Hypnotherapy in your language — serious, clinical, human
Living in Portugal and can't find mental health support in English? Or looking for a hypnotherapist online, wherever you are? HICOA is a licensed Portuguese mental health clinic with hypnotherapists who work in English and Spanish — online worldwide, or in person in Matosinhos (Porto).
Talk to usWhat hypnotherapy helps with
Anxiety & stress
Calming an alarm system that fires on its own — including the specific stress of building a life in a foreign country.
Sleep
The mind that won't switch off at night. Hypnotherapy targets the over-activation that keeps you awake.
Habits & smoking
Structured programmes with a defined number of sessions — assessment first, honest expectations always.
Fears & phobias
Flying, public speaking, needles, driving: gradual desensitisation in a safe, controlled setting.
Why a clinic — not just a therapist
Our hypnotherapy sessions are delivered in your language, with direct contact. And behind them stands HICOA — a full mental health clinic in Matosinhos, Portugal, with OPP-registered psychologists and a psychiatrist. If your case needs more than hypnotherapy — or something different — you'll be told honestly, and the right support is one referral away, inside the same clinic.
Frequently asked questions
Does it work online?
Yes. Clinical hypnosis relies on voice, focus and collaboration — not physical proximity. With headphones and a quiet room, the experience is very close to in-person. We also see clients at the clinic in Matosinhos.
Will I lose control, or reveal secrets?
No. That's fiction. You hear everything, remember what matters, can speak, and can stop whenever you wish.
Is hypnotherapy evidence-based?
Clinical hypnosis has been studied and used in healthcare for decades — in psychology, medicine, dentistry, nursing and hospital pain management. In the first session we explain how it applies to your specific case.
Does it work for everyone?
Hypnosis is a natural process we all use every day — absorbed in a film, a journey, a memory. Entering hypnosis is something you already know how to do. The difference, in therapy, is that you are not alone: this natural process is guided by a credentialed hypnotherapist, and begins with an initial phase of trust in which the approach is adapted to your characteristics — that is what makes the therapeutic process truly effective.
How do we start?
With a conversation — free of charge and commitment. Assessment always comes first; if hypnotherapy isn't right for you, we will say so.
Read more: hypnotherapy for anxiety when you live abroad and what a session actually feels like. · ¿Prefiere español?
Get in touch — no commitment
Our team replies personally, by email or WhatsApp. The first conversation is simply to understand how we can help.