The aim is to offer patients psychotherapy in accordance with the latest research and to train future psychotherapists.

The facility is in close interdisciplinary exchange with other regional institutions on new scientific findings.

This involves clinical-psychological diagnostics with subsequent psychotherapeutic treatment according to the cognitive behavioral therapy method and in accordance with the guidelines of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians.

In addition, further training in clinical neuropsychology is offered in cooperation with the Südwestakademie für Neuropsychologie.

The Otto Selz Institute cooperates closely in teaching with the Chair of Clinical and Biological Psychology and Psychotherapy[5] at the University of Mannheim and with the Psychological Institute Conference Baden-Württemberg (PsIKo BaWü).