ABOUT ME

Being aware that, at any moment, I can help make people’s lives more joyful and meaningful—supporting them in overcoming the challenges and difficulties they face—brings me a deep sense of personal fulfillment and is something I embrace as my life’s purpose.

Nicole Farinha, hypnotherapist, connecting with nature and inner presence

From an early age, I felt a genuine inner drive to understand, support, and contribute to deep personal transformation.

Life led me down very different paths—from dance to marketing, from public relations to aviation. And although these fields seemed disconnected, there was always a common thread: a deep desire to understand people and create well-being around me.

The spiritual and human dimensions have always been an integral part of who I am. I grew up in a family where empathy came naturally, and from an early age I was introduced to meditation and self-awareness. I have always been fascinated by how the mind works, how the body holds emotions, and how life can transform when we have the courage to look within.

It was through aviation that I lived one of the most profound turning points of my life. The intense pace, constant pressure, and accumulated stress eventually led me into a quiet burnout. Without fully understanding why, I felt my body begin to shut down. The airline referred me to a psychologist—and it was through her that I was reminded of something essential: the path back begins within.

In that moment, something within me opened up… and everything changed.

I returned to meditation, deepened my study of the mind, and began a path that brought me here: integrating transpersonal hypnotherapy with somatic and neuro-informed approaches—NARM, Polyvagal Theory, and Somatic Experiencing—to support others in reconnecting with inner safety, clarity, and emotional freedom.

With the support of my husband and a deep desire to understand the human mind, I realized that I didn’t want to heal only myself. I wanted to help others reconnect with their strength, their inner center, and the ability to live with greater truth.

Today, through an integrative, body-based approach to hypnotherapy, I support people in deep emotional healing—including inner child work, one of the most important keys to unlocking old patterns and restoring inner safety.
My approach combines hypnosis, nervous system regulation, and somatic techniques to safely and deeply transform what still lives within us.

I believe that when we reconnect with our essence—with the part of us that has always known how to feel, to need, and to ask—our entire life begins to reorganize, both internally and externally.

My purpose is to contribute to a more harmonious world, one person at a time.

It is a path of returning to yourself—a reconnection with who you were before the wounds, the demands, and the defenses.

And just as I continue to grow and deepen my own journey, my work evolves as well—always guided by my heart and by the mission that moves me: to help each person reclaim the strength, truth, and autonomy they may have lost many years ago.

Many people carry emotional wounds from childhood that shape how they see themselves, how they relate to others, and how they respond to stress—and often these wounds live quietly within the body and the nervous system.
They are memories, patterns, impulses, and beliefs that repeat themselves until they are met with compassion and worked through with precision.

For this reason, I developed a therapeutic process that integrates hypnosis, somatic work, Polyvagal Theory, and the principles of NARM—allowing you to:

  • heal and reconnect with your inner child,
  • release emotional blockages,
  • strengthen your self-esteem and capacity for self-expression,

  • and cultivate a more stable state of balance, safety, and presence.

If something within you feels stuck, and you’re longing for more ease, safety, and authenticity, this may be the right time to offer yourself deeper care.

I combine hypnotherapy and somatic approaches to support self-awareness, emotional regulation, and inner healing—helping you live with greater clarity and truth.

Professional Certification

I am a Certified Professional—Expert in Transpersonal and Regressive Clinical Hypnosis, trained by Transpersonal International™, an internationally recognized institution accredited by IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training), with certification aligned with ANSI and DGERT standards.

Specialized Training

In addition to advanced training in hypnosis, I have deepened my knowledge in key areas essential to modern therapeutic practice:

  • Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy (Expert Level)
  • Inner Child Work and Parts Therapy (Emotional Lumen™)
  • Hypnotherapy for Anxiety, Burnout, and Stress Management
  • Hypnotherapy for Self-Confidence and Belief Reprogramming
  • Spiritual Hypnosis™ and Regression Therapy
  • Trauma 3G™ — addressing childhood, emotional, and transgenerational trauma
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy™
  • Symbolic processes addressing very early emotional patterns (including perceptions formed in the relationship with the mother during pregnancy and the early years of life)

Integration of Contemporary Therapeutic Approaches

My practice has naturally evolved to integrate modern insights into trauma, human development, and emotional regulation, including:

  • Polyvagal Theory — inner safety and capacity for change
  • Ego Strengthening and the development of healthy boundaries
  • Parts Work / Parts Therapy — healing inner parts that became stuck in old emotional patterns
  • NARM-inspired approach — focusing on relationship, autonomy, authenticity, and interrupted emotional development
  • Somatic Awareness — supporting the release of accumulated tension through sensations, breath, impulses, and subtle movement
  • Systemic Awareness — understanding emotional patterns formed in childhood, in the relationship with parents, and across transgenerational dynamics
  • Symbolic and regressive processes — integrating implicit memories and very early experiences that shape current beliefs and patterns
  • Symbolic and imaginal processes inspired by Transgenerational Internal Psychodrama (visualization, inner dialogue, and the reconstruction of inner scenes)

Affiliations

  • Member of APHCH – Portuguese Association of Clinical Hypnosis and Hypnoanalysis

  • NIS: 848596269

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL — EXPERT LEVEL IN TRANSPERSONAL, CLINICAL AND REGRESSIVE HYPNOSIS ©

COURSES

ADVANCED COURSE IN TRANSPERSONAL, CLINICAL AND REGRESSIVE HYPNOSIS™

ADVANCED EXPERT — TRANSPERSONAL & REGRESSIVE CLINICAL HYPNOSIS™

Master Diploma — Gastric Band Hypnosis™ Specialization
Master Diploma — Emotional Lumen™ Specialization
Master Diploma — Intrauterine Bonding and Hypno-Birthing™ Specialization
Master Diploma — Couples Therapy™ Specialization
Master Diploma — Spiritual Hypnosis™ Specialization
Master Diploma — Passive Hypnosis™ Specialization
Hypnosis for Sports
Hypnosis for Habits and Disorders
Hypnosis for Confidence
Hypnosis for Memory and Learning
Master Diploma — EFT™ (Emotional Freedom Technique) Specialization

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL — ACCREDITED BY

Transpersonal International™ is governed by international standards in Clinical, Transpersonal, and Regressive Hypnosis. It is certified by IACET, an accrediting body recognized by ANSI (American National Standards Institute), and by DGERT in Portugal.