About This Training
Clinically relevant, culturally aware, and long overdue — this training brings menopause into the therapy conversation.
Clients describe brain fog, emotional flooding, insomnia, lost sense of self, relationship strain, and shifts in desire — often without connecting these experiences to hormonal change. Many have been dismissed by medical providers, pathologized, or left to navigate this transition without adequate support.
This 6-hour in-person training gives clinicians a grounded, comprehensive framework for understanding menopause and its psychological, relational, and neurological effects. Presenter Rebecca Bloom, LMHC, walks participants through the three stages of menopause, the 37 most commonly reported symptoms, and the cognitive and emotional impact of estrogen decline — translating medical knowledge into clinically relevant language therapists can actually use.
Beyond symptom education, this training explores how menopause intersects with identity, meaning-making, and cultural context. Participants will examine systemic and medical bias in menopause care, learn about current hormone replacement therapy (HRT) options, and develop skills to help clients advocate for themselves in healthcare settings.
Whether your clients are naming menopause directly or presenting with symptoms that haven't been connected to hormonal change, this training will deepen your clinical lens and expand your capacity to support clients through one of the most under-addressed transitions in adult life.
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What We’ll Explore
Menopause Fundamentals
- The three stages of menopause: perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause
- The 37 most commonly reported symptoms and how they show up across body, mind, and mood
- Cognitive and emotional effects of estrogen decline
Menopause in the Therapy Room
- Recognizing when presenting concerns — anxiety, brain fog, relational disconnection, identity disruption — may be connected to hormonal change
- Clinical considerations for supporting clients who are navigating menopause alongside other life stressors
- Working with grief, loss, and meaning-making during this transition
Medical Literacy & Client Advocacy
- Overview of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and current evidence
- Helping clients navigate medical systems and advocate for informed care
- Understanding the gaps and biases in how menopause is treated in healthcare
Culture, Identity & Systemic Context
- Cultural narratives and stigma around menopause and aging
- How gender, race, sexuality, and socioeconomic context shape the menopause experience
- Supporting clients in making meaning of identity shifts during midlife hormonal change
Learning Objectives
Who This Training Is For
About the Presenter
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Rebecca Bloom, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor · South Seattle
Rebecca Bloom is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor specializing in adults with complex post-traumatic stress. She combines traditional talk therapy with art-based and somatic approaches, and brings over 25 years of counseling, training, and consulting experience across youth services, addiction treatment, and adult mental health.
Rebecca is trained in Level II Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and is currently completing a certification in Sex Therapy through the CIIS postgraduate program. She taught for eight years in the Art Therapy program at Antioch University Seattle and presents internationally on creative and embodied approaches to clinical work.
She is a white, cis, Jewish, Queer woman living with hidden disabilities. When she's not in the therapy room or the training room, she's watercoloring, collaging from vintage ephemera, or making borscht from scratch.
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