What Psychcentral does

PsychCentral (Roman Buxbaum AG) is one of the largest private psychiatric outpatient clinics (Ambulatorien) in Zürich, Switzerland, operating across three central locations (Sihlcity on Lessingstrasse, Central on Weinbergstrasse, and Zähringerstrasse). Founded in 1997 and active for 28 years, the practice delivers integrated outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care through a multidisciplinary team of approximately 60 employees, including 39 psychiatrists and 25 psychotherapists. It treats the full spectrum of adult mental health conditions — affective and anxiety disorders, burnout, trauma, psychosis, personality disorders, ADHD, autism, addiction, and geriatric psychiatry — and provides crisis intervention, pharmacotherapy, and a broad range of evidence-based psychotherapeutic methods (CBT, systemic, psychodynamic, trauma-focused, body-oriented). A distinguishing capability is treatment in 14+ languages, addressing Zürich's international patient population.

The business model is professional-services billing under the Swiss Tarifsystem (TARMED/TG) for medical services covered by basic health insurance (KVG), accident insurance, and other third-party payer arrangements. Patients access the practice via an online registration form reviewed by a triage team, supplemented by referrals from primary care physicians (Hausärzte) and self-referrals under the freie Arztwahl insurance model; phone inquiries are not accepted. The clinic is family-managed, with Dr. Roman Buxbaum as Medical Director and Chairman of the Board and Elena Buxbaum on the management board. PsychCentral holds SIWF/FMH certification as a Weiterbildungsstätte (further training institution), recertified through 2026, and runs a bi-monthly continuing education (Fortbildung) program open to external professionals.

The clinic has no proprietary technology platform or digital product surface and explicitly restricts its services to residents of Switzerland. Strategic positioning is built on multilingual talent depth, central Zürich geographic accessibility, reputation, and its role in the regional psychiatric training and referral ecosystem (with affiliated relationships to Universitätsspital Zürich and the Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich). The go-to-market is sales-led through triage-based online intake, physician referrals, and word-of-mouth; the website and Fortbildung events function as primary brand and community channels.

Name

Psychcentral

Legal name

Roman Buxbaum AG

Website

https://www.psychcentral.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

PsychCentral is one of the largest private psychiatric outpatient clinics in Zürich, delivering integrated psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care through ~39 psychiatrists and ~25 psychotherapists across three central locations, serving multilingual adult patients under Swiss basic health insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Psychiatric Care

NAICS

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outpatient Mental Health & Counseling Clinics (HLAFABAC)

Keywords

• Outpatient psychiatry services
• Psychotherapy treatment
• Psychiatric ambulatory care
• Mental health clinic
• Crisis intervention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Treatment Services: Revenue is generated through the provision of outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic services. The clinic accepts patients under various insurance models including Hausarztmodel (gatekeeper) and freie Arztwahl (free choice of doctor). Treatments are covered by Swiss health insurance (KVG) when a physician's referral or order is provided. The clinic also provides services under accident insurance and other third-party payer arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PsychCentral operates as one of the largest private psychiatric outpatient clinics (Ambulatorien) in Zürich, delivering integrated psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment through a multidisciplinary team of approximately 39 psychiatrists and 25 psychotherapists across three central locations. Services cover the full spectrum of adult mental health conditions—including depression, anxiety, trauma, psychosis, personality disorders, ADHD, autism, addiction, and geriatric psychiatry—delivered in 14+ languages with rapid appointment access and optional self-referral under the freie Arztwahl insurance model.

Product overview

PsychCentral operates as a single unified psychiatric outpatient clinic service (Ambulatorium) offering psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatments. The practice consists of three physical locations in central Zurich with over twenty psychiatrists and twenty-five psychotherapists. Services include psychiatric consultations, psychotherapy sessions, crisis intervention, and continuing education programs. There are no separate product modules, SaaS offerings, or digital products—the company provides traditional in-person healthcare services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PsychCentral Ambulatorium für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie (Outpatient Psychiatric & Psychotherapeutic Treatment) Integrated outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment for adult patients across the full spectrum of mental health conditions, delivered by a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists and psychotherapists at three Zürich locations, with treatment available in 14+ languages.
• Psychiatric Crisis Intervention Rapid-access psychiatric crisis support for adult patients in acute mental health crises, with same-day or expedited triage and appointment matching through the online intake team.
• Continuing Education Events for Mental Health Professionals (Fortbildungen)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SIWF (Swiss Institute for Medical Education / FMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsychCentral is an SIWF-certified further training institution (Weiterbildungsstätte), allowing physicians to complete portions of their psychiatric specialty training at the clinic. This partnership provides teaching opportunities and ensures high standards of medical education.
• Universitätsspital Zürich (University Hospital Zurich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the University Hospital Zurich on patient referrals and clinical knowledge exchange. Some PsychCentral staff hold academic appointments or lecture at UZH.
• Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (PUK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional exchange and referral relationships with the Psychiatric University Clinic Zürich. Some staff have trained or worked at PUK.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Clienia Gruppe: One of Switzerland's largest private psychiatric hospital and outpatient networks, operating multiple sites across German-speaking Switzerland. Directly comparable to PsychCentral as a multi-site private psychiatric provider, though at significantly greater scale and with inpatient capabilities.
• Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (PUK): Public university psychiatric hospital in Zürich affiliated with the University of Zurich. Operates outpatient Ambulatorien in the same catchment as PsychCentral and is a major referral source and competitor for complex psychiatric cases.

Direct peers

• Privatklinik Hohenegg: Private psychiatric clinic located near Zürich offering inpatient and outpatient psychiatric and psychotherapeutic treatment. Comparable to PsychCentral as a private psychiatric provider serving the Zürich catchment with a multidisciplinary treatment model.
• Sanatorium Kilchberg: Private psychiatric clinic in the Zürich area offering specialized psychiatric and psychotherapeutic inpatient and outpatient care. Comparable to PsychCentral as a private psychiatric outpatient provider in the broader Zürich region.
• WePractice: Swiss network of independent psychotherapy and psychiatry practices providing administrative infrastructure and patient matching to affiliated clinicians. Comparable to PsychCentral in target patient population and outpatient mental health service delivery, though operating as a network rather than a single clinic.

Regional players

• Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur (ipw): Public psychiatric services provider covering the Winterthur region of Canton Zürich. Comparable as a multi-site psychiatric outpatient provider in the broader Zürich economic area, though publicly funded and not directly competing in PsychCentral's city-center catchment.
• Psychiatrische Dienste Aargau (PDAG): Public psychiatric services provider covering Canton Aargau with inpatient and outpatient facilities. Comparable to PsychCentral as a multi-site outpatient psychiatric provider in the German-speaking Swiss market, though operating in a different canton.

Emerging players

• Medbase: Major Swiss outpatient healthcare provider offering primary care and selected specialty services including mental health. Comparable to PsychCentral as a multi-site Swiss outpatient provider, though mental health is a smaller part of Medbase's broader primary care portfolio.
• MindDoc: Digital mental health platform offering structured online psychotherapy and self-guided programs in German-speaking markets. Comparable to PsychCentral in target patient population and mental health focus, but operates via a digital model rather than in-person clinics.

Others

• Doktor24 (formerly Medi24): Swiss telemedicine and digital health service provider offering remote medical consultations. Adjacent to PsychCentral as a Swiss-based provider of mental-health-adjacent primary care, though positioned as a telehealth platform rather than a specialist psychiatry practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/psychcentralzuerich
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psychcentral

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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