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About Me - Sandra Heleno
My journey began in the world of science, where I earned a Ph.D. in Technological Physics Engineering and led innovative research projects in remote sensing and natural hazards. Over the years, I had the privilege of supervising master’s and doctoral students, and my work took me to remarkable settings, from witnessing volcanic eruptions to mapping landslides, detecting urban subsidence, analysing active faults, modelling riverine floods, and monitoring vegetation patterns in Antarctica. Collaborating with researchers worldwide, I contributed to a deeper understanding of our planet.
While my career was rewarding, I often grappled with perfectionism, anxiety, and the relentless pressure to excel. Motherhood brought a profound turning point. Stepping away temporarily from my career to focus on my family gave me perspective but returning to the workforce and balancing professional and personal demands proved overwhelming. This stress culminated in a health crisis that left part of my body temporarily paralyzed. Forced to pause, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery and healing through psychotherapy, where I reconnected with my authentic self—long overshadowed by inner conflicts.
This transformation reshaped my relationship with work and life. By embracing self-compassion and adopting practices like meditation, Tai Chi, Qigong, and mind-rewiring techniques such as hypnosis, I discovered a new way to navigate stress. I learned that true productivity and fulfilment come from balance and resilience, not relentless striving.
Today, I am a Life Balance Coach, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Meditation Facilitator. By combining a deep understanding of the nervous system with holistic tools such as hypnotherapy, tapping, and mindfulness, I help clients transform their lives from the inside out. Together, we build a new relationship with stress—not one of avoidance, but one of resilience, where challenges become stepping stones for growth. I am passionate about empowering individuals to reconnect with their authentic selves, embrace their inner strength, and cultivate the confidence to thrive in every area of life.
What I offer
Life Coaching
Rapid Transformational Therapy
Hypnotherapy
Meditation
Testimonials
I started working with Sandra after realizing that I was grappling with a sort of “paralysis” in my life, career, extreme trauma can have that effect on you. Through tapping exercises and hypnotherapy, I began to move out of this feeling of “stuckness” and started completing personal goals, one step at a time.
Sandra genuinely cares about her clients. She’s been the most intuitive and empathetic therapist/hypnotherapist that I’ve ever worked with. Cultivating a safe space comes naturally for Sandra and that is very important to me. She has this innate ability to tap into (no pun intended lol) what I was feeling but was unable to articulate making our sessions more meaningful, in my opinion.
If you ask me, she is a gift to all who are blessed to encounter her🤍✨
Parthina, Florida, USA
For decades, I felt trapped and guilty in a very close and difficult relationship with my mother. Working with Sandra helped me break free from these toxic emotions and enabled me to cultivate a more harmonious relationship.
I am not someone who easily opens up, so I was genuinely surprised by the results of the sessions. The scientific approach, combined with intuitive experience and knowledge, along with Sandra’s deep empathy and sensitivity, was crucial to the success of the therapy.
Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
I came to Sandra around a fear of success, I had a few habits that kept stopping me from achieving my goals. Sandra makes you feel so safe and cared for, so empathetic and loving, you truly feel safe in her hands, we went back to the root cause of my beliefs and I then understood how I gained them and that they no longer served me. I felt such a shift in the session like a huge weight had been lifted.
I’ve already seen movement in my life, more success in my YouTube channel social media and business. Sandra is incredible at what she does and i can’t sing her praises enough, highly suggest booking a session with her – life changing!
Charlotte, Cambridge, UK
When I first started this journey, I was stuck in a cycle of self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, and a deep sense of disconnection from who I truly was. I had tried traditional therapy before, but something inside me knew I needed a more integrative, deeper approach. That’s when I found this unique blend of coaching, RTT, EFT, and hypnotherapy: and it changed everything.
The coaching sessions gave me clarity and direction. They helped me set intentions, identify patterns, and take ownership of my healing. But it was the Rapid Transformational Therapy that truly cracked open the door to my subconscious. In just one session, I uncovered core beliefs I had carried since childhood, beliefs that were silently shaping my life. And for the first time, I was able to rewrite them.
With EFT tapping, I learned how to calm my nervous system and release emotional blocks in real time. It became my go-to tool whenever anxiety crept in or old fears resurfaced. It was empowering to know I had something so simple and effective at my fingertips. And then there was hypnotherapy — gentle, powerful, and deeply healing. It allowed me to access parts of myself I had long forgotten. In those quiet, guided moments, I found peace, forgiveness, and a renewed sense of self-worth.
This journey wasn’t just about healing — it was about remembering who I am. I now feel more grounded, confident, and aligned with my purpose. I’m no longer reacting from old wounds, but responding from a place of awareness and compassion. If you’re considering this path, I can only say: trust it. It works. And you are so worth it.
Diana, Oeiras, Portugal
I reached out to Sandra out of a need to find an approach that could bring balance to the state of insecurity, doubts, fears, and anxiety that often made me lose sight of the horizon; and above all, the inner compass that could guide me along the way.
Sandra’s therapeutic approach, through different scientifically validated methods, combined with a professional attitude of respect, empathy, and wisdom, made it possible (through regular and consistent sessions aligned with my inner processes) for the emotional imbalance I was experiencing to be seen with clarity in each experiential session.
The balance I achieved on a personal level was reflected in my entire environment, both family and professional, generating self-confidence, joy, security, and a greater sense of wholeness and presence in the face of life’s circumstances.
I feel a profound sense of gratitude to Sandra for being a professional who walks alongside those who take a step toward a fuller life. Thank you, Sandra!!!
Viviana, Lisbon, Portugal
I reached out to Sandra because I needed help in tackling my fear of public speaking.
Every time I thought about speaking to an audience, I would get extremely nervous and feel like postponing it.
Sandra helped me develop confidence and trust in myself and in my potential to speak in front of others. For that, I will always be grateful.
After the sessions, my anxiety lessened, and I became more confident, getting excellent results and very positive feedback from my talks and presentations.
Thank you so much, Sandra, you were a tremendous help!
Filipa, Oeiras, Portugal
I began working with my Life Coach, Sandra, during the early stages of a significant personal transformation. At that time, I was navigating intense transitions in both my career and personal relationships. Sandra became a steady, guiding presence, genuinely present and skillfully encouraging the mindset shifts I needed to overcome these challenges.
Sandra helped me uncover and address deep-seated blockages from my childhood that were fueling difficult emotions and negatively impacting workplace relationships. These issues had led me to neglect prioritizing myself and my personal journey. Her unwavering support was instrumental in helping me release these emotional layers, allowing me to gain the confidence to set boundaries and fully embrace my potential.
She created a safe, compassionate space for me to navigate some of the most turbulent periods of my life. I was struggling across multiple areas simultaneously (work, friendships, marriage, and my sense of self).
Sandra’s commitment to helping me was remarkable. She went above and beyond, researching and investing in innovative tools and techniques to address the specific challenges I faced.
One particularly transformative moment came when I was dealing with a deeply painful hardship in my relationship that left me emotionally unbalanced. Through Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Sandra guided me back to emotional stability in a way that felt almost surreal. This technique, combined with her expertise, was life-changing and brought me back to a place of peace and clarity.
Sandra is an exceptional coach, empathetic, genuine, and wholeheartedly committed to supporting her clients. Her wisdom, professionalism, and dedication have been priceless in helping me navigate life’s complexities.
I wholeheartedly recommend Sandra’s services as a life coach. Her support has been nothing short of transformational, and her ability to help me through some of the hardest times in my life has truly been life-changing.
Cristina, Seixal, Portugal
