for the anchor practice, which provides career-orientation lectures there. Relevant as a feeder for future hires in the regional OT labor market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/praxis-ergotherapie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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