Therapielotsen Praxis

What Therapielotsen Praxis does

Therapielotsen Praxis is a multi-location German therapy practice operating nine therapy centers across Germany under the legal entity Mediplus Therapie und Rehabilitation TUR gGmbH, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pflegewerk Unternehmensgruppe, a diversified German healthcare and nursing conglomerate. The company delivers multi-disciplinary therapeutic services through five core modalities: Ergotherapie (occupational therapy), Logopädie (speech therapy), Physiotherapie (physical therapy), Podologie (podiatry), and Frühförderung (early intervention). Centers are located in Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Köln/Bonn (Troisdorf), Frankfurt, Brechen, Leipzig, Dresden, and Wuppertal. The company is led by Managing Directors Dr. Georgios Giannakopoulos and Jens-Peter Claussen and is structured as a gGmbH (gemeinnützige GmbH), indicating non-profit status under German law.

Therapielotsen differentiates through a documented 'Lotsen' (navigator) therapeutic philosophy that frames therapists as guides helping patients navigate fragmented healthcare pathways. Beyond the five core services, the company offers specialized programs including Tele-Visite and Tele-Therapy (powered by the Sprechstunde Online platform with Neolexon integration for aphasia therapy), animal-assisted therapy featuring therapy dog Gerda, Neurographik (a visual drawing-based transformation method), dementia treatment programs focused on body perception, and mental health support for conditions including depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, Long-Covid effects, and schizophrenia. A scientific research project titled 'Therapie lotsen – Bedürfnisse sehen, Versorgung steuern, Wirkung erhöhen' has been initiated to study the navigation approach. The company also operates a 'Lotsenforum' community platform for practitioner exchange.

Revenue is generated through the German statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung, GKV) system and private health insurance (PKV) on the basis of physician-prescribed treatment plans. The go-to-market motion is community-led, with growth driven by an employee referral program ('Mitarbeiter werben Mitarbeiter'), local word-of-mouth, social media presence on Facebook and Instagram, content marketing through the company blog, and participation in industry events such as the Rehacare trade fair. Patients are billed per treatment session under standard GKV/PKV reimbursement frameworks; per-session pricing is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct via owned therapy centers and, increasingly, via tele-therapy for remote and international patients (including in Croatia).

Name

Therapielotsen Praxis

Legal name

Mediplus Therapie und Rehabilitation TUR gGmbH

Website

https://therapie-lotsen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Therapielotsen Praxis operates nine multi-disciplinary therapy centers across Germany, delivering occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and early intervention through statutory and private health insurance billing. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pflegewerk Unternehmensgruppe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Therapy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehab Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAJAG)

Keywords

• Outpatient therapy services
• Occupational therapy
• Speech therapy
• Physiotherapy services
• Early intervention therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Therapeutic Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing therapeutic services including Ergotherapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Podology. Services are billed through the German statutory health insurance system (GKV) and private health insurance as prescribed medical treatments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Therapielotsen Praxis is a multi-location German outpatient therapy practice operating nine therapy centres that deliver prescribed therapeutic services across Ergotherapie (occupational therapy), Logopädie (speech therapy), Physiotherapie (physiotherapy), Podologie (podiatry) and Frühförderung (early intervention). Services are billed through the German statutory (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung) and private health insurance systems and augmented with specialised offerings such as tele-therapy, animal-assisted therapy, Neurographik, dementia treatment and mental health support, all anchored in a 'Lotsenhaltung' navigator philosophy.

Product overview

Therapielotsen Praxis is a multi-location German therapy practice operating nine therapy centers across Germany. The company offers a unified therapeutic care platform comprising five core services: Ergotherapie (occupational therapy), Logopädie (speech therapy), Physiotherapie (physical therapy), Podologie (podiatry), and Frühförderung (early intervention). These core services are delivered through the therapy centers in Berlin, Hamburg, Dortmund, Köln/Bonn (Troisdorf), Frankfurt, Brechen, Leipzig, Dresden, and Wuppertal. The company differentiates itself through specialized services including Tele-Visite and Tele-Therapy for remote care, animal-assisted therapy with therapy dog Gerda, Neurographik drawing-based therapy, dementia treatment with body perception focus, and mental health support services. The Therapielotsen also operates a professional forum for practitioner exchange. The practice emphasizes a 'Lotsenhaltung' (navigator attitude) approach focusing on patient needs and participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Therapielotsen: Specialized therapy services including occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, podiatry, and early intervention services provided at nine centers across Germany.

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bundesverband für Logopädie e.V. (dbl)minorOthersProfessional association membership for speech therapists. Provides industry representation, professional standards, and networking opportunities for speech therapy professionals within the organization.
• Deutscher Verband Ergotherapie e.V. (DVE)minorOthersProfessional association membership for occupational therapists. Provides professional development resources, standards, and representation for ergotherapy professionals.
• Pflegewerk-UnternehmensgruppecoreOthersParent company group. Mediplus Therapie und Rehabilitation TUR gGmbH is part of the Pflegewerk corporate group, which also operates the internal whistleblower system.
• Meta Platforms (Facebook, Instagram)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media platforms used for company marketing, community engagement, and page insights analytics. Company maintains Facebook and Instagram pages with joint controllership for Insights data.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• m&i-Klinikgruppe: German clinic group operating multiple rehabilitation and therapy facilities offering multi-disciplinary rehab programs comparable to Therapielotsen's integrated Ergo/Physio/Logo service lines.
• ZAR Zentren für ambulante Rehabilitation: Germany's largest network of outpatient rehabilitation centers delivering multidisciplinary therapy including Physio-, Ergo-, and Sporttherapie. Directly comparable to Therapielotsen's nine-center outpatient multi-modality model.
• MEDIAN Kliniken: One of Germany's leading rehabilitation clinic operators with extensive outpatient therapy capacity. Overlaps directly with Therapielotsen's PT/OT/SLP service portfolio across a much larger footprint.
• ATI Physical Therapy: Large US-based outpatient physical therapy chain offering multi-disciplinary rehab. Comparable as a multi-site outpatient therapy operator with a similar patient-navigation orientation, though operating in a different reimbursement system.
• Nanz medico: German therapy services provider offering Physio-, Ergo-, and Logopädie across multiple locations. A directly comparable mid-sized multi-disciplinary outpatient therapy operator.

Broad incumbents

• Asklepios Kliniken: Major German private hospital group with rehabilitation and outpatient therapy offerings. Comparable as a broad German healthcare incumbent with adjacent therapy services.
• Schön Klinik: German private hospital group with specialist rehabilitation centers (orthopedic, neurological, psychiatric). Comparable as a broad healthcare provider with overlapping rehabilitation therapy programs.
• Helios Kliniken (Fresenius): One of Europe's largest hospital operators, part of Fresenius, with broad rehabilitation and therapy capabilities across Germany. Comparable as a large incumbent offering overlapping therapy services.
• BG Kliniken (BG Klinikum): Network of German statutory accident insurance rehabilitation hospitals delivering inpatient and outpatient therapy across multiple specialties. Competes in the broader rehabilitation space but with an inpatient focus.

Emerging players

• Korian (Clariane): European care and elderly services group with therapy and rehabilitation offerings tied to nursing home and home-care operations. Comparable for Therapielotsen's dementia and elderly-focused ergotherapy work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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