Perimenopause and menopause can be among the most significant transitions in a woman’s life next to childbirth. While every woman’s experience is unique, fluctuating hormones, changing family roles, career questioning, shifting relationships and a changing sense of self can affect emotional wellbeing.

At LACounselling I offer a warm and confidential space where you can talk and cry openly about what you are experiencing without judgement or the expectation that you simply “get on with it”.

Whether you are in peri-menopause, post menopase or adjusting to life beyond the transition, counselling can help you better understand your thoughts, emotions, reactions and changing sense of self.

Many women and friends tell me they no longer feel like themselves, crying at the drop of a hat, going from 1-60 seconds in anger for the smallest of things and seeing and feeling different about everything and everyone – not to mention the night sweats and 3.00am wakings.

You may recognise some of these experiences.

Anxiety or panic that feels unfamiliar

Low mood or loss of confidence

Feeling overwhelmed by everyday demands

Irritability or emotional sensitivity

Brain fog or difficulty concentrating

Loss of identity or purpose

Changes in relationships and intimacy

Empty nest feelings

Caring for ageing parents while supporting children

Questioning what comes next in life

These changes can be confusing and overwhelming, particularly when life on the outside appears successful while internally everything feels different.

Counselling provides a space to make sense of these feelings and to find ways of coping and reframing that feels right for you. counselling is not about fixing you but about creating the time and space to understand what this stage of life means for you and can bring to you.

Together we can explore:

Managing anxiety and emotional overwhelm

Reconnecting with your confidence and identity

Improving self-compassion and self-care

Navigate changing relationships

Finding meaning and purpose in the next chapter of your life

Working alongside your medial care

Counselling supports your emotional wellbeing during peri-menopause and menopause. It does not replace medical advice or treatment so I would encourage you to discuss symptoms with your GP so that counselling can work alongside any medical care you choose.