No One Talks About It: The Importance of Understanding Menopause
- The basics of menopause
- Most common symptoms and treatments
- How and when to provide psychoeducation to clients
- Limitations of the research and potential risks
Body Changes and Dissatisfaction
- Weight gain and other common body changes
- Increased vulnerability to eating disorders
- Tools to process body image grief
- Anchor thoughts about the self in values rather than appearance
- Encourage values-based action toward a more peaceful body relationship
Menopause and Mood
- Assess depression and anxiety in midlife
- Utilize cognitive reframing for menopause symptoms
- CBT techniques exported to treat the most common menopause symptoms
- Track antecedents and consequences to optimize behavioral choices


