Alcohol & Lifestyle
Counseling Algarve

If you ever consider drinking less alcohol...
You probably should🙃

Alcohol & Lifestyle
Counseling Algarve

If you ever consider
drinking less alcohol...

You probably should 🙃

Living the good life here in the Algarve!

Enjoying the climate, spending time outdoors. 
At the end of the day you have a few drinks to unwind and celebrate life.


But sometimes, you find yourself wondering:

How is my current drinking pattern
affecting my health in the long term?


Living the good life here in the Algarve!


Enjoying the climate,
spending time outdoors. 

At the end of the day you have a few drinks to unwind and celebrate life.


But sometimes,
you find yourself wondering:

How is my current drinking pattern
affecting my health in the long term?


Is your relationship with alcohol serving you?

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Why do you drink? Do you often use alcohol to relieve; stress, difficult feelings or over-thinking?

2. Have you ever planned to only drink so much, but then realized you couldn't stick to your limits?

3. Are you more or less the same person when you're drinking?

4. Have you ever felt that your life would be better if you drank less or didn’t drink?

5. Did alcohol became something to reward yourself to celebrate something or treat yourself when you worked hard?

Is your relationship
with alcohol serving you?

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Why do you drink?

Do you often use alcohol to relieve; stress, difficult feelings or over-thinking?

2. Have you ever planned to only drink so much...

but then realized you couldn't stick to your limits?

3. Are you more or less the same person...

when you're drinking?

4. Have you ever felt that your life would be better...

if you drank less or didn’t drink?

5. Did alcohol became something to reward yourself...

to celabrate something or treat yourself when you worked hard?

6. Is the thought of quitting alcohol make you feel uncomfortable?

7. Do you feel you´re missing out when others drink (and you´re not)?

8. How do you feel the day after? Is your drinking worth how you feel the next day?

9. Do you feel that your "drinking lifestyle" is part of you´re identity? And is the thought of giving that up make you feel uncomfortable?

6. Is the thought of quitting alcohol

make you feel uncomfortable?

7. Do you feel you´re missing out...

when others drink (and you´re not)?

8. How do you feel the day after?

Is your drinking worth how you feel the next day?

9. Do you feel that your "drinking lifestyle"
is part of you’re identity?

Who you are? And is the thought of giving that up make you feel uncomfortable?

Said 'yes' to any of these?

Don’t worry—you can break the cycle.


Said 'yes' to any of these?

Don’t worry—you can break the cycle.

Alcohol’s Cycle Explained

Alcohol works!
Especially in the short term, it does wonders:
it helps us feel positive, energetic, and relaxed.


However, in the long term, alcohol alters brain chemistry,
reinforcing negative thinking patterns and negatively affecting our emotions, mental clarity, and physical health.

This creates a vicious cycle:
The symptoms temporarily disappear when we drink.
But over time, the long-term negative effects intensify.

As a result, the urge to drink increases,
making it even harder to break free.


The good news is that our brains are incredibly adaptable. They can form new patterns, overcome negative thinking, and develop healthier coping strategies, empowering us to thrive.


Alcohol’s Cycle Explained

Alcohol works!

Especially in the short term, it does wonders: it helps us feel positive, energetic, and relaxed.


However, in the long term, alcohol alters brain chemistry,
reinforcing negative thinking patterns and negatively affecting our emotions, mental clarity, and physical health.

This creates a vicious cycle:
The symptoms temporarily disappear when we drink.
But over time, the long-term negative effects intensify.

As a result, the urge to drink increases, making it even harder to break free.


The good news is that our brains are incredibly adaptable. They can form new patterns, overcome negative thinking, and develop healthier coping strategies, empowering us to thrive.


The Pathway to Change


The Pathway to Change

Explore

What´s your relationship with alcohol. Why do you drink?

Set your goals

Who do you want to be? What are your core values.

Rewire

Creating new thought patterns, emotions and behaviour.

Explore

What´s your relationship with alcohol.
Why do you drink?

Set your goals

Who do you want to be?
What are your core values.

Rewire

Creating new thought patterns,
emotions and behaviour.

Note:
All Urges & Cravings

- whether for smoking, binge eating, or other substances -

share the same underlying mechanisms and can also be effectively addressed in therapy.
Note:
All Urges & Cravings

- whether for smoking,
binge eating, or other substances -
share the same underlying mechanisms and can also be effectively addressed in therapy.

What You’ll Win

More Energy

Cleaning up alcohol toxins is a lot of work for your body. Your body will be thankful.

Piece of Mind

No more worrying about the long-term impacts of alcohol on your health.

Emotional Stability

Experience a more balanced mood and greater emotional resilience.

What You’ll Win

More Energy

Cleaning up alcohol toxins is a lot of work for your body. Your body will be thankful.

Piece of Mind

No more worrying about the long-term impacts of alcohol on your health.

Emotional Stability

Experience a more balanced mood and greater emotional resilience.

Stronger Relationships

 Be more present and engaged with those who matter most.

Feel More Positive

Alcohol feeds negative thinking,

Breaking free sparks positivity. 

Greater Self-Esteem

Regaining control over your choices will boost confidence and self-worth

I was shocked

Drinking alcohol had become my way of coping with stress, and I found myself drinking five out of seven days a week.

Cindy encouraged me to stop drinking for at least 6 weeks. Although I had tried this before without success, this time, we focused on developing more effective ways to manage my thought patterns and emotions.

I was shocked by how profoundly sobriety improved my thoughts, emotions, and energy levels. It completely transformed my perspective on alcohol, and I now drink more consciously a few times a year.


- Deborah -

I was shocked

Drinking alcohol had become my way of coping with stress, and I found myself drinking five out of seven days a week.

Cindy encouraged me to stop drinking for at least 6 weeks. Although I had tried this before without success, this time, we focused on developing more effective ways to manage my thought patterns and emotions.

I was shocked by how profoundly sobriety improved my thoughts, emotions, and energy levels. It completely transformed my perspective on alcohol, and I now drink more consciously a few times a year.


- Deborah -

My name is Cindy

I help people who want to change their 
relationship with alcohol and want
to create a healthier lifestyle. 

I worked as a therapist and addiction counselor for more than 20 years. 

Don´t worry, I´m not a sobriety preacher, and I´m not into labels like:

  1. Alcoholic or
  2. Problem Drinker

It´s your life.
You set your own goals...

My name is Cindy

I help people who want to change their 
relationship with alcohol and
want to create a healthier lifestyle. 


I worked as a therapist and addiction counselor for more than 20 years. 

Don´t worry, I´m not a sobriety preacher, and I´m not into labels like:

  1. Alcoholic or
  2. Problem Drinker


It´s your life.
You set your own goals...

20

Years therapist

11

Years addiction counselor

Why Choose EMDR Algarve?

Science-Based Approach

Combining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, ACT, and EMDR (DeTUR Protocol).
Contact
- WhatsApp -

Specialized Expertise

Decades of experience in addiction, providing effective and focused care.
Contact
- Contact Form -

Customised Care

Therapy tailored specifically to

your unique needs.

Contact
- Email -

Why Choose EMDR Algarve?

Science-Based Approach

Combining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, ACT, and EMDR (DeTUR Protocol).
Contact
- WhatsApp -

Specialized Expertise

Decades of experience in addiction, providing effective and focused care.
Contact
- Contact Form -

Customised Care

Therapy tailored specifically to

your unique needs.

Contact
- Email -

Face-to-Face plus Online

Face-to-face meetings every two weeks, plus online support between sessions.

Contact
- Schedule a Free 15 Min Call -

Private & Personal

Enjoy discreet, one-on-one sessions without group interventions.
FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions -

Set Your Own Goals

Take control of your journey with personalized, goal-oriented support.

Ask your Question
- Go to the contact page -

The Methods I Use


EMDR DeTUR protocol
(Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing)
This protocol addresses the emotional triggers behind urges and cravings. It helps break habitual patterns and cultivates healthier, more effective coping strategies.

ACT
(Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): As the third-generation cognitive behavioral therapy, ACT teaches you to navigate difficult emotions effectively while committing to actions aligned with your values, enabling long-term behavior change and emotional resilience.

Inner Child Work
Explores unresolved emotions from the past, helping you address the root causes of harmful behaviors while fostering self-compassion and healing.



By combining these methods, we address all dimensions of your being: emotional, mental, behavioral and spiritual.


The Methods I Use


EMDR DeTUR protocol
(Desensitization of Triggers and Urge Reprocessing)
This protocol addresses the emotional triggers behind urges and cravings. It helps break habitual patterns and cultivates healthier, more effective coping strategies.

ACT
(Acceptance and Commitment Therapy): As the third-generation cognitive behavioral therapy, ACT teaches you to navigate difficult emotions effectively while committing to actions aligned with your values, enabling long-term behavior change and emotional resilience.

Inner Child Work
Explores unresolved emotions from the past, helping you address the root causes of harmful behaviors while fostering self-compassion and healing.



By combining these methods, we address all dimensions of your being: emotional, mental, behavioral and spiritual.


Ready to regain balance?

Take the First Step Today


Book a 75-minute session for 87 euro

and start your journey toward a healthier future.

Go to the Online Calendar
Schedule a time that works best for you

Ready to regain balance?

Take the First Step Today


Book a 75-minute session for 87 euro

and start your journey
toward a healthier future.

Go to the Online Calendar
Schedule a time that works best for you