Live, full-day CE training · In person
Menopause and Mental Health:
Understanding Hormonal Change in the Therapy Room
Presented by Rebecca Bloom, MA, LMHC, CST
A full day on recognizing menopause in the therapy room, for clinicians whose clients describe brain fog, emotional flooding, insomnia, and a lost sense of self without ever connecting it to hormonal change.
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Friday, April 23, 2027
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific
Format
In person, Federal Way, WA
CE credit
6 NBCC hours
6 AASECT CE credits
Price
From $199
Early bird through March 19
Why This Training
Your clients are describing menopause without naming it.
Brain fog, emotional flooding, insomnia, relationship strain, and shifts in desire often arrive in therapy as anxiety or low mood, and many clients have already been dismissed by a medical provider by the time they reach you.
This training gives you a grounded, clinically useful framework for menopause and its psychological, relational, and neurological effects. Rebecca Bloom walks through the three stages of menopause, the 37 most commonly reported symptoms, and the cognitive and emotional impact of estrogen decline, and translates the medical knowledge into language you can use in session.
From there the day moves into identity, grief, desire, and meaning-making, the cultural narratives and systemic bias that shape menopause care, current hormone replacement therapy options, and how to help clients advocate for themselves in medical settings.
It carries 6 NBCC continuing education hours and 6 AASECT CE credits, and the room is capped at 26 so there is space for real discussion.
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Your Presenter
Rebecca Bloom, MA, LMHC, CST
she/her · South Seattle
Rebecca Bloom is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and AASECT Certified Sex Therapist who specializes in adults with complex post-traumatic stress, combining talk therapy with art-based and somatic methods. She taught the first six-hour CE training for mental health clinicians on menopause and presents internationally on creative and embodied approaches to clinical work.
She is trained in Level 2 Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, completed her sex therapy certification through the CIIS postgraduate program, and taught for eight years in Antioch Seattle's Master's in Art Therapy program.
Lovewell Initiatives builds clinical training rooted in systemic theory, critical reflexivity, and equity, for mental health professionals and the institutions they serve. Rebecca first taught this training for Lovewell in June 2026 in Seattle.
What We Will Explore
Menopause Fundamentals
- The three stages: perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause
- The 37 most commonly reported symptoms across body, mind, and mood
- The cognitive and emotional effects of estrogen decline
Menopause in the Therapy Room
- When anxiety, brain fog, relational disconnection, or identity disruption may be tied to hormonal change
- Supporting clients navigating menopause alongside other life stressors
- Working with grief, loss, and meaning-making through the transition
Medical Literacy and Client Advocacy
- An overview of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and current evidence
- Helping clients navigate medical systems and advocate for informed care
- The gaps and biases in how menopause is treated in healthcare
Culture, Identity, and Systemic Context
- Cultural narratives and stigma around menopause and aging
- How gender, race, sexuality, and socioeconomic context shape the experience
- Supporting clients as they make meaning of identity shifts in midlife
What You Will Leave Able to Do
By the end of the day, you will be able to:
- Recognize menopause-related concerns when a client brings them in under another name.
- Explain the stages, symptoms, and cognitive and emotional effects of menopause in plain clinical language.
- Talk with clients about hormone replacement therapy with enough literacy to support an informed conversation with their medical providers.
- Hold the cultural, relational, and systemic context of menopause as part of the clinical picture.
- Support clients through the grief, identity shifts, and meaning-making the transition can bring.
Who It's For, and How It Runs
Who This Is For
- Licensed mental health clinicians, including LMHCs, LMFTs, LICSWs, and psychologists
- Associate-level therapists, including LMHCAs, LMFTAs, and LASWs
- Sex therapists and clinicians working with sexuality, desire, or intimacy concerns
- Therapists working with clients in midlife, relationship transitions, or identity exploration
- Any mental health professional who wants to fill one of the larger gaps in clinical training
How the Day Runs
The day blends teaching with discussion, case examples, and reflective exercises. It runs 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM Pacific with a 90-minute lunch break, which leaves six full hours of instruction and the 6 CE hours the certificate attests to.
Continuing Education
NBCC Continuing Education
Lovewell Initiatives is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ (ACEP No. 7776). Lovewell Initiatives, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7776. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
This training is eligible for 6 NBCC continuing education hours. It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine whether their licensing board accepts NBCC continuing education hours.
AASECT Continuing Education
This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 6 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected]. It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if their state licensing board will accept AASECT CE credits.
Lovewell Initiatives is an AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider, Provider No. 25-0609-LI.
Certificate and Attendance
- Participants must attend the full day to receive CE credit. Partial credit is not available.
- Your certificate is released after you verify your attendance and submit the post-training evaluation in your Lovewell account.
- Full policies, including refunds, grievances, and certificate delivery, are published on our CE Information and Policies page.
What This Training Is Not
This is continuing education for mental health professionals. It does not offer medical advice, and it does not train clinicians to recommend hormone therapy or any other medical treatment. The HRT content is there so you can support an informed conversation between your client and their medical providers.
Registration & Pricing
Bringing four or more from your practice?
Email [email protected] to ask about group pricing and tell us how many you are sending. We will reply with group pricing and a registration link, then register each clinician under their own name and email so every one of them receives their own CE certificate.
Pay What You Are Able
A limited number of seats are held for clinicians for whom the standard rate is a barrier. You decide what you can pay, no documentation is needed, and nobody is asked to explain. You get the same seat, materials, and CE credit as everyone else in the room.
Request one by email at [email protected].
Registration is capped at 26 participants and closes Thursday, April 22, 2027 at 5:00 PM Pacific.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this count toward AASECT certification?
Is this training only relevant for therapists who work with clients in menopause?
Will lunch be provided, and where do I park?
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What license types can attend?
Is there a virtual option, or do I have to attend in person?
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Friday, April 23, 2027 · Federal Way, WA
Menopause belongs in the therapy conversation
Your clients are already bringing it into the room, whether or not anyone has named it yet. If you want a grounded way to recognize it and respond, we would love to have you there for the day.
save my seatContinuing education compliance
Lovewell Initiatives is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider™ (ACEP No. 7776). Lovewell Initiatives, LLC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7776. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Lovewell Initiatives, LLC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine whether their licensing board accepts NBCC continuing education hours.
This program meets the requirements of the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) and is approved for 6 CE credits. These CE credits may be applied toward AASECT certification and renewal of certification. Completion of this program does not ensure or guarantee AASECT certification. For further information please contact [email protected]. It is the responsibility of the attendee to determine if their state licensing board will accept AASECT CE credits. Lovewell Initiatives is an AASECT Approved Continuing Education Provider, Provider No. 25-0609-LI.
This program complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Lovewell Initiatives is committed to creating accessible and inclusive learning environments. Reasonable accommodations are available on request. Please contact [email protected] at least 10 days before the event to discuss accessibility needs.
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