Why therapists need menopause training
The menopause transition can bring new or returning depression, anxiety, irritability, rage, sleep disruption, brain fog, changes in desire and a deep shift in identity. Longitudinal research, including the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), links the transition with a higher risk of depressive symptoms, even in women with no earlier history.
Have you ever had a midlife client whose symptoms didn't quite fit, or who seemed to be going through a big transition you couldn't name? Asking about reproductive stage can bring important patterns into view and open the door to medical options that could help.
What you will learn
Across The Menopause Intake and Beyond the Symptoms, you will learn to:
- Ask menopause-informed questions in every intake, with our live training The Menopause Intake
- Explain how estrogen and progesterone shifts affect mood, sleep and cognition
- Recognize perimenopausal depression and anxiety, and how they differ from earlier episodes
- Talk about sexual health, intimacy and relationship changes with confidence
- Know when to collaborate with primary care, OB-GYNs and menopause specialists, and what to say
- Support grief, identity and meaning-making in the next season of life
Led by a menopause and mental health specialist
Dr. Kimberly Dolan, PhD, LPC, CST, co-founder of Seasons, holds a PhD in Clinical Sexology with a dissertation focused on menopause and mental health. Our Chief Medical Officer, Sara McCalley, FNP-C, treats hormonal health in primary care and brings the medical perspective, so clinicians understand what is happening psychologically and medically.
Two trainings, launching in 2027
The Menopause Intake gives you a practical framework for menopause-informed assessment. Beyond the Symptoms picks up from there with clinical intervention. Take them in order or on their own.
