Perimenopause & Mental Health Counseling
You’re not imagining it. This is a real transition.
Mood swings. Anxiety. Rage that feels unfamiliar. Brain fog. Grief.
Exhaustion.
Perimenopause can feel destabilizing — especially if you have a history of trauma.
Hormonal shifts can amplify unresolved trauma, increase anxiety or depression, disrupt sleep, and make coping tools feel less effective than they used to.
You deserve support that understands both nervous system health and hormonal change.
Specialized Counseling for Perimenopause
I provide trauma-informed therapy for women navigating perimenopause who are experiencing:
Increased anxiety or panic
Mood instability or irritability
Depression or loss of motivation
Brain fog and overwhelm
Sleep disruption
Identity shifts and grief
Trauma resurfacing during hormonal change
Changes in relationships or sexuality
This season of life is not a breakdown.
It is a transition — and transitions require support.
My Approach
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) helps process unresolved trauma that may resurface or intensify during perimenopause.
Hormonal shifts can lower stress tolerance, making old wounds feel present again. EMDR helps your brain reprocess these experiences so they no longer hold the same emotional charge.
Somatic Therapy
Perimenopause is experienced in the body.
Hot flashes, racing heart, tension, fatigue — your nervous system is working hard.
Somatic work helps you:
Regulate your nervous system
Build stress resilience
Reduce physical anxiety symptoms
Reconnect with your body safely
Develop grounding tools that actually work
Integrative & Collaborative Care
When appropriate, we collaborate with:
OB-GYNs
Functional or integrative providers
Primary care physicians
Psychiatric providers
Mental health during perimenopause is biological and psychological. Both matter.
Why Trauma-Informed Care Matters in Perimenopause
If you have a history of:
Childhood trauma
Sexual trauma
Medical trauma
Religious trauma
Chronic stress or burnout
Perimenopause can intensify symptoms.
Lower estrogen levels affect serotonin, cortisol, and nervous system regulation. What once felt manageable may suddenly feel overwhelming.
This is not weakness. It is physiology.
Therapy during this stage can be stabilizing, empowering, and deeply healing.
What You Can Expect
In our work together, you will:
Gain clarity about what is hormonal vs. trauma-driven
Learn practical nervous system regulation tools
Process trauma safely at your pace
Reduce anxiety and emotional volatility
Feel more grounded in your body
Develop confidence in navigating this life stage
Our sessions are compassionate, structured, and collaborative.
Who I Work With
I work with women in their late 30s to mid-50s who are:
High-functioning but internally struggling
Professionals balancing work and family
Experiencing sudden anxiety or depression
Healing trauma while navigating hormonal shifts
Seeking depth-oriented, evidence-based therapy
