On-Demand CE Training
ODL 416: Perimenopause: The Missing Chapter in Women’s Mental Health
Please make sure to check with your own state board to ensure the transferability of CE credit for an asynchronous course. Some state boards may place restrictions regarding the modality of training required for ethics credits to be awarded. If this training indicates ethics credits are available, please verify that your state allows them to be earned through an on-demand course format.
Please note: This on-demand webinar is a replay of a live CE event. The format reflects the original presentation and may include live Q&A, transitions, and intermittent audio/visual fluctuations typical of a live recording.
1 CREDIT HOUR APPROVED FOR:
Social Workers
ASWB ACE – 1 Clinical Continuing Education credit
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work – 1 Contact hour
Psychologists
APA – 1 CE credit
Counselors 1 Contact hour
NBCC ACEP – 1 Contact hour
New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners – 1 Contact hour
Addiction Professionals
NAADAC – 1 Contact hour
Nurses
California Board of Registered Nursing – 1 Contact hour
Case Managers
CCMC – 1 CE Contact hour
Created On: 5/27/26
Target Audience:
This course is targeted for social workers, psychologists, counselors, nurses and case managers.
Counselor Skill Groups:
4. Counseling Services
Overview:
Perimenopause is a major biopsychosocial transition that can significantly affect mood, cognition, identity, relationships, and overall functioning. This training equips helping professionals to recognize common psychological, emotional, and cognitive presentations associated with perimenopause (e.g., anxiety, depression, irritability/rage, brain fog, memory lapses), and to differentiate these from primary mood and anxiety disorders in ways that improve assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.
Course Objectives:
By the end of the session, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the key psychological, emotional, and cognitive symptoms of perimenopause and distinguish them from primary mood and anxiety disorders commonly seen in clinical practice.
- Evaluate client presentations through a biopsychosocial framework that integrates hormonal changes, identity shifts, role transitions, and sociocultural factors influencing women’s midlife mental health.
- Apply developmentally appropriate therapeutic strategies to support clients experiencing perimenopause, including psychoeducation, validation, identity work, and guidance on navigating medical care and self-advocacy.
Presenter:
Bethany Comeau, MA, LPC
Bethany Comeau is a licensed professional counselor in private practice based in Americus, Georgia, with nearly 20 years experience in the mental health field. In addition to working with clients whose anxiety is rooted in perfectionism and people pleasing, her clinical areas of focus also include grief and loss, infertility, and The Highly Sensitive Person. Bethany is also a recovering perfectionist and people pleaser, and deeply passionate about helping others who are struggling with types of trauma responses learn how to find their way back to themselves.