Psychologists and nutritionists practising in Portugal are regulated professions, each with its own chartered professional body — and each sits outside Lei n.º 71/2013, which governs a specific, separate list of seven non-conventional therapies. The two are easy to conflate; they are not the same regime, and the figures from one do not transfer to the other.
Two separate professional orders, two separate regimes
Psychologists practising in Portugal are regulated by the Ordem dos Psicólogos Portugueses; nutritionists by the Ordem dos Nutricionistas. Both are chartered bodies with their own registration, ethical and continuing-practice requirements — structurally similar to how Ordens function for other regulated professions in Portugal, but each with its own specific rules, not a shared framework with the other or with Lei 71/2013's seven therapies.
Why the distinction actually matters
Conflating the two regimes leads to two different mistakes. Someone hearing "€150,000" in connection with therapist liability insurance generally and assuming it applies to their own psychology or nutrition practice may under-insure, over-insure, or simply buy the wrong shape of policy relative to what their own Ordem actually requires. Equally, a generic liability policy built around Lei 71/2013's seven therapies is not automatically the right product for a psychologist or nutritionist — the risk profile, the typical claim, and the regulatory condition attached to the policy are each specific to the profession.
What actually drives the risk for each
A psychologist's exposure centres on the clinical relationship itself — assessment, diagnosis, treatment recommendations, and the confidentiality obligations attached to clinical records. A nutritionist's exposure more often centres on dietary and nutritional advice given to a client with an underlying medical condition the advice did not adequately account for. Both are professional-liability risks in the conventional sense — errors or omissions in the exercise of the profession — rather than the physical-contact liability that drives cover for a manual therapy like osteopathy or chiropractic.
What we actually do
We confirm what your specific Ordem currently requires as a condition of registration, and build the policy around the professional-liability risk that actually applies to psychology or nutrition practice — not a generic therapist wording repurposed for a different profession.
Practising as a psychologist or nutritionist?
Tell us which profession and Ordem you're registered with. We will confirm what cover actually applies.
Adler & Rochefort is a commercial brand of Ownizo, Unipessoal Lda., registered with the Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) under no. 425591790/3. General information only, not legal advice; registration and insurance requirements for each Ordem should be confirmed directly with that body.
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