Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro – Figueira da Foz
About Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro
Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro is a residential therapeutic community of Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra, created in 1991 in Maiorca, Figueira da Foz, in the Coimbra district. Adults aged 18 and over with drug or alcohol dependence live in the community, with the admission of women assessed case by case, and 20 of its 32 places are under State agreement.
Cáritas describes a humanist and holistic model grounded in positive psychology and health, aimed at integrating values and lifestyles so that residents reach fulfilment and lasting autonomy, with the community dynamic removing them from the environments where destructive use took place. The unit is licensed and contracted by the Ministry of Health through the national addiction body and the regional health administrations and admits from across the country. Treatment and social reintegration are the two strands of its work, with families and public and private partners involved, and the practical services listed include accommodation, meals and laundry.
Key Facility Details
- Primary focusAlcohol
- Programs forWomen, Men
Facility Type
Setting and Surroundings
A town setting near Figueira da Foz, 6.3 miles from the coast. The nearest town is Alhadas (population 3,768), 1.8 miles away.
Nearest named features
- Lagoa dos Brau00e7asLake · 5.0 miles
- BuarcosHill · 5.1 miles
- Serra do BicanhoMountain · 6.1 miles
- Praia do Forte de Santa CatarinaBeach · 6.3 miles
- Lagoa dos LinhosLagoon · 12 miles
- Albufeira da Barragem de Santa LuziaReservoir · 49 miles
Getting there
- Aerodromo Municipal de CoimbraRegional airport · 15 miles
- Monte Real Air BaseRegional airport · 25 miles
Setting and distances are calculated from this facility’s coordinates against GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), OurAirports and Natural Earth. Distances are straight line, not driving distance.
Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro Alcohol and Drug Services
Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro treats drug and alcohol dependence in adults through a long-stay residential therapeutic community and supports their social reintegration afterwards. The model is humanist and holistic, rooted in positive psychology and health, and works by integrating values and ways of living within a community that keeps residents away from the settings where destructive consumption took hold.
Specific therapies, programme length and the make-up of the clinical team are not set out on the Cáritas pages read, which concentrate on the philosophy of the community and on practical provision: accommodation, meals, laundry and support. Women may be admitted after a prior case-by-case assessment. Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra works with families and with public and private partners during and after the stay, so ask the team how reintegration is handled and what the daily programme involves before deciding.
Levels of Care
Substances and Addictions Treated
Specialized Programs
Where Is Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro?
Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro is on Rua Casal do Sino, without a street number, in Maiorca, a rural parish of Figueira da Foz municipality in the Coimbra district, postcode 3090-471. The community sits in the countryside of the Figueira da Foz municipality, with Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra as its parent organisation.
No opening hours are published for the community. Contact is on 233 937 510 or by email at ctencontro@caritascoimbra.pt, and the Cáritas website carries a page on the therapeutic community. Entry to a State-contracted community normally runs through a public treatment team, and women are admitted only after prior assessment, so arrange the referral and confirm the meeting point before travelling to Maiorca.
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How Much Does Treatment at Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro Cost?
Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro has 20 of its 32 places under agreement with the State, contracted through an ICAD convention, so an adult admitted through the public referral route pays a client contribution rather than the full fee. The remaining places are privately funded and self-pay, typically €6,000 to €16,500 a month, and Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra can quote on request.
No fee figures were published on the Cáritas pages read, and as a Catholic social response the community may take financial circumstances into account, though nothing specific is stated. Contact Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro for pricing tailored to your situation, and ask the public treatment team in your area about the contracted route, which carries the lower contribution.
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Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro Reviews
Reviews of Comunidade Terapêutica Encontro from around the web are limited, although Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra has published a former resident’s testimony on its own site, which is the organisation’s material rather than independent feedback. RehabSeekers hosts reviews for this community, and anyone who has completed treatment at Maiorca is welcome to share their experience.
Accounts of the admission assessment, the community routine, how the humanist model felt in practice and what reintegration support followed discharge would help others weighing this community. A woman’s perspective on the case-by-case admission would be particularly useful given how few details are published.
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