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Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan: The Latest Techniques from CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness to Treat the Impact of Hormonal Shifts, PMS, PMDD, Postpartum, Perimenopause & Menopause

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Hormonal shifts throughout a woman’s life can trigger mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, and attentional issues - often mistaken for mental health disorders.

Too often, misdiagnosis leaves girls and women frustrated, stigmatized, and without the right support.

Watch Kristine Spano, PsyD, expert in women’s mental health, for this comprehensive training that equips you with the knowledge and tools to identify and address these often misdiagnosed conditions.

Through an evidence-based lens, this course will equip you with actionable strategies to address hormonal conditions from Pre-Menstrual Syndrome to Menopause, as well as their impact on self-esteem, mood regulation, sex, gender dysphoria, appetite, chronic pain, and more. You will learn:

  • Practical assessment tools to differentiate mental health and hormone-driven changes for targeted treatment
  • Sensitive and easy ways to share empowering psychoeducation with women
  • Proven CBT techniques to help women combat issues with body image, role transitions, sexual changes, insomnia, and more
  • DBT and mindfulness strategies to mitigate stress and adrenal overload
  • How to help clients create personalized holistic self-care toolkits that address their needs

Plus, you’ll learn specialized skills and insights for diverse populations, including same-sex parents and transgender women.

Purchase now to gain the expertise you need to support your patients at every stage of life with sensitivity and skill.

Here's What You'll Learn


Hormonal Shifts Throughout the Lifespan
  • The roles of hormones: metabolism, growth, sexual health, reproductive system functioning
  • Impact on mood and emotions
  • Tour of the endocrine system
  • Thyroid disease, diabetes, stress, and more: Impact on endocrine system
  • Limitations of the research and potential risks
Assess and Diagnose Hormone-Driven Conditions
  • Affective, behavioral, and somatic indicators
  • Tools to differentiate from other conditions
  • Co-occurring conditions and DSM-5TR™ diagnoses
  • Common life transitions that coincide with hormonal shifts
  • Simple screens for PMDD, peri/post-natal anxiety and depression, and menopause
  • Tips for male clinicians
Hormonal Conditions and Adrenal Overload (Stress)
  • HPA Axis – how it works
  • Hormonal changes and impact on mood
  • nervous system reactions and how to quell them
  • Neurobiological keys of hormonal changes
Clinical Strategies to Address the Impact of Hormonal Change
  • Lifestyle changes for emotional regulation
  • Three powerful DBT strategies for mood stabilization
  • Target the gut-brain axis for appetite regulation
  • Psychoeducation: Dispel fears about gender dysphoria
  • Address physical pain: Mindfulness, yoga, and more
  • Routine-based interventions to enhance maternal-baby bonding
  • Sex; Top CBT, mindfulness-based therapies, and interventions for couples
  • Five CBT-I strategies to improve sleep
  • The role of neurotoxins, supplements, and medications
Special Considerations
  • The needs of girls with same-sex parents
  • Affirming care for LGBTQIA+ women
  • Ensure cultural humility
From the Glass Ceiling to Invisible Woman Syndrome
  • How to support women in their careers
  • Stop the spiral of negative body image and anti-aging views
  • Establish worth and agency in every life stage
  • Build a social network to mitigate distress and overload
  • Redefine self-care and build a customizable self-care toolbox

Everything You're Getting


  • More than 6 hours of video content
  • Up to 6.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan: The Latest Techniques from CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness to Treat the Impact of Hormonal Shifts, PMS, PMDD, Postpartum, Perimenopause & Menopause
Digital Seminar
$249.99

Meet Your Experts


Kristine Spano, PsyD

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Kristine V. Spano, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist based in Philadelphia, specializing in the treatment of adults (aged 18 and older) who are managing anxiety, depression, and various psychosocial stressors, including chronic illness, occupational challenges, and relationship dynamics. The core of her treatment approach focuses on the integration of mind and body, using an integrative method that incorporates mindfulness, trauma-informed principles, and sensorimotor psychotherapy.

Dr. Spano has a keen interest in integrative women’s mental health and frequently presents on topics related to hormonal conditions. Drawing from her personal experiences with PMDD, endometriosis, and early menopause, her lectures combine the latest research in women’s health with clinical expertise and deep empathy for those navigating hormonal challenges throughout their lives.

Dr. Spano earned a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and a master’s in education from Rutger’s University.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Kristine Spano is the owner of Spano Psychological. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Kristine Spano is a member of the Philadelphia Society of Clinical Psychologists, and the American Psychological Association.

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS150188
Duration:
6 hours, 17 minutes
Copyright:
Jun 02, 2025
Closed Captions:
Available
Format:
Audio and Video

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