The Menopause Transition
What Every Therapist Needs to Know about Mental Health for Midlife Women
- Speaker:
- Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS
- Duration:
- 1 Hour
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Copyright:
-
Feb 13, 2026
- Product Code:
- POS150839
- Media Type:
- Digital Seminar
Description
Like most topics having to do with the more painful aspects of women’s reproductive health – periods, miscarriages, infertility – menopause has been taboo, long-surrounded by stigma and shame.
And despite related mood disturbances and body dissatisfaction, menopause often doesn’t come up in therapy – even when it should be taken into account in the treatment plan.
In this session, Signe Darpinian, LMFT, CEDS – author of A Women’s Guide to Menopause, Body Image, and Emotional Well-being at Midlife – will show you what you need to know about menopause and top interventions for common stressors. You’ll learn:
- Practical, easy-to-implement menopause mood management strategies
- How to help clients move through menopause body grief to a better relationship with self and food
- Tools to help clients understand their experience so they can advocate for their well-being
Credit
Handouts/Brochure
| File type | File name | Number of pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual - The Menopause Transition (2.4 MB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Menopause Transition - French (2.4 MB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Menopause Transition - Italian (2.4 MB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Menopause Transition - German (2.4 MB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - The Menopause Transition - Spanish (2.4 MB) | 19 Pages | Available after Purchase |
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 clients in psychotherapy understand their experience of menopause.
- Utilize at least one intervention focused on improving body image in menopausal women.
- Formulate at least one CBT strategy to help menopausal women manage mood symptoms.
Outline
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
Target Audience
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Psychiatrists
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Other Mental Health Professionals
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