Psicólogos por Chile

What Psicólogos por Chile does

Psicólogos por Chile (legal name ONG Psicólogos Voluntarios de Chile) is a Chilean non-profit founded on February 27, 2010, the day of the 27F earthquake, providing mental health services across four program lines: a subsidized online Clínica program (Programa Clínico) for children (10+), adults, and seniors; a Programa de Emergencias y Desastres that operates free psychological first aid phone lines and crisis intervention (up to four free sessions); social and educational projects such as the JUNAEB-funded Habilidades para la Vida I (HPV-I) and the post-wildfire Círculo de Cuidado Escolar; and corporate Servicios para Empresas that delivers Decree Supreme N°44 psychosocial risk compliance. The organization runs on a volunteer professional network of more than 100 licensed psychologists, supported by a paid executive team of approximately 10 and a Board of Directors of five.

The technology layer is modest but functional: an online therapy platform with confidential video consultation (excluding Zoom), a dedicated TELAR mobile application built for low-connectivity areas in Arauco Province, and Ingrid, an AI-assisted virtual phone agent built on the Mensajero platform that handles scheduling, FONASA coupon purchase, and general inquiries. Distribution is split across self-serve online booking for individuals, direct enterprise sales for corporate compliance work, and government-commissioned contracts for school and community programs. Operating geographies span Chile primarily, with international disaster deployments to Ecuador (2016), Peru (2017), Mexico (2017), and Venezuela (2026).

The business model is hybrid for an NGO: philanthropic donations (channeled via psicologosxchile.donando.cl) anchor the base; differentiated-fee psychotherapy at 8,760 CLP for FONASA B/C/D first interviews and 12,000-36,000 CLP per session for ISAPRE/private patients generates clinical revenue; corporate DS N°44 compliance contracts provide project-based professional services income; and multi-year government contracts (JUNAEB HPV-I, Biobío Regional Government TELAR) and foundation grants (Fundación Olivo, Ya, Colunga) fund community programs. The organization publishes annual FECU (Social Economy Financial Statements) for transparency.

Name

Psicólogos por Chile

Legal name

ONG Psicólogos Voluntarios de Chile

Website

https://psicologosxchile.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Psicólogos por Chile is a Chilean non-profit founded in 2010 that delivers subsidized online psychotherapy, free psychological first aid, school mental health programs, disaster psychosocial response, and corporate Decree Supreme N°44 compliance services through a network of 100+ volunteer licensed psychologists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Providencia, Región Metropolitana

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Funding: Primary revenue source. The organization raises funds through a dedicated donation platform (psicologosxchile.donando.cl) and bank transfers. Donations fund emergency response deployments, volunteer operations, and social projects. The organization publishes annual FECU (Social Economy Financial Statements) for transparency.
2. Differentiated-Fee Psychotherapy Services: Clinical program generates revenue through low-cost psychotherapy sessions. Pricing is calibrated to patient health coverage (FONASA, ISAPRE, private) and socioeconomic assessment. FONASA B/C/D first interview: 8,760 CLP; ISAPRE/Particular first interview: 10,000 CLP; ISAPRE/Particular therapy sessions: 12,000–36,000 CLP. Sessions are approximately 45 minutes.
3. Corporate Psychosocial Services: Fee-for-service contracts with companies for psychosocial risk management, compliance services (DS N°44), CEAL-SM diagnosis, focus groups, technical reports, risk reduction plans, and PAP training. Revenue is project-based or retainer-style.
4. Government-Funded Social Programs: Revenue from government contracts such as the Biobío Regional Government's TELAR program (2-year psychosocial intervention in Arauco Province) and JUNAEB's Habilidades para la Vida I (HPV-I) school-based mental health program. Funding covers project staff and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Psicólogos por Chile is a Chilean non-profit NGO offering affordable online psychotherapy, free psychological first aid phone lines, emergency psychosocial response, school-based mental health programs, and corporate psychosocial risk management services. Programs are delivered by a large network of volunteer licensed psychologists across four main lines: clinical psychotherapy, emergency and disaster response, social and educational projects, and corporate services.

Product overview

Psicólogos por Chile is a mental health NGO offering a multi-program service portfolio centered on clinical psychotherapy, emergency/disaster response, and social/educational projects. The core offering is the Programa Clínico providing online psychotherapy at differentiated rates. Supporting programs include emergency phone lines (Programa de Emergencias y Desastres) with crisis intervention, corporate services (Servicios para empresas) for psychosocial compliance, and school-based initiatives like the HPV-I (Habilidades para la Vida) and Círculo de Cuidado Escolar. The organization also operates digital touchpoints including a virtual assistant (Ingrid) on the phone platform +56 2 2914 6426. Programs are delivered through professional volunteering, with specialized initiatives like Programa TELAR addressing rural conflict in Arauco and audiovisual capsules for emergency contexts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Clínico
• Programa de Emergencias y Desastres
• Proyectos sociales y educacionales
• Servicios para empresas
• Programa TELAR (Tejiendo Lazos en Arauco)
• Programa Habilidades para la Vida I (HPV-I)
• Círculo de Cuidado Escolar

Quantifiable outcome

• 64.7% reduction in risk factors among children participating in Habilidades para la Vida prevention programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

26 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Fundación Dejando Sonrisas VenezuelamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Partnership with Fundación Dejando Sonrisas Venezuela for psychosocial support to volunteers accompanying communities affected by the Venezuelan emergency. Jointly conducted Psychological First Aid (PAP) training with approximately 40 participants.
• Education4YoumajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Collaboration with Education4You in Venezuela for the development and delivery of psychosocial support and PAP training to volunteers in emergency contexts.
• Expedición LatammajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Chilean company that facilitated and enabled the collaboration between Psicólogos por Chile and Venezuelan organizations (Fundación Dejando Sonrisas Venezuela and Education4You) for PAP training deployment.
• Peralta AbogadosminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Roberto Peralta of Peralta Abogados provided training on legal opportunities for accessing donations at a fundraising and sustainability workshop for Psicólogos por Chile's board.
• Fundación Las RosasminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Tatiana Viveros Asenjo and Francisca Reyman from Fundación Las Rosas shared experiences on measuring the impact of donations at a training session for Psicólogos por Chile's board.
• Hogar de CristominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Mateo Ballivian Wiechmann, Director of Development at Hogar de Cristo, led a session on fundraising as a discipline based on focus, method, and capacity development.
• Amnesty International ArgentinaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Daniel Gamboa from Amnistía Internacional Argentina presented on the possibilities of applying artificial intelligence to fundraising at a training workshop.
• Guarani Agency / AEDROSminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Hernán Nadal, co-founder of Guarani Agency and president of AEDROS, shared insights on the power of digital communities in a training session for the board.
• Fundación COANIQUEMminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026Benjamín Parro Möller from Fundación COANIQUEM shared the experience of physical collection campaigns.
• Médicos Sin Fronteras LatinoaméricaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 July 2026M. Verónica Vergara from Médicos Sin Fronteras Latinoamérica shared key learnings for implementing face-to-face fundraising strategies.
• Corporación de Educación de Viña del MarmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026Collaboration with the Municipal Education Corporation of Viña del Mar for the Círculo de Cuidado Escolar project in schools affected by the 2024 wildfires.
• Universidad MayormajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Convenio (collaboration agreement) with Universidad Mayor providing educational benefits to volunteers and collaborators of Psicólogos por Chile: up to 40% discount on undergraduate programs, 30% on technical careers, 20% on diplomas and master's, and zero-cost enrollment for first-year entry into evening/online undergraduate programs.
• ONEMI (Oficina Nacional de Emergencias)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicólogos por Chile has established a collaborative relationship with ONEMI, Chile's national emergency management office. The organization participates in the national emergency response ecosystem alongside ONEMI, contributing psychological support in disaster contexts.
• MINSAL (Ministerio de Salud)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Chile's Ministry of Health for mental health response in emergencies and alignment with national public health protocols. The organization follows MINSAL guidelines for psychosocial risk surveillance (Protocolo de Vigilancia de Riesgos Psicosociales).
• JUNAEB (Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicólogos por Chile has been awarded the Habilidades para la Vida I (HPV-I) program by JUNAEB for execution in public schools. The program promotes psychosocial competencies in students from Pre-Kinder to 4th grade, with a focus on vulnerable school communities. Renewed for 2025.
• RACH (Red de Ayuda Humanitaria Chilena)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicólogos por Chile is part of the RACH network, the Chilean humanitarian aid network that coordinates civil society response in emergency situations.
• Movidos por Chile (MxCh)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Movidos por Chile, a key civil society coordination body for disaster response and recovery in Chile.
• Colegio de Psicólogos de ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partnership for standards, coordination, and credibility in psychological practice.
• SOCHPED (Sociedad Chilena de Emergencias y Desastres)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with SOCHPED for professional standards, training, and coordination in emergency and disaster psychology.
• COS (Comunidad de Organizaciones Solidarias)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with COS, a network of solidarity organizations in Chile that coordinates civil society efforts for social impact.
• Desafío Levantemos ChilecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesafío Levantemos Chile collaborates with Psicólogos por Chile on post-disaster recovery projects. The organization co-executes the Círculo de Cuidado Escolar program and coordinates private sector engagement in emergency response.
• QuilamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuila is a mental health company (Entorno a la Salud Mental) founded by Karolina Fernández, a board member of Psicólogos por Chile. Quila co-developed audiovisual capsules for psychological first aid in emergencies, creating content for the Venezuela emergency response.
• OMS / WHO, War Trauma Foundation, World Vision International, National Child Traumatic Stress NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicólogos por Chile's audiovisual capsules and intervention methodologies are based on guidelines and recommendations from international organizations including WHO, War Trauma Foundation, World Vision International, and the US National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
• INJUV (Instituto Nacional de la Juventud)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicólogos por Chile participates in INJUV's 'Chile se Prepara' initiative, delivering PAP training and psychosocial intervention workshops to youth volunteers to strengthen emergency response capacity.
• Universidad Diego PortalesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Universidad Diego Portales, one of the listed strategic allies.
• UNAB (Universidad Andrés Bello)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with Universidad Andrés Bello, listed among strategic allies.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Fundación Las Rosas: Large Chilean elderly care nonprofit that has advised Psicólogos por Chile's board on donation impact measurement. Comparable in NGO governance, donation management, and volunteer-driven service delivery in Chile.
• Colegio de Psicólogos de Chile: National professional association for Chilean psychologists and governance ally of Psicólogos por Chile. Comparable in standards-setting, professional training, and policy advocacy relevant to the company's clinical and emergency programs.
• SOCHPED (Sociedad Chilena de Emergencias y Desastres): Chilean professional society for emergency and disaster psychology, a formal partner of Psicólogos por Chile. Comparable as a standards and training ecosystem peer in disaster mental health practice across Chile and Latin America.
• Fundación COANIQUEM: Chilean nonprofit specializing in child burn recovery, with active fundraising experience that the Psicología por Chile board is benchmarking. Comparable as a Chilean health-focused NGO that relies on donations and institutional partnerships.

Regional players

• Fundación Dejando Sonrisas Venezuela: Venezuelan foundation partnering with Psicólogos por Chile on psychological first aid training for volunteers. Comparable as a regional nonprofit focused on emergency psychosocial support with limited national reach.

Broad incumbents

• Hogar de Cristo: One of Chile's largest social services NGOs, operating across poverty alleviation, elderly care, and mental health adjacent services. Comparable in NGO model and cross-sector partnerships; useful benchmark for fundraising sophistication and partnership strategies that Psicólogos por Chile's board is now formalizing.
• Médicos Sin Fronteras Latinoamérica: International medical-humanitarian NGO providing health services in emergencies and conflict zones across Latin America. Comparable in disaster mental health methodology, field deployment model, and reliance on trained volunteers and partnerships — though operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Desafío Levantemos Chile: Chilean NGO focused on disaster recovery and reconstruction that co-executes the Círculo de Cuidado Escolar project with Psicólogos por Chile. Closely comparable as a Chilean disaster-response NGO with school and community programs funded by foundations and corporate partners.
• Quila (Entorno a la Salud Mental): Chilean mental health company founded and led by Karolina Fernández, board member of Psicólogos por Chile. Directly collaborates on audiovisual capsules and emergency psychological support, and competes for similar Chilean corporate and consumer mental health demand.
• Fundación Mírame: Chilean nonprofit focused on autism and child neurodevelopmental support, with national reach across multiple regions. Comparable as a Chilean health/education nonprofit that operates through government contracts, foundations, and volunteers to deliver specialized programs.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-5EsJ2rMccAsyhz9jOMleg
• Facebookfacebook.com/psicologosxchile
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psicologos-x-chile
• Instagraminstagram.com/psicologosporchile

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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