Saturday 7th Jun, 2025
Presenter: Dr Jane Simms
Jane is a Highly Specialist Counselling Psychologist who works in NHS and Private Practice in Belfast. She is also Senior Lecturer on the DPsych Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy programme at Metanoia, London. Jane has many years clinical experience and has worked in a range of settings from NHS, community and voluntary settings, and public and private sectors, in the field of Adult Mental Health. She has experience in working with a broad range of complex mental health presentations and has specialist interest in complex trauma, traumatic grief and women’s health. She provides individual therapy, designs and delivers psychoeducation groups, and counselling training programmes. She currently teaches on the Humanistic Theories module at Metanoia Institute and provides research supervision. Jane has lectured at Ulster University at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the area of counselling. She was Course Director of the Professional Development degree in Counselling. She has published in a range of areas related to mental health and counselling psychology. She is passionate about learning, in particular helping others learn, develop and grow in their therapeutic work.
Menopause In the Therapy Room
Menopause is a popular topic right now but seldom addressed within the context of the therapeutic relationship. Understanding the impact of menopause is important as many of the symptoms can overlap with other mental health presentations. It occurs mainly at a time in life alongside other lifespan issues and awareness of how it interacts with and impacts other areas of the life cycle is important for counsellors to understand. This session will be based around Jane’s recent paper published in the January 2024 edition of the BACP Healthcare Journal titled Menopause in the Therapy Room. It will outline the signs and symptoms of menopause and importantly, what questions to ask and areas to explore as part of the assessment and therapeutic process. It will also be helpful for counsellors to reflect on their own experience of menopause and its impact on their own life and client work.
Date: Saturday 7th June, 2025
Time: 10am-12.30pm
Venue:
Friends’ Meeting House
Frederick Street
Belfast BT1
Limited Parking Available
Tea/coffee available mid-workshop
Call 07775947991 for further details
Cost: Members £10 | Non-Members £15
CPD Certificate supplied
Please Note – all bookings are now through Eventbrite please follow the link to reserve your space (limited seating and capacity may be filled on the day).