Syndicat National des Sexologues Cliniciens

Name

Syndicat National des Sexologues Cliniciens

Legal name

Syndicat National des Sexologues Cliniciens

Website

https://snsc.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Syndicat National des Sexologues Cliniciens (SNSC) is France's oldest professional union for clinical sexologists, founded in 1980 and based in Brest. It serves practicing clinical sexologists, allied health professionals, and students through membership subscriptions, the ACENOS national credentialing registry, a public member directory, and continuing education webinars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brest, Bretagne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected from three categories: practicing clinical sexologists (100€), health professionals (80€), and students (60€). These fees fund the union's operations, advocacy activities, and member services.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue generated from professional development events and conferences. The 45th anniversary celebration charged 250€ for non-member professionals and 190€ for non-member students, with reduced or free access for existing members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The SNSC is a French professional syndicate that represents, structures, and defends clinical (non-medical) sexologists across metropolitan and overseas France. It issues the ACENOS national identifier number to qualified practitioners, validates training program quality, maintains a public directory of members, organizes monthly webinars and an annual conference, and negotiates recognition pathways with French health insurance mutuelles for partial reimbursement of consultations.

Product overview

The Syndicat National des Sexologues Cliniciens operates as a unified professional services platform rather than a modular software product. Its core offerings center on the Répertoire ACENOS national registry and the Annuaire des Sexologues Adhérents directory, which together provide public verification of qualified clinical sexologists. Membership (Adhésion au SNSC) unlocks access to Les Midis du Syndicat webinar series, monthly intervision sessions, the Code d'Éthique framework, and partner discounts. Additional services include a blog with educational content, an annual conference event, and the Sexologues à la Une member spotlight program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adhésion au SNSC (Annual Membership) Annual subscription membership for practicing clinical sexologists (€100), allied health professionals (€80), and students (€60), providing an ACENOS national identifier number, listing in the public member directory, access to monthly webinars and intervision sessions, partner discounts, professional support, and eligibility for insurance reimbursement recognition.
• Répertoire ACENOS National registry of qualified clinical sexologists assigned a unique ACENOS number, enabling patients to verify properly trained practitioners and facilitating health insurance reimbursement of consultations with ACENOS-credentialed professionals.
• Annuaire des Sexologues Adhérents Public online directory of SNSC-member clinical sexologists featuring professional profiles, specializations, and contact information to help patients and the public find qualified practitioners.
• Les Midis du Syndicat (Monthly Webinar Series) Monthly webinar series (typically one Friday per month, 12h-14h) featuring clinical intervision sessions, thematic presentations on sexological topics, and professional development for members, delivered via live virtual sessions.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BiveaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025Bivea participated as an event partner for the SNSC's 45th anniversary celebration held on December 13, 2025, in Paris. As a partner, Bivea contributed to supporting the profession's milestone event.
• LelominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 December 2025Lelo participated as an event partner for the SNSC's 45th anniversary celebration. The sexual wellness brand supported the professional event marking 45 years of the French clinical sexology union.
• French Health Insurance Companies (Mutuelles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2025Health insurance companies have partnered with the SNSC to recognize the ACENOS number system, enabling partial reimbursement of consultations with qualified clinical sexologists who hold the ACENOS credential. This partnership, established in 2024-2025, represents a major advancement for the profession's recognition and accessibility to patients.
• Professional Liability Insurance ProviderscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe SNSC negotiates annually with professional liability insurance providers to secure favorable rates and coverage terms for its members. These partnerships provide members with access to essential business insurance at negotiated group rates.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• European Society for Sexual Medicine: European professional society serving clinicians and researchers in sexual medicine through congresses, education, and clinical resources. It is comparable to SNSC's professional education and community-building activities, while operating across Europe.
• British Association for Sexual Health and HIV: UK professional organization for sexual-health clinicians, providing guidelines, education, conferences, and clinical networks. It is comparable as a specialist professional association and standards platform, though broader in clinical scope and UK-focused.
• College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists: UK professional body for sex and relationship therapists, with practitioner standards, training or certification, and a public directory. It is comparable to SNSC's membership, ethics, credentialing, and practitioner-referral model, although it is regionally focused.

Direct peers

• Société Française de Sexologie Médicale: French professional society focused on clinical sexology and sexual medicine. Like SNSC, it brings together sexology professionals around education, standards, and clinical practice, making it the closest category peer.
• Society for Sex Therapy and Research: International interdisciplinary professional organization focused on sex therapy and research, with education and networking. It overlaps with SNSC's practitioner community, webinars, and professional development, but has a more research-oriented remit.
• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists: US professional membership and certification organization for sexuality educators, counselors, and therapists, with directories and training standards. It is directly comparable in professional credentialing, ethics, and member discovery, but targets a broader US market.
• International Society for Sexual Medicine: International professional society for sexual medicine, providing clinician education, research, and member resources. It overlaps with SNSC's professional network and educational role at a much larger global scale.

Broad incumbents

• Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins: French regulatory professional body that registers physicians, sets ethical and professional obligations, and supports the medical profession. SNSC is smaller and sexology-specific, but both centralize professional trust through standards, membership, and public-facing legitimacy.
• World Association for Sexual Health: Global organization advancing sexual health through professional education, advocacy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. It is thematically close to SNSC's public education and professional-recognition mission, but operates globally and has a broader public-health remit.
• American Urological Association: Large US medical association offering member education, clinical guidance, advocacy, and professional resources. It is a broad incumbent whose standards and membership ecosystem are analogous to SNSC's, but urology is much broader and the organization is much larger.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/SNSC_sexoinfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/Syndicat-National-des-Sexologues-Cliniciens-132225530820667
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/syndicat-national-des-sexologues-cliniciens

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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