PsyTrans

What PsyTrans does

PsyTrans (legal name: PsyTrans, also operating as PsyTrans - Psychologenpraktijk Transgenderzorg) is a Dutch psychological practice founded in 2016 and headquartered in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. It provides specialized psychological transgender care exclusively for adults (18+) experiencing gender identity questions or gender dysphoria. Its core service offering covers diagnostics for medical treatment wishes and ongoing psychological support during medical treatment trajectories. The practice operates from three physical locations (Apeldoorn, Groningen, Heerlen) supplemented by video consultations, enabling nationwide service delivery despite a regional physical footprint. Services require a GP referral letter and follow WPATH Standards of Care and Dutch quality standards (Kwaliteitsstatuut 3, GGZ), with ISO 9001 certification held since 2026.

PsyTrans operates as a contracted care provider with seven major Dutch health insurers for 2026 (Menzis, A.S.R., ONVZ, Zorg en Zekerheid, Achmea, CZ, Salland), enabling direct billing and full reimbursement (minus deductible) for insured patients. For non-contracted insurers, patients receive biweekly invoices and self-submit claims. The practice follows NZA maximum tariff rates and bills monthly. The business is sales-led, driven by GP referrals via Zorgdomein (within 30km) or secure email (beyond 30km), with no active digital marketing channels and an information-oriented website as the primary top-of-funnel asset. Current capacity is saturated, evidenced by an active enrollment stop reviewed monthly and a 14-week maximum intake wait.

The practice is embedded in a curated multidisciplinary care ecosystem that includes external psychiatry partners (Groningen and Amsterdam), seven endocrinology partners across the Netherlands, multiple domestic and international surgical partners (including 2pass Clinic in Belgium, Facial Team in Spain, Medienhafen Düsseldorf and Morath & Schöll München in Germany), and tertiary UMC referral contacts (UMCG, Radboud UMC, Amsterdam UMC). PsyTrans is privately held with no disclosed external investors, parent company, or institutional funding; the business appears to be founder-owned and operated. No revenue, funding, or headcount figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

PsyTrans

Legal name

PsyTrans

Website

https://psytrans.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PsyTrans is a Dutch psychological practice founded in 2016 that provides specialized psychological transgender care, diagnostics, and expert statements for adults with gender dysphoria across the Netherlands via three clinic locations and video consultations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Services — Transgender Care

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Gender-Affirming Endocrine Care (HLAKADAM)

Keywords

• Psychological transgender care
• Gender dysphoria treatment
• Psychological diagnostics
• Mental health services
• Expert psychological statements

Headquarters

HQ city

Apeldoorn

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Insurance Reimbursement: PsyTrans operates as a contracted care provider with major Dutch health insurers. For patients with contracts, consultations are fully reimbursed (minus the deductible). The practice bills insurers directly. For non-contracted insurers, patients receive invoices biweekly and submit claims themselves for reimbursement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PsyTrans provides psychological transgender care for adults (18+), including diagnostics to support a medical gender-affirming treatment wish and ongoing psychological support during the medical treatment trajectory, delivered at three Dutch clinic locations (Apeldoorn, Groningen, Heerlen) and via video calling. The practice also issues expert statements (deskundigenverklaring) and contributes to reducing national waiting times for somatic transgender care by handling the psychological component. Care requires a GP referral letter and is delivered under WPATH Standards of Care and the Dutch Kwaliteitsstatuut GGZ.

Product overview

PsyTrans operates as a single unified psychology practice specializing in transgender care for adults. The practice offers a comprehensive diagnostic phase for individuals seeking medical gender-affirming treatment, followed by psychological support throughout the medical treatment trajectory. Services are delivered through three physical clinic locations in Apeldoorn, Groningen, and Heerlen, supplemented by online video consultations. The offering is a single integrated care service rather than a platform with modular components.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychological Transgender Care (Psychologische Transgenderzorg)
• Expert Psychological Statements (Deskundigenverklaring)

Quantifiable outcome

• Waiting time for intake: maximum 14 weeks after registration
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Menzis (including Anderzorg, Vink Vink, Menzis)coreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• A.S.R. (De Amersfoortse, Ik kies zelf a.s.r.)coreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• ONVZ (VVAA, ONVZ)coreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• Zorg en ZekerheidcoreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• ACHMEA (Zilveren Kruis, De Friesland, FBTO, Interpolis)coreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• CZ (CZ, Nationale Nederlanden, Just, Ohra)coreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• SallandcoreOthersHealth insurance provider with contract for 2026. Consultations are fully reimbursed (minus deductible) for insured patients.
• Psychiatry Practices (Groningen and Amsterdam)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsyTrans works together with different psychiatry practices in Groningen and Amsterdam for psychiatric evaluations and medication consultations. External psychiatrists are needed for referrals to medical care after diagnostic phase and for medication consultations when required.
• Frisius MC LeeuwardenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals. Formerly Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden. One of the hormone therapy partners in the multidisciplinary care network.
• Medisch Spectrum Twente (Enschede)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Maasstad Ziekenhuis RotterdammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis AssenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Gender Clinic Bosch en DuinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Zaans Medisch Centrum (Zaandam)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Maastricht UMCmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Gyndoc AmsterdammajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEndocrinology partnership for hormone therapy referrals.
• Medisch Kliniek VelsenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurgical partnership for gender confirmation surgeries.
• BovenIJ Ziekenhuis Amsterdam (dr. Müjde Özer)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurgical partnership for gender confirmation surgeries with Dr. Müjde Özer.
• 2pass Clinic (Belgium)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational surgical partnership for gender confirmation surgeries located in Belgium.
• Facial Team (Spain)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational surgical partnership for facial gender confirmation surgeries located in Spain.
• Medienhafen Düsseldorf (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational surgical partnership for gender confirmation surgeries located in Germany.
• Morath & Schöll München (Germany)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational surgical partnership for gender confirmation surgeries located in Germany.
• UMCG (University Medical Center Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood contacts maintained. Possible 'zij-instroom' (lateral entry) option for clients who meet specific criteria.
• Radboud UMC (Nijmegen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood contacts maintained. Possible 'zij-instroom' (lateral entry) option for clients who meet specific criteria.
• Amsterdam UMCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood contacts maintained for tertiary referral and collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Gender Clinic (Genderkliniek) Bosch en Duin: A Dutch private gender clinic (also a listed endocrinology partner of PsyTrans) providing diagnostics and hormone therapy initiation, competing for the medical-treatment-wish patient segment with a more endocrinology-led model.
• Steppingwork Transgenderzorg: A Dutch specialized care provider offering psychological and somatic transgender care pathways for both adults and adolescents, directly competing for the same GP-referred patient population across the Netherlands with overlapping WPATH-aligned protocols.
• UMCG Genderteam (Groningen): Academic transgender care team at the University Medical Center Groningen, listed as a partner for possible lateral-entry intakes; operates in PsyTrans' northern catchment with comparable adult psychological services.
• Amsterdam UMC Genderteam (Amsterdam UMC / VUmc): The academic hospital-based gender identity service in Amsterdam providing diagnostics, psychological support and medical transition care for adults (and historically adolescents), functioning as the traditional centre of Dutch transgender care and competing for the same patient cohort.
• Radboud UMC Genderteam (Nijmegen): A major Dutch academic gender team listed among PsyTrans' tertiary referral partners, offering diagnostic and psychological transgender services for adults and competing for similar regional intake.

Emerging players

• Folx Health: US-based virtual gender-affirming care and LGBTQ+ telehealth platform; emerging player whose telehealth-first operating model mirrors the video consultation arm of PsyTrans and signals the direction of specialized adult transgender care delivery.
• GenderGP: International online transgender care provider operating across Europe and beyond; an emerging competitor targeting the same Dutch (and broader European) adult population that PsyTrans serves via video consultations.

Broad incumbents

• iPractice: A larger Dutch mental-health practice group with multiple locations across the Netherlands; while not transgender-specialized, it competes for the same clinical psychology workforce and demonstrates the scale multi-site psychology operators can reach in the Dutch market.
• 2pass Clinic (Belgium): Established Belgian gender-confirmation surgery provider listed as a PsyTrans partner, operating a broader surgical pathway but adjacent to the transgender care funnel and competing for Dutch patients seeking complete transition pathways.

Regional players

• Transvisie: Dutch advocacy and information organization that historically provided peer-support and referral routing for transgender individuals, partially overlapping with PsyTrans' client-acquisition top-of-funnel even though not a clinical provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psytrans

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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