Runningtherapie Nederland

What Runningtherapie Nederland does

Runningtherapie Nederland (BRTN — Beroepsvereniging Runningtherapie Nederland) is a Dutch professional association founded in 2018/2019 and headquartered in Hilversum, the Netherlands. It standardizes and credentializes the practice of "running therapy," a methodology that combines structured physical running with therapeutic conversation to address conditions including depression, anxiety, addiction, and cancer-related mental health needs. The association serves approximately 75 certified therapists across the Netherlands, supported by a board comprising a chairman and two additional members, and operates a public-facing therapist directory and map for client referrals.

The association's core product is the standardized Runningtherapie methodology itself, delivered through individual therapist-client sessions in person across the country. Underlying infrastructure includes a public therapist directory and map, member registration and quality standards, and an education pipeline delivered in partnership with Sonnevelt Opleidingen, which provides the HBO-level (Dutch higher professional education) training required for credentialed practice. Institutional deployment agreements with Parnassia (neighborhood mental health teams), Brijdergroep (addiction treatment), and Rodersana (addiction recovery) extend the methodology into reimbursed clinical care pathways.

The business model is association-style: revenue is generated primarily through annual membership dues (tiered around €175–€225 depending on timing), a one-time €50 registration fee for new members, and modest training-day fees (€75) for non-members. Customer segments include independent therapists as paying members, individual consumer clients routed through the directory, and a small number of healthcare institutions as partnership counterparties. Insurance reimbursement of running therapy is conditional on the therapist holding an HBO diploma and being registered with the association, which underpins the credentialing value proposition.

Name

Runningtherapie Nederland

Legal name

Beroepsvereniging Runningtherapie Nederland

Website

https://runningtherapie-nederland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Runningtherapie Nederland (BRTN) is a Dutch professional association that standardizes and credentializes "running therapy," serving approximately 75 certified therapists across the Netherlands through membership, training, and a public directory, with institutional partnerships extending into mental health and addiction care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Therapy Services

NAICS

Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Home Health Care Services (62161), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Stress Management & Burnout Prevention Coaching (HSADAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endurance & Running/Cycling Training (HSADAAAG), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD), Adventure Therapy & Therapeutic Wilderness Programs (THAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Running therapy
• Exercise therapy
• Mental health support
• Professional association
• Therapist directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The association generates revenue through annual membership fees and one-time registration fees. Members receive access to the therapist directory, free training days, and updates on latest developments.
2. Training Day Fees: Non-members pay €75 to attend network/training days organized by the association.
3. Education Partnership Revenue: Sonnevelt Opleidingen offers discounted courses to registered members (€250 discount for full programs, €100 for short courses), generating referral/commission revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Runningtherapie Nederland (BRTN) operates as a Dutch professional association that supports running therapists and promotes running as a therapeutic intervention for mental health conditions including depression, stress, burnout, anxiety, panic attacks, listlessness, and insomnia. The association provides membership services, organizes training days, maintains a therapist directory map, and coordinates with healthcare institutions that integrate running therapy into addiction and mental health treatment programs.

Product overview

Runningtherapie Nederland operates as a professional association (Beroepsvereniging Runningtherapie Nederland - BRTN) offering a unified portfolio centered on Runningtherapie services. The core offering is Running Therapy, a therapeutic approach using running to improve mental health. The organization provides membership services for running therapists (including registration, training days, and quality assurance), training days for both members and non-members, and a therapist locator map. The portfolio functions as a service-based platform supporting both therapists and clients seeking mental health support through running.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Runningtherapie (Running Therapy) Therapeutic service using structured running sessions combined with light psychological support to improve mental health conditions such as depression, stress, burnout, anxiety, panic attacks, listlessness, and insomnia. Delivered by registered therapists to individual clients, typically over 8-12 weeks with 1-2 supervised sessions per week plus 1-2 independent sessions.
• Lidmaatschap BRTN (BRTN Membership) Annual membership for running therapists including a €50 one-time registration fee and an annual fee of €225 (joining early) or €175 (joining after first network day) or €75 (joining October through December). Registered membership requires an HBO diploma and additional certifications (CPR/AED, liability insurance, therapeutic conversation training, running training certificates) and enables insurance reimbursement eligibility for clients.
• Scholingsdagen/Netwerkdagen (Training Days) Twice-yearly training and network days organized by BRTN to support professional development and peer learning among running therapists. Free for members; €75 per person for non-members including lunch and access to the next training day.

Quantifiable outcome

• Scientific research shows 15-minute walk reduces snacking cravings by 12%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BrijdergroepcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrijdergroep in North and South Holland integrates Runningtherapie as a possible component of their addiction treatment programs. They offer three variants: the Loopgroep (focus on structure, social contacts, improving general condition), the Therapievorm (focus on gaining insight into behavior through movement), and the Bootcampvorm (challenging way of dealing with limits). Gonny van Riessen, running therapist at Brijdergroep, emphasizes how goal-setting and the experience of feeling better after sports contribute to keeping people clean.
• RodersanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRodersana, distributed across the Netherlands, integrates physical fitness work as an important component of restoring 'neurobiological balance' that is imbalanced in addiction. Anneriek Holtermans of Rodersana notes that sport is an integral part of treatment in their clinic, with sports coaches observing, naming, and reflecting on behavior during sport and exercise.
• ParnassiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParnassia provides running therapy within their wijkteams (neighborhood teams) across all wijkteams, as described by Danny Hurrelbrinck who, together with a colleague, offers running therapy within two wijkteams of Parnassia and has since rolled this out across all wijkteams.
• Sonnevelt OpleidingencoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSonnevelt Opleidingen provides educational programs specifically for registered BRTN members with attractive discounts: €250 discount for courses of at least 10 training days, and €100 discount for continuing education/courses (1-4 days). This is a joint purchasing arrangement for member education.
• runningtherapie.nl / runningtherapie.beminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAccredited training providers whose completed running therapy certification qualifies practitioners for BRTN membership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Federatie Vaktherapeutische Beroepen (FVB): Federation of the creative and experiential therapy professions in the Netherlands (drama, music, dance, visual arts, psychomotor therapy). Same beroepsvereniging structure, same quality register, same reliance on insurance reimbursement — directly comparable membership-association model for BRTN.
• Vereniging voor Gedragstherapie en Cognitieve therapie (VGCT): Dutch association for behavioral and cognitive therapists — same professional-association template (registered members, training days, quality requirements) but operating in the mental-health/psychotherapy space that BRTN's running therapy targets. Useful comparable for member economics and Dutch insurer negotiation dynamics.
• Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (KNGF): The Dutch professional association for physiotherapists — the closest structural analog to BRTN (beroepsvereniging model, registered-membership tiers, quality/registration function, training days, insurance-reimbursement pathway). KNGF operates at much larger scale but in the same professional-association template that BRTN uses for running therapists.
• runningtherapie.be: Belgian counterpart organization for running therapy, cited by BRTN as an accredited training partner. Same therapy method, same target conditions, just operating across the Dutch-Belgian border — the most direct functional peer to BRTN.
• Vereniging EMDR Nederland: Another Dutch niche-therapy professional association (for EMDR practitioners) with a small member base, registered-tier requirements, training days, and an insurance-reimbursement pathway. Closely comparable to BRTN in scale and operating economics.
• Vereniging van Oefentherapeuten Cesar en Mensendieck (VvOCM): Dutch association for exercise therapists (Cesar/Mensendieck), whose practice — therapeutic exercise as the primary intervention for functional and psychosocial complaints — is the conceptual sibling of running therapy. VvOCM members are HBO-trained, registered with insurers, and operate through individual practices, mirroring BRTN's delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• GGZ Nederland: Trade association of Dutch mental-health and addiction-care providers (the institutions like Parnassia, Brijdergroep, and Rodersana that BRTN partners with). GGZ Nederland is the buyer-side counterpart to BRTN's supplier-side association model — same Dutch mental-health ecosystem, opposite side of the value chain.
• Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen (NIP): Dutch professional institute for psychologists — a much larger incumbent in the same mental-health therapy universe BRTN addresses. NIP's broader scope and registration standards are the reference point for what a scaled-up BRTN could become (and a benchmark for member economics).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/runningtherapie.nederland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beroepsvereniging-runningtherapie-nederland

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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