FAQs: Therapy for Perimenopause
1. What is therapy for perimenopause?
Therapy for perimenopause is a psychotherapeutic approach designed to support people navigating the physical, emotional, and identity-related shifts of perimenopause. It goes beyond hormone-focused medical treatments, offering space for validation, emotional processing, and holistic healing.
2. How is this different from medical or hormone treatments?
While hormone therapy and supplements address physical symptoms, psychotherapy helps you understand the emotional and systemic dimensions of perimenopause. It provides tools for processing grief, identity shifts, mood swings, and relational stress—areas often overlooked by medical visits.
3. Who is therapy for perimenopause suited to?
This work is tailored for caregivers, women entering or experiencing an empty nest, and anyone who’s spent years supporting others while neglecting their own inner world. It’s ideal for those seeking to reconnect with who they truly are.
4. What kinds of symptoms or concerns are addressed?
Common themes include:
Emotional overwhelm, rage, anxiety
Crying spells, mood swings, grief
Identity loss, fatigue, brain fog
Relationship stress and feeling invisible
Therapy offers emotional insight and support for these challenges.
5. What therapeutic approach is used?
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is the primary modality. IFS supports healing by working with emotional “parts”—such as protectors and exiles—to reconnect with your authentic Self, reclaim clarity, compassion, and internal leadership
6. How are therapy sessions structured?
Intake Session: Initial goal setting and exploration based on your experience and hopes.
Genogram Session: A three-generation family map to explore intergenerational patterns and context.
Ongoing Sessions: Focused work on unburdening emotional parts, grief, boundaries, and reconnecting with identity and pleasure.
7. What benefits can I expect over time?
Clients often experience reduced anxiety and mood swings, improved relationships, restored joy, clear personal boundaries, and a sense of self-led clarity—feeling more authentic, creative, and alive.
8. Do you offer in-person sessions? Where are your services available?
All therapy sessions are conducted online via HIPAA-secure telehealth. Services are open to individuals located in Minnesota and Utah.
9. What are your rates and insurance options?
Individual 60-minute session: $200
Group therapy 60-minute session: $50
Insurance is not accepted directly, but superbills are available for reimbursement through many plans.
10. What is group therapy and how might it help?
Group therapy offers connection with others on similar journeys. Guided by principles from Irvin Yalom, group sessions foster closeness, support, reduced isolation, and corrective emotional experiences in a community environment. It can be more affordable and deeply validating.
11. How do I choose between individual and group therapy?
Individual therapy allows deeper one-on-one insight and tailored emotional work.
Group therapy offers shared experiences, mutual support, connection, and cost-effectiveness.
You’re welcome to attend a consultation to explore what might feel best.
12. How do I start or get in touch?
You can schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if therapy with Katherine feels like the right fit. From there, you can start with a full intake session and plan your therapeutic journey intentionally.
🌟 About Katherine Linscott, LMFT
Katherine is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) trained in systemic therapy. They use a process-oriented lens to guide healing through IFS and grief-informed approaches. As a specialist in helping caregivers and women in perimenopause and empty nest transitions, Katherine supports clients in reconnecting with themselves and reclaiming meaningful, joyful lives.