Menopause & Peri-menopause

Menopause is often misunderstood, minimised, or even joked about—sometimes reduced to outdated clichés like “the seven evils”: itchy, bitchy, sleepy, sweaty, bloated, forgetful, and psycho. It’s no wonder many women still feel unable to speak openly about what they’re going through.

Despite increasing media attention, menopause remains a taboo for many. Some women are even reluctant to name it when taking time off work, citing anxiety or depression instead. Why? Because menopause still isn’t taken seriously enough. Too often, women are expected to simply “get on with it.”

If you’re finding it difficult to recognise yourself right now—to be the version of you that your family, partner, children, friends, or colleagues have always known—you’re not alone. Hormonal shifts can affect every part of your life: your energy, your mood, your relationships, your work, your sense of identity. Many women describe feeling like they’ve lost themselves.

Symptoms like anxiety, low mood, brain fog, fatigue, hot flushes, loss of libido, vaginal dryness, and hair thinning can be overwhelming—especially when experienced in isolation or misdiagnosed.

Menopause (and perimenopause) can begin earlier than many expect and unfold in ways that are deeply individual. There is no one-size-fits-all experience. That’s why, as a person-centred therapeutic counsellor, I offer a supportive, non-judgmental space for you to explore what’s happening in your body, your mind, and your life.

You are not going mad, and you are not alone.

My aim is to walk alongside you as you make sense of these changes, reconnect with who you are now, and discover who you want to be moving forward. Therapy can offer a grounded space to process, reflect, and reimagine this stage of life—not as a slow decline, but as a new chapter.