Become the Go-To Specialist in Menopause-Informed Psychological Care with the UK's Only CPD-Accredited Training

 

Most clinicians were never trained to recognise the powerful link between the sex hormones and mental health.

 

The EMBERS® Professional Training Programme equips you with evidence-based tools and the confidence to support women through menopause with tailored approaches that make a real difference.

 

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Starting on 5th June 2026

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   Are you a Psychologist, CBT Practitioner, Counsellor, Coach or other health professional working with women that are navigating the menopause transition? 

  •  During all your years of training, were you ever taught about the powerful link between sex hormones and mental health?
  • Were you taught about how peri/menopause impacts women's mental health and day-to-day functioning? 
  • Were you trained to adapt your assessments, formulation and therapeutic skills specifically for women going through menopause? 

If you’re like most clinicians, the answer is "NO". And that means you may be missing vital cues in your work with midlife women, cues that could make the difference between a good intervention and a life-changing one.

 

Now imagine the opposite…

 

  • What if you had the knowledge and tools to confidently support women through menopause?
  • What if you could adapt your therapeutic skills with a proven framework, instead of guesswork?
  • What if you could become recognised as a trusted specialist in menopause-informed psychological care? 

 

That’s exactly what EMBERS® Professional Training Programme makes possible.

 

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I’m Simona Stokes, a Counselling Psychologist with 25+ years’ experience in mental health and founder of the Menopause CBT Clinic®.

 

My own menopause journey changed everything. It opened my eyes to the fact that traditional therapy approaches simply weren’t enough. Women in this transition need and deserve more - an approach that honours and reflects their lived experience.

 

That’s why in 2019 I developed the EMBERS® Menopause CBT Framework and coined the term Menopause-Informed Psychological Care to describe a new approach that places the menopausal context at the heart of therapeutic practice.

 

Since then:

- EMBERS® has been refined into a practical, step-by-step system that bridges CBT, neuroscience, and lifestyle medicine. 

- I’ve supported hundreds of women through emotional difficulties like anxiety, low mood, and overwhelm caused by the menopausal transition.

- I’ve trained clinicians across the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia.

- Professionals who’ve trained with me are already applying it in clinical work and seeing powerful results.

The EMBERS® Menopause-Informed CBT Model is a six-stage, non-hormonal psychological framework designed to help women manage the emotional, psychological and mental health challenges of menopause with clarity and confidence.

 

Grounded in evidence-based principles from third-wave CBT, lifestyle medicine and behavioural science, the EMBERS® model is underpinned by a bio-psycho-sociocultural perspective and informed by a neuroscientific understanding of how menopause impacts both the brain and the mind.

 

By working across the three dimensions of human functioning - body, mind, and relationships (with self, others, and the world) - EMBERS® equips women with practical strategies to restore balance, strengthen identity, and navigate the peri/menopausal transition with confidence and resilience.

 

Yes, I Want to Learn EMBERS®

Right now, many women struggling with the emotional difficulties caused by the menopausal transition are let down by the health system. They are told “it’s just stress,” offered generic therapy, or left feeling misunderstood.

 

But when you integrate EMBERS® into your practice, you:

  • Offer life-changing support that makes a difference and resonates.
  • Deliver better outcomes for the women going through the peri/menopause
  • Improve your reputation and your professional satisfaction.
  • Position yourself as a specialist in a field with rising demand.

 

This isn’t just about adding a skill. It’s about stepping into a role where you can change women’s lives and transform your own practice.

Are you still thinking...  

  •  “How is this different from other training?” - EMBERS® PTP is the UK’s only CPD-accredited training in menopause and mental health, built on a specialist, evidence-based framework you won’t find anywhere else.  

 

  •  “Is menopause-informed psychological care really relevant to my work?” - Absolutely!!! If you work with midlife women, menopause is already shaping their mental health. This training helps you meet that unmet need. 

 

  • “Can’t I just learn this from reading?” - You could try piecing it all together, diving deep into neuroscience, developmental psychology, CBT, lifestyle medicine, and then figuring out how it all applies to menopause. But that would take years of research and trial and error. EMBERS® gives you a proven, structured framework with ready-to-use clinical tools, so you can confidently apply it in practice right away. 

 

  • “It feels expensive.” - With flexible payment plans and discounts, the programme is an affordable investment that will pay dividends in your career and client outcomes. 

TESTIMONIALS

Dr. Michelle Miller

Counselling Physchologist 

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Anna Clower

Licensed Counsellor, US

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Loved this training! It's helped me better conceptualize biopsychosocial issues both personally and professionally. Highly recommend this course!

Heidi
Psychotherapist (Texas, US) 

This course has given me the tools to both, help women entering perimenopause and understand my own menopause journey.


Debbie
Counsellor (Tasmania, Australia)

Fantastic course! I learnt so much and feel so much more confident to work with clients navigating this stage of life!
 

Madeleine 
Clinical Psychologist (UK)

The EMBERS® PTP helped me understand the biopsychosocial way of looking at symptoms of menopause. It gave me tools to help women better navigate through this transformative stage. I think it should be part of the curriculum of the psychology training.

Yvonne
Health Psychologist (Netherlands) 

EMBERS® has helped me understand the complexity of issues faced by women in peri/menopause and learn through a research-focused lens, how best to support them with psychological interventions.

Rebecca
CBT Psychotherapist (UK) 

Foundations of Menopause-Informed Psychological Care That Transform the Way You Work

  • 6 in-depth modules (16+ hours of pre-recorded lessons) so you can build a comprehensive understanding of menopause-informed psychological care step by step.
  • Downloadable slides and course materials to keep forever, so you can follow along easily and keep the resources to reference whenever you need them.

A Bundle of Resources to Guide Clinical Practice

  • CBT Assessment for Menopause; Perimenopause Depression Scale (Meno-D), Menopause Screening Tool so you can confidently assess and structure your work with clients.
  • Recommended reading list to deepen your expertise so you can expand your knowledge and deepen your expertise.

Learning Together to Build Lasting Confidence  

  • 6 weekly live Zoom sessions (90 minutes each) so you can reflect, ask questions, and connect the training to your real clinical practice.
  • Case discussions to connect theory with practice so you can see exactly how to translate theory into effective interventions.
  • Access to all recordings if you can’t attend live so you never miss a session.

Recognition and Access to Progression

  • Certificate of Completion (30 CPD hours) so you can evidence your professional development.
  • Clear pathway to full EMBERS® Certification so you can take your expertise to the next level if you choose.

Growth That Expands Your Impact

  • Practical tools to integrate menopause-informed psychological care immediately so you can better meet the needs of your midlife clients.
  • A proven framework to help you stand out as a specialist in a growing field.
  • Confidence to address an unmet need in women’s mental health so you can make a genuine difference in women’s lives and increase your professional job satisfaction.

Now, I'm bringing that knowledge to you. Don't let another woman face these challenges alone. Equip yourself with the tools to make a real difference. Join me on this journey 

PLUS! Bonuses:

Join and get these exclusive bonuses included for free:

  • Expert Sessions - Two exclusive recordings:
    - Dr J. Boden (Menopause Specialist) on HRT & menopause, so that you can understand HRT risks and benefits and confidently address client questions.
    - Dr C. Marriott (Consultant Psychiatrist & Lifestyle Medicine Physician) on applying lifestyle approaches to menopause, so that you can understand the role of lifestyle modifications to support women’s wellbeing during menopause.
  • Lifetime Access* - Every module, slide, and resource is yours to keep forever. Revisit the training anytime, at your own pace, with no limits or expiry.
  • Professional Community - Exclusive access to the EMBERS® Professionals Hub, where you can connect with like-minded clinicians worldwide, share insights, and get peer support.
  • Future Updates & Live Cohort Access - Receive new resources, tools, and updates as they’re released, plus the chance to join live sessions with future cohorts at no extra cost.

Together, these bonuses are worth over £3500, more than the cost of the entire programme.

They’re all yours when you join before the closing date .

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What are the main themes covered?

The programme is structured around six modules and the themes covered are: 

Module 1 - Mental Health and Menopause

  • Understanding Menopause: Impact on Mental Health
  • Decoding Menopause: Understanding Severity Factors

Module 2 - What Can We Do

  • Effective Strategies for Symptom Management: What can we do?
  • Menopause-Informed CBT assessment

Module 3 - Rebalance the Body

  • The ‘Body’ – The ‘E’ in EMBERS®
    • E: Essentials: how to rebalance the body (Restore Mode)

Module 4 - Rebalance the Mind

  •  The ‘Mind’ - The ‘M’+’B’+’E’ in EMBERS®
    • M: Mind and Mindset - Transforming Negative Cognitions During Menopause
    • B: Becoming - Empowering Women to Find Purpose in Transition
    • E: Emotional Fitness - Befriending All Emotions During Menopause 

Module 5 - Rebuilding Life

  • The ‘Environment’ – The ‘R’+’S’ in EMBERS®
    • R: Relationships - Nurturing Relationships, Intimacy, and Sexuality 
    • S: Shape-Up - Fostering Lasting Behavioural Change

Module 6 - Bringing it All Together

  • Clinical Applications and Case Studies
  • Next Steps  

All modules include reflective exercises to support your thinking about how to integrate this learning and use it in your clinical practice.

 

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If you want to stand out as a specialist in menopause-informed psychological care and gain the tools, resources, and confidence to transform the way you support women, then you have to take action.

Think about how your professional life will look in six weeks’ time if you commit to this step and how different it will feel to finally have the tools and confidence to address an unmet need in women’s mental health..

 

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For complete peace of mind, we offer a 7-day guarantee starting from the release of Module 1. If you decide the training isn’t the right fit, you’ll receive a full refund. No stress, no risk.

If you are saying "YES" to all the points below, then this programme could be for you:

  • Are you a mental health professional working with women age 40+?

  • Are you looking to learn evidence-based psychological tools to help women deal with the emotional, psychological and mental health signs of peri/menopause?

  • Are you familiar with the basic principles of CBT?

  • Are you seeking CPD accredited training in Menopause-Informed Psychological Care?

  • Are you willing to participate in small group discussions to reflect on the learning points presented in each module?

  • Are you able to access Zoom and use it effectively?


This training programme is not designed to teach basic CBT theory and skills as it is assumed that participants already have an understanding of the principles of CBT and its application to clinical practice. 

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Millions of women are navigating menopause without the support they deserve and too many professionals still feel unprepared. 

 

Together, we can change that!!!!

 

Join the EMBERS®  Menopause-Informed Psychological Care movement! Be the voice, the guide and the advocate for women's needs.

 

Hundreds of professionals worldwide have already joined the EMBERS® movement. Don’t miss your chance to be next.

 

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"I can only describe Simona’s EMBERS® Programme as life changing, as I came to her at such a low point due to the impact that perimenopause had on my mental health. The positive impact of our sessions has been incredible, offering tools and strategies that have allowed me to move past what has been one of the worst time in my life."

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