The Menopause Map
7 Best Strategies for Working with Midlife Women
- Speaker:
- Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS
- Duration:
- 1 Hour 04 Minutes
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
May 15, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150828
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Most women aren’t prepared for the changes they’ll experience with the menopause transition and often describe related mood dysregulation, anxious thoughts, weight gain, and sleep problems as things that are “wrong.” And since menopause is a natural feature of aging, therapists must walk a fine line between medicalizing and trivializing their menopausal clients’ complaints.
In this session, Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS – author of A Women’s Guide to Menopause, Body Image, and Emotional Well-being at Midlife – will give you a roadmap of the top strategies you need to know to work effectively with your menopausal clients. You’ll learn:
- How to provide meaningful psychoeducation so clients can understand what’s going on in their brains and bodies
- Practical tools to pinpoint how menopausal clients feel different from themselves – and what to do about it
- The latest strategies for managing body dissatisfaction stemming from weight gain – without dieting
Credit
Speaker
Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS Related seminars and products
Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS, is host of Therapy Rocks! a personal growth podcast, author of A Women’s Guide to Menopause, Body Image, and Emotional Well-Being at Midlife, and co-author of No Weigh! A Teen’s Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom as well as Raising Body Positive Teens: A Parent’s Guide to Diet-Free Living, Exercise and Body Image. Signe provides telehealth therapy services and case consultation focused on menopause, body image, and eating disorders in the state of California. She is the past president of the International Association of Eating Disorders (iaedp™) SF Bay Area Chapter. Over the past several years, she’s been recognized by various organizations for her accomplishments in women’s health and business while also being requested for speaking engagements at renowned institutions like top-rated Rancho La Puerta Spa in Mexico, Stanford University, Gallo Winery, and Pinterest Headquarters. Her body of work has been featured in various newspapers, magazines, and online sites, such as Forbes and CNN. She’s made several appearances on radio and television in northern California, including KTVU FOX 2, FOX 40, ABC7’s talk show The View from the Bay, the CBS-affiliate talk show Bay Area Focus with Emmy winner Susan Sikora as well as The Lady Brain Show with Steph Walton.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Signe Darpinian maintains a private practice and receives royalties as a published author. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Signe Darpinian is a member of the Menopause Society and the International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals.
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Objectives
- Develop psychoeducation to help menopausal clients understand the body changes they are experiencing.
- Differentiate when menopausal clients are experiencing Major Depressive Disorder versus sub-threshold mood symptoms.
- Analyze the effectiveness of dieting versus health behavior change to manage weight and body image concerns in menopausal clients.
Outline
Menopause Basics – Tools 1 & 2
- Most common symptoms and treatments
- Expected body changes and why they happen
Menopause and Mental Health Symptoms – Tools 3 & 4
- Window of vulnerability and “not feeling like myself”
- A simple tool to tell the difference between depressive symptoms and MDD
Physical Symptoms and Body Changes – Tools 5, 6 & 7
- Constructive worry tool for sleep disruption and sleep disorder
- Manage body image grief in a youth-obsessed culture
- An alternative to dieting for concerns about weight gain and redistribution
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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