We list ten of the best psychological care centers in Barcelona.
Psychological care is necessary for many people, reaching about 5% of adult Spaniards in 2018.
Over time, the negative stereotypes associated with receiving psychological assistance have diminished as the best professionals in the sector strive to give their patients the best possible psychological care, modernizing their techniques year after year.
When we try to take the step of receiving psychological care, we find a huge range of clinics and professionals that can generate doubts about which is the best option, or simply which one best suits our profile.
Most recommended psychology clinics in Barcelona
To simplify your search, we list a curated collection of the best psychological clinics in Barcelona , where we also describe some of their characteristics so that you know how to better guide your search.
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1. Hylé psychology consultation
Located in the Eixample right, specifically in Calle Indústria nº122, near Sagrada Familia, we will find the Hylé office .
This center bases its therapies on the framework of humanistic psychology, which trusts in the potential of each person to overcome their difficulties, hand in hand with attentive professionals with a great deal of vocation. They specialize in couples therapy, anxiety disorders, self-esteem problems and adolescent psychology, although they also offer coaching services.
It is a bilingual center, where you can choose whether you prefer to receive psychological care in Spanish or Catalan, in addition to offering workshops on psychology to improve your understanding of common problems, such as partner communication or time management.
2. Psychotools
Located near the “Penitents” metro stop, at Av. de Vallcarca 196, we find the Psicotools center , whose work is based on providing tools so that patients are able to better manage their psychological habits.
Psicotools has a large team of professionals who will help us during the process of improving the aspects that cause us problems, such as self-esteem, professional performance or managing a depressive state.
They also have services for teaching Mindfulness applied to different contexts and courses to improve our emotional intelligence.
3. Now Psychology
Ara Psicología includes several centres, one of them at c/Montegre nº2, Les Corts in Barcelona, but which also offer their services in the nearby cities of Rubí and Sabadell.
His team seeks to provide you with personalized therapy, which integrates different types of therapy and approaches that are tailored to your psychological needs. They are experts in therapies such as EMDR or dialectical-behavioral therapy and offer a first free information session, in which the most effective type of therapy for your particular case is assessed.
4. BarnaPsycho
BarnaPsico is a psychological care center also located in the Barrio de Les Corts, on calle Montnegre nº 18-24. They have specialists with decades of experience in the sector who offer therapeutic sessions for individuals, couples or even families.
BarnaPsico stands out not only for offering quality care for patients of all ages, but also for giving courses and workshops on a variety of topics. These workshops focus both on giving us tools to improve our communication, assertiveness and self-control skills, as well as courses for new parents and ways to manage conflicts.
As if that were not enough, they also offer non-face-to-face attention through Skype.
5. Irene Silver
Irene Plata is an excellent psychologist with a practice in the central Balmes street, near the Diagonal metro station.
His therapeutic approach integrates various approaches to improve our mental health, both through diet through Mindful Eating, as well as Mindfulness and Brainspotting therapies, which allow us to better manage our stress and our bad past experiences.
Irene Plata is a psychologist with a lot of vocation, who firmly believes in the synergy between our physical and mental health. In addition, she also offers non-face-to-face consultations through Skype.
6. Origin Psychology and Psychiatry
Origen is the company with the largest supply of psychological clinics in Spain and in addition to having a clinic in Barcelona, it also has offices in nearby cities, such as Badalona, Sabadell or Cornellà de Llobregat.
The large size of this company allows it to offer the services of a large team of mental health specialists, capable of helping with any difficulty or disorder of emotions or behavior, as well as learning problems and more difficult pathologies, such as anxiety, ADHD, or bipolar disorder.
They also offer other services such as couples therapy and supplementary information on problems such as smoking. We can attend in person or digitally.
7. Appointment Clinics
We could not do this ranking without mentioning Cita Clinics .
This group of clinics specialize in the support and treatment of people seeking to overcome their drug addiction or who need to go through a detoxification process. They have offices in Barcelona and Mataró, which offer face-to-face or online assistance 24 hours a day for their patients, hand in hand with a large team of diverse professionals specializing in different disciplines related to mental health.
In addition, its detoxification centers are located in a rural environment where leisure and physical activity are promoted for its patients through various activities, such as sports courts, sessions with a physiotherapist or equine therapy, to improve treatment results.
8. Canvis Psychology Center
Located in the heart of Barcelona, next to the Provença station, the Canvis Psychology Center offers quality psychological care by a team of psychologists specialized in the clinical and health field, with extensive experience.
This clinic also offers options such as receiving therapy at home, in different languages (German, French, Italian, English, Spanish or Catalan), different types of subsidized therapy within the reach of all pockets and specialist therapists that cover all ages.
They also periodically offer workshops to improve skills such as emotional intelligence, or to overcome the period of mourning in a healthy way.
9. Barcelona Institute of Psychology
This center is located in the Gracia neighbourhood, where it has a large number of specialists and three departments specializing in relationship problems, obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders.
They also allow telematic therapy by video call and on their website they list all the disorders in which they specialize, such as addictions, gambling, sleep or personality problems, among many others.
If you want to feel safer attending a center with more than 20 years of active experience, the Barcelona Institute of Psychology is ideal.
10. Tetuan Psychological Diagnostic Center (Cedipte)
Cedipte is a renowned center located near Tetouan, with therapies adapted for the youngest as well as for adults. They also offer psychiatric services, speech therapists, a coaching service, physiotherapists and a cutting-edge clinical psychoneuroimmunology service, to improve the results of their patients.
They are proud of the wide variety of therapies in which their professionals are trained, such as Cognitive-behavioral, Mindfulness, NLP, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, among many others.
If you are looking for a center where you can receive psychological care from an eclectic range of specialists, Cedipte is an excellent option.
To the classic question “what do you do?” I always answer “basically I am a psychologist”. In fact, my academic training has revolved around the psychology of development, education and community, a field of study influenced my volunteer activities, as well as my first work experiences in personal services.