The Overlooked Transition: A Clinical Look at Menopause and Mental Health
Karyn Rosenberg, LCSW, PMH-C
Description: Menopause and perimenopause are critical yet often underrecognized transitions in mental health care. Hormonal fluctuations during this stage can significantly impact mood, anxiety, sleep, emotional regulation, and cognition, frequently contributing to misdiagnosis or incomplete treatment. This clinical workshop will provide mental health professionals with a practical framework for understanding the mental health implications of the menopause transition. Participants will review common clinical presentations, assessment considerations, and differential diagnosis, along with evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The presentation will also explore identity shifts, loss, and meaning-making that may emerge during this life stage. Attendees will gain tools to incorporate menopause-informed perspectives into assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning to enhance clinical effectiveness and client outcomes
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common mental health presentations associated with perimenopause and menopause (e.g., mood, anxiety, sleep, and cognitive symptoms.)
- Differentiate menopausal-related emotional symptoms from mood and anxiety disorders through informed assessment and clinical questioning.
- Apply evidence-based therapeutic interventions, including cognitive-behavioral and mind–body approaches, to support emotional regulation during the menopause transition.
CEU Workshop Agenda
10:45 am - Registration
11:00 am*- Lunch Served and Networking
11:15 am - Self-Introductions, Sponsor Spotlight, and Speaker introductions
11:40 am - Learning Part I
12:45 pm - Break and Networking
1:00 pm - Learning Part II
1:55 pm - Closing and Evaluations
2:00 pm - Event Concludes *
Please arrive by 11:00 AM for lunch and networking. The program will begin promptly at 11:15 AM
2.0 General CEU Hours
Karyn Rosenberg, LCSW-QS, PMH-C, is a licensed psychotherapist with more than 27 years of clinical experience. Her areas of expertise include perimenopause and menopause, reproductive and perinatal mental health, trauma, grief, and the psychological dimensions of major life transitions. She is certified in perinatal mental health and has specialized training in clinical hypnotherapy, EMDR, and menopause-informed care. Karyn’s clinical and educational work explores the relationship between hormonal transitions and mental health, with particular attention to mood, anxiety, sleep, cognition, identity, and emotional well-being. She has presented at professional conferences and community programs and has served as a lecturer, podcast guest, crisis counselor, and critical incident stress debriefing provider. She is a contributing author to The ABA Guide to Assisted Reproduction: Techniques, Legal Issues and Pathways to Success; Understanding the Journey: A Lifespan Approach to Working with Grieving People; and The Trying Time: A Comprehensive Guide to Infertility, IVF and Family Building. Karyn maintains a private practice in Florida and North Carolina.
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