CBT for Menopause Groups

CBT for Menopause Groups

Finding practical ways through menopause.

Menopause can change much more than our hormones. It can affect sleep, mood, confidence, relationships and the way we experience ourselves.

This four-week online group offers a supportive space to understand some of these changes and explore practical ways of responding to them.

The group is based on the British Menopause Society (BMS) CBT training for menopause symptoms, which draws on an evidence-based cognitive behavioural approach and a biopsychosocial understanding of menopause.

The programme has been adapted into four 90-minute sessions, bringing together information, reflection and practical strategies that you can explore between sessions.

This isn't about suggesting that menopause symptoms are “all in your mind”. Rather, CBT can help us explore the connections between physical symptoms, thoughts, emotions, behaviour, stress and our wider circumstances — and identify where there may be opportunities to make things a little easier.

Over four weeks, we will explore

Week 1 — Understanding what is happening

Taking a holistic, biopsychosocial look at menopause and how symptoms can interact with thoughts, feelings, behaviour, relationships and everyday life.

Week 2 — Stress and finding space to respond

Exploring stress, how it can affect menopausal symptoms and practical approaches for managing the pressures that can build during times of change.

Week 3 — Hot flushes and night sweats

Understanding more about hot flushes and night sweats and exploring strategies that may help reduce their impact and the distress associated with them.

Week 4 — Sleep, wider symptoms and moving forward

Looking at sleep and other menopausal symptoms, bringing together what has been explored across the four weeks and considering what you might want to take forward.

Menopause and relationships

Menopause doesn't happen in isolation.

Changes in our bodies, mood, energy, sexuality and sense of ourselves can also affect the way we relate to partners, family, friends and colleagues.

Across the four weeks there will be opportunities to explore relationships in the context of menopause, including:

Talking with partners about menopause and what you need from one another
Empowered boundary-setting
Sex, intimacy and changes in desire
The impact of symptoms on connection and relationships
Finding ways to communicate when things feel difficult

There is no expectation to share anything personal. You can bring as much or as little as feels right for you.

The intention is to create a small, supportive space where you can learn, reflect and connect with others who may be navigating some of the same changes.

Details

Next groups: Coming in 2027

Cost

£180 for four weeks

Places are limited to keep the group small and personal, so early booking is recommended.