Synaeda

What Synaeda does

Synaeda is a private Dutch mental healthcare institution (Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg / GGZ instelling) founded in January 2008 in Leeuwarden. It delivers outpatient psychiatric and psychological treatment to adults across eight physical locations — seven in the province of Friesland (Leeuwarden-Fonteinland, Leeuwarden-Sixmastraat, Drachten, Sneek, Heerenveen, Dokkum, and Buitenpost) and one in Gelderland (Arnhem, at Papendal Sports Resort) — supplemented by the Digitale Poli, an online treatment channel built around video, chat, and the NiceDay companion app. Annual patient volume exceeds 10,000, and the organisation runs a dedicated Expertisecentrum Depressie in Drachten.

The portfolio covers individual and group therapies including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), EMDR, schema therapy, psychomotor therapy, art therapy, systemic therapy, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, and pharmacotherapy, together with differentiated offerings such as repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for treatment-resistant depression and the EEG Brainmarker-I biomarker for treatment stratification. The latter is co-developed with Maastricht University and Brainclinics and has been validated in Nature Mental Health. The organisation also partners with TeamNL to provide performance psychology to Dutch national athletes. Patient data handling complies with the AVG (Dutch GDPR) and WGBO (medical treatment contracts), with patient records retained for 20 years.

Commercially, Synaeda is funded primarily through reimbursements from the Dutch basic health insurance (basisverzekering) on a referral pathway: patients enter via GPs or medical specialists (often through ZorgDomein) and are treated within the deductible (eigen risico) framework. The organisation is privately held with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent company; the 2023 merger with CAGGB, rebranded as Synaeda Buitenpost on November 4, 2024, is the only disclosed inorganic event. Multi-disciplinary teams of psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, and nurses deliver care, with an internal research department publishing neuroscience findings and a leadership team including two Directors, Bob Goeree and Joke Wijnen.

Name

Synaeda

Legal name

Synaeda

Website

https://synaeda.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Synaeda is a private Dutch mental healthcare institution (GGZ) that provides outpatient psychiatric and psychological treatment — including rTMS, biomarker-guided depression care, and online therapy — to more than 10,000 adults annually across eight clinics in Friesland and Gelderland, plus the Digitale Poli, reimbursed primarily via Dutch basic health insurance on GP referral.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

General Mental Health Therapy Platforms (Talk Therapy) (HLALAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neurology Telemedicine Platforms (HLALAGAC), Behavioral Health & Neurocognitive Therapeutics (Digital) (HLACANAI)

Keywords

• Mental healthcare services
• Psychiatric treatment
• Depression treatment
• Digital mental health
• Cognitive behavioral therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeuwarden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Reimbursement: Mental health care services are reimbursed through the Dutch basic health insurance (basisverzekering). Patients require a referral from their GP or medical specialist to access treatment. Costs count toward the patient's deductible (eigen risico).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Synaeda is a Dutch mental healthcare institution (GGZ) that delivers specialist and basic psychiatric treatments for adults at 7 physical locations in Friesland and 1 in Gelderland, plus a Digitale Poli online treatment service. Its portfolio spans evidence-based individual and group therapies (CBT, EMDR, Schema Therapy, rTMS, pharmacotherapy, art and psychomotor therapy, systemic therapy), a specialized Expertisecentrum Depressie for treatment-resistant depression using EEG biomarkers and brain stimulation, and a dedicated sports psychology service for elite athletes (TeamNL).

Product overview

Synaeda is a Dutch mental health care institution (Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg/GGZ) offering a comprehensive portfolio of psychiatric treatments. The core offering consists of outpatient mental health services across 8 physical locations in Friesland and Gelderland, supplemented by the Digitale Poli online treatment platform. The treatment portfolio includes both individual therapies (Cognitieve Gedragstherapie, EMDR, Schematherapie, rTMS, Farmacotherapie, Psycho-educatie, Beeldende Therapie, Psychomotorische Therapie, Systeemtherapie) and group programs (depression groups, assertiveness training, running therapy, schema therapy groups, mindfulness-based therapy). A specialized offering includes the Expertisecentrum Depressie for treatment-resistant depression using EEG biomarkers and rTMS. The organization also maintains a research department conducting neuroscience research, particularly around EEG-based biomarkers for treatment stratification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Synaeda Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg (Adult Mental Healthcare) Outpatient specialist and basic GGZ (Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg) care for adults across 8 locations in Friesland and Gelderland, plus a Digital Clinic. Treats depression, anxiety, personality disorders, ADHD, trauma (PTSD), eating disorders, and stress/burnout.
• Digitale Poli (Online Treatment) Online treatment service delivered via video calls, chat, and the NiceDay app. Allows referred patients to receive therapy for anxiety, mood disorders, depression, ADHD, and autism from home, with shorter waiting times than physical locations.
• Expertisecentrum Depressie (Depression Expertise Center) Specialized center at the Drachten clinic focused on preventing chronic depression. Combines clinical care with scientific research, using EEG brain measurements and physical fitness tests to determine the optimal treatment approach, including rTMS, exercise-intervention groups and sleep treatment.
• rTMS Treatment Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for moderate to severe (treatment-resistant) depression. Uses magnetic fields to stimulate specific frontal-lobe brain regions. Sessions last about one hour, 5 times per week for approximately 6 weeks.
• Cognitieve Gedragstherapie (CBT) One-on-one cognitive behavioral therapy that examines how thinking patterns influence feelings and behavior. Patients learn to identify and change negative thought patterns through in-session work and home exercises.
• EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy for PTSD and trauma-related disorders. Patients recall traumatic events while receiving distracting stimuli (hand movements or audio clicks) to process and desensitize the memory.
• Schematherapie (Schema Therapy) Individual and group schema therapy addressing long-standing recurring complaints from character schemas. Helps patients recognize and change learned schemas from childhood that no longer serve them in the present.
• Beeldende Therapie (Art Therapy) Art therapy using drawing, painting, clay, and collage to help patients gain insight into feelings, thoughts and behavior through non-verbal expression.
• Psychomotorische Therapie (PMT) Body-awareness therapy that uses experiential exercises and physical activities to develop sensitivity to bodily sensations and improve contact with oneself and others.
• Groepsbehandelingen (Group Therapy Programs) Group therapy portfolio including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Depression Start Group, self-confidence training ("Denk je sterk"), assertiveness training ("Toon je sterk"), relapse-prevention signaling groups, VERS emotion-regulation groups, running therapy groups, basic schema therapy groups, and insight-giving schema therapy groups.
• Loopgroep / Runningtherapie (Running Therapy) Group running-therapy program offered at all locations except Dokkum. Uses exercise to combat fatigue, listlessness and depression by triggering endorphin and serotonin release, with breathing exercises, walking and light jogging.
• Mijn Lijf Spreekt (Denk in Balans) Psychomotor therapy group training for people struggling with stress and tension affecting work and/or personal life. Combines cognitive elements with body-awareness exercises to restore balance between workload and capacity.
• Farmacotherapie (Medication Treatment) Medication prescribed by psychiatrists, doctors or specialist nurses, including consultations about effects, side effects, dosage adjustments and tapering-off support.
• Systeemtherapie (Systemic Therapy) Systemic therapy that involves partners, family members or other significant people in the patient's treatment to address interactions and dynamics within social systems that may be affecting or affected by psychological problems.
• Structuurgroep Angst en Stemming (Intensive Day Treatment) Intensive day-treatment group for people with severe anxiety and mood disorders. Patients attend two half-days per week, learning to handle depression or anxiety, stay active, and establish healthy daily routines.
• EEG Biomarker Diagnostic (Brainmarker-I) Neuroscience-based EEG diagnostic service that predicts which depression or ADHD treatment (psychotherapy, antidepressants, TMS, ECT, or ketamine) is most likely to succeed for an individual patient. Part of the Expertisecentrum Depressie and validated in collaboration with Maastricht University and Brainclinics.
• Mijn Synaeda Patient Portal (GGZ Portal) Secure online portal giving patients access to their own patient dossier, permission management and therapist-prepared workbooks.
• Sports Psychology for Top Athletes (TeamNL) Specialized mental healthcare and sports psychology service for elite athletes, delivered from the Synaeda Arnhem clinic at Papendal Sports Resort in partnership with TeamNL. Focuses on both performance behavior and mental wellbeing of Dutch national athletes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ patients helped annually
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAGGBcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CAGGB and Synaeda completed a merger in 2023. As of November 4, 2024, CAGGB continues under the name Synaeda Buitenpost, combining mental health services for children, youth, and adults.
• TeamNLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynaeda provides mental health services and sports psychology support for TeamNL athletes. They focus on both performance behavior and mental wellbeing, helping athletes optimize their mental game and cope with challenges in their development.
• Universiteit MaastrichtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with Maastricht University on neuroscience research into depression. The partnership contributed to the validation of the EEG Brainmarker-I biomarker published in Nature Mental Health.
• Stichting Brainclinics (Nijmegen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Brainclinics research institute in Nijmegen for neuroscience research into depression treatment and biomarker development.
• Stichting Hersenstimulatie (Netherlands and Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with Stichting Hersenstimulatie for brain stimulation treatments including rTMS and related therapies.
• SanquinminorOthersCo-location partnership at Drachten facility. Synaeda shares premises with Sanquin at the Opgang 2-1 location.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mindler: Digital mental-health provider with Netherlands and Sweden operations; directly comparable to Synaeda's Digitale Poli in offering app- and video-based reimbursed psychological care.
• iPractice: Dutch online mental-health practice delivering therapy via video; directly comparable to Synaeda's Digitale Poli online treatment offering in the reimbursed teletherapy space.
• GGZ Friesland: The dominant regional GGZ provider in Friesland; directly comparable to Synaeda because it operates an overlapping clinic footprint in the same province and serves the same Dutch basic-insurance-reimbursed mental-health patient pool.
• OpenUp: Digital mental-health platform operating in the Netherlands and broader Europe; comparable to Synaeda's Digitale Poli for online therapy delivery and employer-paid mental-health access.
• Pro Persona: Dutch specialist GGZ provider with a broad treatment portfolio including depression, anxiety, and rTMS-like interventions; closely comparable in clinical modality mix and reimbursement model.

Emerging players

• Brightside Health: US-based digital mental-health provider combining telehealth therapy with medication management; relevant comparable for Synaeda's combined therapy + farmacotherapie + online delivery model, though operating in a different payer market.

Regional players

• Dimence: Specialist GGZ group operating primarily in Overijssel and surrounding regions; comparable outpatient/inpatient mental-health service model but in a non-overlapping geography.
• GGZ Drenthe: Neighboring Dutch mental-health institution covering Drenthe; comparable in service mix (specialist GGZ, outpatient clinics, e-health) but serves a different, adjacent geography.

Broad incumbents

• Arkin: Large Amsterdam-based mental-health group offering a wide range of GGZ services; comparable clinical offering but significantly larger scale and broader geographic reach than Synaeda.
• Parnassia Groep: The Netherlands' largest GGZ provider; comparable in core mental-healthcare services but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth, often referenced as a regional-acquirer consolidator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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