The Pause Approach for Mental Health Health Therapists Training.
VIRTUAL LIVE TRAINING
MAY 30, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00PM
SUSS
SUSSIE CORTEZ
Training
The Pause Approach for Mental Health Health Therapists Training.
VIRTUAL LIVE TRAINING
MAY 30, 2026 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $50
Continuing Education Credit Available: 3 NBCC Credit Hours
Presenter: Suzanne Cortez, LCSW
If you need special accommodations or have questions, please contact us.
Contact Information: Email @ Susiecortezcoaching@gmail.com or call @ 626-252-1063
Menopause is a biopsychosocial developmental transition that significantly impacts mood, cognition, identity, relationships, career functioning, and overall mental health. Yet most graduate counseling programs provide limited formal training in menopause-informed care.
The Pause Approach is a 3-hour clinical training designed for licensed mental health professionals who want to competently assess, conceptualize, and treat menopause-related concerns within psychotherapy. This program integrates counseling theory, lifespan development, multicultural competency, psychophysiological awareness, and evidence-informed interventions into a practical clinical framework.
The Pause Approach
Learning Objectives
Differentiate menopause-related symptom presentation from DSM mental disorders.
Describe menopause as a normative lifespan developmental transition. Identify developmental crises and transitional stressors associated with menopause.
Integrate psychophysiological and mindfulness-based strategies into treatment planning.
Demonstrate multicultural competence in menopause-informed care. Assess the impact of menopause on workplace functioning and career transitions.
Develop a menopause-informed treatment plan using The Pause Approach framework
Target Audience
Licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists, clinical social workers, psychologists, and graduate-level mental health professionals.
Format Online Live, real-time interactive training via Zoom.
Credit Participants completing this program will receive 3 NBCC hours
MEET SUSIE
WELCOME TO SUSIE CORTEZ COACHINGI I AM A LICENSED THERAPIST AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACH, DEDICATED TO HELPING WOMAN EMBRACE THEIR MIDLIFE JOURNEY. WITH A BACKGROUND IN COACHING AND A PASSION FOR WELLNESS, I UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES OF NAVIGATING PERIMENOPAUSE AND MENOPAUSE. MY APPROACH IS HOLISTIC, FOCUSING ON BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING
HAVING EXPERIENCED THE CHALLENGES OF MIDLIFE MYSELF, I REALIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND EXPERT GUIDANCE. I CREATED THIS COACHING PRACTICE TO PROVIDE WOMEN WITH THE RESOURCES AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY MENT THEY NEED TO THRIVE DURING THIS PIVOTAL TIME
I BELIEVE THAT EVERY WOMAN DESERVES TO FEEL EMPOWERED AND CONFIDENT IN HER DAN SKIN. THROUGH PERSONALIZED COACHING, I AIM TO HELP YOU DISCOVER YOUR STRENGTHS OVERCOME OBSTACLES, AND EMBRACE THE CHANGES THAT COME WITH MIDLIFE