(HS Darpinian 150839 2026) The Menopause Transition: What Every Therapist Needs to Know about Mental Health for Midlife Women

Course overview

Like most topics having to do with the more painful aspects of women's reproductive health -- periods, miscarriages, infertility -- menopause has been taboo, long-surrounded by stigma and shame. And despite related mood disturbances and body dissatisfaction, menopause often doesn't come up in therapy -- even when it should be taken into account in the treatment plan. In this session, Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS -- author of A Women's Guide to Menopause, Body Image, and Emotional Well-being at Midlife -- will show you what you need to know about menopause and top interventions for common stressors. You'll learn: Practical, easy-to-implement menopause mood management strategies How to help clients move through menopause body grief to a better relationship with self and food Tools to help clients understand their experience so they can advocate for their well-being