Training Format:
On Demand
 Cost:
FREE 1 Hour Course
CEs Available:
1 NBCC CE
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The menopause transition can influence mood, sleep, cognition, stress responsivity, trauma responses and identity, yet it remains largely absent from mental health training. This free 60-minute training introduces an AIP-informed lens for recognizing when the transition is relevant to case conceptualization, history-taking, pacing and target selection — without a new EMDR protocol. Participants explore five areas: relational presence in the midst of dismissal; ACEs, trauma and earlier onset; the multiple pathways into menopause; overlooked factors affecting symptoms and processing capacity; and postmenopausal growth — while avoiding the assumption that every midlife difficulty is caused by menopause.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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Describe the role of relational presence and menopause-informed attunement in EMDR history-taking and preparation with clients across the menopause transition.
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2 Identify at least three factors — adverse childhood experiences, alternate pathways into menopause and symptoms affecting processing capacity — relevant to EMDR case conceptualization during the transition.
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3 Explain how an AIP-informed lens supports pacing, target selection and postmenopausal growth without requiring a new EMDR protocol.
Who is this training for?
This continuing education program is intended for graduate-level professional counselors and mental health practitioners. It is designed for clinicians who hold a master's degree or higher in a mental health field, as well as graduate students actively pursuing that level of training.
IRIS Training Collective has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 8002. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. IRIS Training Collective is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
MEET YOUR TRAINER
Julie Cardoza, MS, LMFT
Julie Cardoza, MS, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with more than 25 years of clinical experience, an EMDRIA Approved ConsultantTM and a CAMFT-approved continuing education provider (#61115). She maintains a solo private practice in Fresno, California, specializing in trauma-informed care, somatic and polyvagal-informed EMDR, and women's mental health across midlife.
Her clinical and teaching focus is the intersection of trauma and the neuroendocrine transition of perimenopause and menopause — identity, stress, sleep, relationships and a woman's understanding of her own body. She holds a perimenopause and menopause coaching certificate from the Integrative Women's Health Institute along with additional training in menopause and women's hormone health.
Julie develops and teaches continuing education for licensed clinicians, provides EMDR consultation as an EMDRIA Approved Consultant, and writes for clinician audiences on menopause-informed care. She presents on midlife, menopause and mental health for professional and community audiences.
Course Attendance and CE Credit:
For live credit: Attendees must attend live via Zoom and attendance will be taken for course credit. Partial credit is not available. Live certificates are issued upon request within 5 business days of verified attendance and completed evaluation.
For on demand credit: Attendees must view the full course video, complete the quiz and evaluation to receive credit. Upon completion of all modules your certificate will be issued and sent via email.
Cancellation & Refund Policy:
This course is offered free of charge, therefore refunds do not apply. If you are unable to attend the live session, a full replay will be available on demand after the event.
