Menopause and hormone issues
Whether you are in natural perimenopause or menopause, surgical or chemical menopause, or living with POI, the symptoms can be unpredictable and debilitating. Many people only start to understand the impact of hormonal change after diagnosis, when symptoms they had no idea were linked to low or fluctuating hormones finally begin to make sense.
All women should feel listened to and supported through the menopause; none of us should struggle alone.
Symptoms of PMDD and other hormone-related conditions often intensify during perimenopause, impacting home life, work, and relationships. Neurodivergent people may also find that familiar coping strategies stop working as sleep, brain fog, dopamine, and serotonin are affected.
There is no such thing as too young
The menopause transition is not something that only affects women in their 50s. Ovaries can stop functioning normally at any age, which may lead to a POI diagnosis if under 40 and an early menopause diagnosis if between 40 and 45. These hormone changes can bring physical, emotional, and psychological difficulty long before someone expects it.
Fertility, miscarriage, and IVF support
Infertility, miscarriage, baby loss, fertility diagnoses and treatment can bring shock, grief, shame, despair, and a painful sense of stasis while other people's lives seem to move forward. Counselling can support you to process what has happened, understand its impact, and make decisions about what lies ahead.
I understand the shock and devastation of miscarriage and infertility, and the fear of what lies ahead.
When symptoms affect work, confidence, and relationships
Many clients come to therapy when symptoms have started to affect professional performance, concentration, confidence, relationships at work, or the energy needed to keep managing a demanding life. Before training as a counsellor, I worked in senior People and HR roles, so I understand high-pressure workplaces as well as the emotional impact of feeling unlike yourself at work or in everyday life.
Your life, your needs
The whole of you and your experience is welcome to be talked about in our sessions. You may want our work together to focus on hormone or fertility-related issues, neurodivergence, relationships, childhood experiences, trauma, anxiety, depression, embarrassment, shame, or things you have never said aloud - there is no TMI in fertility and menopause counselling.
The problems we experience and bring to therapy usually intersect with other areas of our lives, so you don't need to keep each session on the topic that you first came to me to talk about. You will never be under pressure to share anything before you feel ready - your sessions will be at your pace. Find out what to expect in counselling with me.