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Insomnia

1 in 3

adults experience insomnia at some point. Psychological intervention is effective and lasting.

1 in 3

adults experience insomnia at some point. Psychological intervention is effective and lasting.

  • Confidential
  • Accepts insurance
  • Registered psychologists
  • ERS certified

What is it?

Insomnia is a persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep, with an effect on the following day. It can be sleep-onset insomnia, when falling asleep is hard, middle insomnia, with awakenings during the night, or early-morning insomnia. The most common causes are anxiety, stress and rumination.

Signs and symptoms

Taking more than half an hour to fall asleep, waking several times or far too early, sleep that does not refresh, tiredness and irritability during the day, and worry about sleep itself. It is called chronic insomnia when it happens at least three nights a week for three months.

How we help

The first-line insomnia treatment is cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), which does not rely on pills. We work on sleep hygiene, schedules and the thoughts that keep insomnia going, with results that last after therapy ends. Online therapy in English, by video call, with an English-speaking therapist: for people in Portugal and for expats, wherever you live in Europe.

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Joana Geirinhas
Joana Geirinhas
Psychologist · Licence 32468
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Joana Oliveira
Joana Oliveira
Psychologist · Licence 30531
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The invoice for each consultation can be submitted to your health insurer for reimbursement, according to your plan. What you say in your sessions is confidential and never reaches the insurer.

faq

It is the set of habits that make sleep easier: regular times for going to bed and getting up, fewer screens and less caffeine late in the day, a dark, cool bedroom, and a bed used only for sleep. It helps, but in chronic insomnia it is rarely enough on its own.

Yes. Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia, and the results last after it ends. If you already take sleep medication, any change should be made with your doctor.

It is waking long before you need to and being unable to fall back asleep. It differs from sleep-onset insomnia, where falling asleep is hard, and from middle insomnia, with several awakenings. It often appears alongside depression and anxiety.

No. You can book directly on our website or with Sofia, our virtual assistant, without any referral from your GP.

Online only for now, while our clinic in Cascais is being refurbished. We reopen in December, and in-person sessions return with it.

MB Way, Multibanco, debit or credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Revolut Pay. You can also pay at the clinic itself, in cash or by card, leaving a card on file as a guarantee for the booking. Any credit on your account is applied automatically to your next session.

We have no direct billing agreement with insurers, but we work on a reimbursement basis with the main Portuguese insurers and with ADSE. The invoice for each consultation can be submitted for reimbursement, according to your plan.

Yes. The discount applies automatically, with no sign-ups and no cards: from 5 sessions on you always have a discount, up to 20%.

Yes. Up to 24 hours before the session you can cancel and choose between a full refund to your original payment method or keeping the amount as credit. With less than 24 hours notice there is no refund, but the amount stays as credit valid for 90 days. Rescheduling is possible up to 24 hours before, at no cost.

Yes, for online sessions too. After the session, ask the clinic team for it by chat, email or WhatsApp. The certificate is available in your client area and states only the day, the time and that it was a psychology session, without mentioning the reason. It has a code that lets your employer confirm it is genuine at suaclinica.pt/verificar.

Yes. All data is processed in accordance with GDPR and the professional confidentiality psychologists are bound by. Our data protection policy explains what we collect, what it is for and how you can exercise your rights.

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