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Menopause is a mental health issue.
Most training programs never said so.
Perimenopause, menopause and post-menopause affect mood, sleep, cognition, and trauma history in ways that show up directly in your therapy room — as depression that doesn't respond to treatment, anxiety that came out of nowhere, or trauma that suddenly feels fresh again.
This isn't rare. It's sitting across from you every week.
The problem is that graduate programs don't cover it. Licensure preparation doesn't address it. And without a clinical framework for the menopausal transition, even experienced therapists miss it — or misattribute it to something else entirely. This course exists because your clients deserve a clinician who can connect the dots.
Six modules. One framework you'll use for the rest of your career.
Each module includes video lectures, audio narration, reading materials, and a clinical case vignette.
Module List
01 — The Biology of Menopause Hormones, the brain, and the nervous system — what every clinician needs to understand about what's happening in the body.
02 — Depression and Anxiety During the Transition How to distinguish perimenopause-related mood changes from primary mood disorders, and the risk factors that increase vulnerability.
03 — ACEs, Trauma, and PTSD Why trauma history re-emerges at midlife, and how to apply ACE-informed clinical reasoning to complex presentations.
04 — Special Populations Cancer-induced menopause, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, surgical menopause, and neurodivergent clients — clinical adaptations for each.
05 — Culturally Responsive Care Identity-affirming practice across racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender identities, including LGBTQ+ clients.
06 — Clinical Assessment and Evidence-Based Treatment CBT-Meno, CBT-I, EMDR, ACT, and how to design a culturally responsive treatment plan for your midlife clients.
About the Course
Quick Facts
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6 CE Hours — self-paced, no deadlines
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6 in-depth clinical modules
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Video lectures, audio narration, and case vignettes
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60-question post-test · Certificate issued automatically
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Designed for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs
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About Your Instructor section:
CAMFT CEPA #61115
Clinical education from one therapist to another.
I'm Julie Cardoza — California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, Integrative Women's Health Institute certificate holder, and CAMFT Continuing Education Provider with over 20 years of clinical experience.
I built this course first out of my own experience with induced menopause. And then because my clients kept arriving without anyone having connected the dots — navigating mood instability, sleep disruption, and trauma that suddenly felt fresh again, without adequate support from their medical or social environments.
It was the menopause transition. And I wasn't trained for it either.
I've spent the last six years post-menopause researching, learning, and developing clinical frameworks. I put this course together for you because it's what I wish I'd had — and because every woman deserves a clinician who knows how to help.
Julie Cardoza, MS, LMFT · EMDRIA Approved Consultant · IWHI Certificate · Yoga for Menopause Certified Instructor · CAMFT CEPA Provider #61115 · CA MFT #41066