It’s different
to be normal.
Philosophy
It’s Different To Be Normal – Individuality At The Center
Whether ill, disabled, burdened, healthy, happy, different or normal: we are all unique — facets of a vibrant, colorful fabric called human diversity.
With our guiding principle, “It’s different to be normal,” we have focused on difference through individuality since 1984.
read moreFor a long time, Spielzeit’s motto — “It’s normal to be different” — took center stage: a call to view difference from the perspective of the so-called norm, and to question that norm.
After 40 years, we shifted this perspective in 2024. Because being “different” is the shared reality of being unique in the world. This shift is meant to express the simple truth that, as individuals, we are all “different.”
Unity In Diversity
At the heart of our work is the uniqueness of every individual. In a world full of individuality, “being normal” and “being different” are simply different facets of diversity.
It is precisely as a society of unique, diverse individuals that we experience our deep sense of unity — through acceptance, mutual understanding and empathy.
Services
Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Continuing Education
Using specialized psychological approaches, we have been dedicated for over 40 years to supporting people of all ages with disabilities, neurodiversity, and illness, as well as their families.
We support professionals in schools, socio-educational or medical institutions and other specialist departments with advice and presentations on psychological issues.
Center of Excellence
Decades of experience—since 1984
Decades of experience and research form the foundation for our specialized counseling, psychotherapy and diagnostic work with complex concerns in families and institutional systems. The result is a perspective on disability, neurodiversity and illness that is unique in Switzerland — one we have the privilege of developing further every day.
Our expertise focuses on four key areas
Team
Diverse Expertise Under One Roof
The Spielzeit team brings together a variety of professional expertise under one roof. We take an interdisciplinary approach to working with those affected and their support networks—tailored to the unique nature of each situation.
Team
Clinical Director
Robin Mindell has given today’s Spielzeit its clinical signature. As Clinical Director and founder of the Spielzeit Method, he brings together over 30 years of practice, research and international teaching.
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Spielzeit: Being cared for in an appreciative environment.
Swiss Foundation
Spielzeit– A Project of the Swiss MLFI Foundation
Spielzeit is a project of the nonprofit foundation “The M.-L. von Franz Institute for Studies in Synchronicity (MLFI),” based in Zurich. It is managed and supported by the foundation in accordance with its mission. The project focuses on the topic of psychosomatics.
Nonprofit Organization
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on your support.
As a Swiss foundation, Spielzeit and the MLFI are tax-exempt and are subject to the supervision of the Federal Foundation Supervisory Authority (ESA).
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