It's tempting to treat each of these as standalone psychological problems. But the most useful questions are often: What changed? When did it change? What else started around the same time?
Menopause may be part of the explanation. It should never become the explanation for everything.
WHY HYPNOSIS BELONGS HERE
Not bolted on. Backed by research
The Menopause Society's 2023 nonhormone therapy position statement lists clinical hypnosis as a Level I evidence intervention for vasomotor symptoms.
A 2013 randomised controlled trial found substantial improvements in hot flushes with a five-session clinical hypnosis intervention.
A more recent randomised trial found self-administered hypnosis reduced hot-flush scores and interference significantly more than an active control.
We're just as clear about where the evidence is thinner. You won't find claims here that hypnosis "balance hormones" or "fixes cortisol" — and that honesty is exactly what makes your practice credible to clients and GPs.
THE FRAMEWORK
The MenoMethod a clinical pathway, not just a pack of scripts
M
Map the Menopause picture
E
Explore the individual experience
N
Nervous system & neuropsychology
O
Outcome-focused hypnotherapy
Menopause essentials for hypnotherapists
Perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause; surgical and medical menopause; symptom clusters; and why two women can experience it completely differently.
Is this menopause, burnout, or something else?
How menopause shows up as anxiety, burnout, insomnia, brain fog or “I just don’t feel like myself” — and what needs medical assessment first.
Hormones, stress and the nervous system
Explore how hormonal changes and the stress response can affect mood, sleep and everyday resilience.
Assessment & case foundation
A menopause-aware intake form and step-by-step formulation that finds the real therapeutic target, not just what the presenting issue is.
Menopause-focused hypnotherapy
A series of scripts to support you with the most common symptoms that present.
Integration, ethics & clinical practice
Scope, referral, working alongside GPs and menopause doctors, MHT awareness without giving medical advice, and tracking outcomes.
SIX CORE PROTOCOLS
Not 30 scripts. Six protocols you'll understand well enough to adapt.
Vasomotor Comfort
Cooling imagery, comfort cues and self-hypnosis for hot flushes.
Menopause Sleep Reset
Night waking and anticipatory sleep anxiety.
Calm the Meno Mind
Overwhelm, racing thoughts and hypervigilance.
Irritability & Emotional Regulation
Widening the pause between trigger and response.
Confidence & Identity
“I don't feel like myself,” ageing and changing roles.
Cravings & Emotional Eating
Habit and regulation, without overpromising on weight.
SCENARIO
Same client. Three hypnotherapists. Three different treatments.
Sarah, 48: hot flushes, waking at 3am, irritable with her partner, struggling to concentrate, and worried she's “losing it.”
Hypnotherapist A
Targets sleep.
Hypnotherapist B
Targets hot flushes.
Hypnotherapist C
Discovers Sarah's biggest distress is the fear she's becoming incompetent at work.
All three could technically treat Sarah. This training teaches you to find the treatment that matters most to her.
