Perimenopause and Menopause: Untangling Myth, Meaning, and Mental Health
3 CEUs - Clinical
Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. CT
Presenter: Magen Price, FNP-BC, MSCP, CSC
3 CEUs - Clinical
Perimenopause and menopause are often misunderstood, underrecognized,
and frequently misattributed to lifestyle or psychogenic conditions
causing many women in midlife to feel dismissed, mislabeled, and shamed.
This workshop challenges common myths surrounding perimenopause and
menopause and reframes these transitions through a biopsychosocial lens.
Designed for social workers, this 3-hour training explores how hormonal
transitions intersect with mood, anxiety, cognition, trauma history,
identity, relationships, and role strain. Participants will examine how
midlife symptoms can mimic or exacerbate psychiatric conditions, why
women are often over-diagnosed or undertreated during this life stage,
and how cultural narratives about aging, productivity, and gender
influence client experiences.
This workshop offers a high-level overview of hormone therapy without
emphasizing prescribing or medical management. Instead, it centers on
assessment, validation, psychoeducation, and therapeutic support.
Through case examples and myth-busting discussions, social workers will
gain practical tools to recognize menopausal transitions, reduce stigma,
and more effectively support clients navigating midlife change, while
collaborating thoughtfully with medical providers when appropriate.
Learning Objectives
1. Identify and challenge common myths and misinformation about
perimenopause and menopause that contribute to misdiagnosis, stigma, and
invalidation of midlife clients.
2. Recognize how hormonal transitions intersect with mental health,
trauma history, identity, relationships, and role strain, rather than
viewing symptoms as purely psychiatric or “psychological.”
3. Differentiate menopausal-related mood, anxiety, and cognitive
symptoms from primary psychiatric disorders, reducing over-pathologizing
and inappropriate labeling.
4. Apply a biopsychosocial framework to assessment and support,
including how social workers can validate experiences, support coping,
and collaborate effectively with medical providers, without needing to
prescribe or manage hormones.
About the Presenter
Magen Price is a
board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC), Menopause Society
Certified Practitioner (MSCP), and AASECT-Certified Sex Counselor (CSC).
She has spent more than a decade practicing in community health, and
currently works as a Primary Care Provider (PCP) at NeighborHealth in
East Boston. In 2019, Magen built the Sexual Wellness specialty at
NeighborHealth, combining her expertise in sexual medicine and primary
care to address sexual dysfunction and midlife health transitions. In
April 2025, Magen opened Mystic Valley Sexual Wellness in Melrose, MA, a
concierge women's health practice providing perimenopause/menopause
care, treatment of sexual dysfunction, and couples intimacy counseling
using methods such as Sensate Focus. She is a frequent CME speaker at
conferences and Boston-area hospitals.
Instagram: @magenpricenp, @mysticvalleysexualwellness
Pricing and Registration
$60 NASW Member
$45 NASW Student/Reitred Member
$90 Not-Yet-Member
REGISTER HERE