MENOPAUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CERTIFICATION

A self-paced online certification that gives you the knowledge and skills to support people through the physiological, mental, and behavioral health of perimenopause and menopause. Built for professionals seeking deeper expertise in menopause care, including both physical and behavioral health.

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Are you a provider interested in obtaining a credential in menopause behavioral health?

This program is for you!

  • Health Coaches

  • Social Workers

  • Therapists

  • Psychologists

  • Dieticians

  • Community Health Workers and Mid-Life Doulas

  • Nurses

  • Pharmacists

  • Physicians and Physician Assistants wanting in-depth behavioral health training

  • Other Health Care Providers

Hormone therapy alone isn’t always the answer. The evidence is clear: behavioral health interventions like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can improve menopause symptoms. Our goal is to ensure more providers have the tools and training to deliver it.

Ready to make an impact?

FamilyWell's Menopause Behavioral Health Certification equips health coaches, behavioral health providers, and clinicians with the education and evidence-based strategies to support individuals through perimenopause and menopause.

You will learn about the physiological and hormonal changes that occur throughout perimenopause and menopause, the social and behavioral adjustments, the symptoms that result, how to screen for mental health and sleep challenges, and how to apply tools like CBT to support them.

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Your Expert Instructors

  • Dr. Jessica Gaulton headshot

    Dr. Jessica Gaulton, MD, MPH

    FOUNDER/CEO, FAMILYWELL

  • Dr. Melissa Sherman headshot

    Dr. Melissa Sherman, MD

    OBSTETRICIAN & PROGRAM LEAD

  • Dr. Mary McCaffrey headshot

    Dr. Mary McCaffrey, MD

    OB/GYN & MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER

  • Dr. Colleen E. Carney, PhD, CPsych

    SLEEP & CBT-I EXPERT

  • Dr. Millicent Rose headshot

    Dr. Millicent Rose, EdD

    LICENSED MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPIST

  • Dr. Julie Bindeman, PsyD headshot

    Dr. Julie Bindeman, PsyD

    REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHOLOGIST

  • Hilary Waller, MS, LPC heashot

    Hilary Waller, MS, LPC

    PSYCHOTHERAPIST & AUTHOR

  • Elizabeth Crommett, PT, DPT headshot

    Elizabeth Crommett, PT, DPT

    PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPIST

  • Ariel Wallen, LICSW headshot

    Ariel Wallen, LICSW

    CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

  • Sasha Aparicio, MS, MBH-C headshot

    Sasha Aparicio, MS, MBH-C

    FAMILYWELL ACADEMY DIRECTOR & BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST

  • Danielle McClellan, PBHC, PMH-C

    DIRECTOR OF PROVIDER SUCCESS

  • Marisa Siverstein headshot

    Marisa Silverstein, MBH-C

    MENOPAUSE COACH & MBH-C MENTOR

  • Erica Ouellette, M.Ed., RD, CDCES

    Endocrinology & Nutrition

We're proud to announce that FamilyWell's PBH-C and MBH-C programs are now accredited for Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit through our partnership with Innovation Horizons! 

  • Accredited IACET Provider

  • ASWB Approved Continuing Education ACE

  • American Psychological Association

  • Commission on Dietetic Registration of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

  • PA AAPA Category 1 CME

Your Learning Experience

  • 15 self-paced video modules

    On-demand video taught by leading experts in menopause physiology, hormones, and behavioral health, completed on your own schedule.

  • 6 hours of live mentorship

    Three 2-hour interactive Zoom sessions for reflection and hands-on application alongside facilitators and peers.

  • Knowledge checks & reflections

    No final exam. Progress is confirmed through knowledge checks you can retake freely, plus guided reflections.

  • Practical, scope-aware skills

    CBT and motivational interviewing techniques, screening, ethics, boundaries, and documentation, applied to your role.

  • Trauma-informed & equity-centered

    Culturally responsive, trauma-informed care and team-based collaboration woven through every module.

  • A recognized credential

    Earn the Menopause Behavioral Health Certification (MBH-C), a digital certificate, and a shareable badge.

How you’ll make an impact

Deepen your expertise

Add menopause behavioral health to the work you already do, whether you coach, counsel, or practice clinically, and care for clients more completely.

Meet an urgent need

Support a population that too often goes unheard. Few providers are trained for this, and the demand is only growing.

Join the FamilyWell mission

Our graduates help set the standard for menopause support, and many go on to support people through FamilyWell.

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What is the Menopause Behavioral Health Certification Program?

The Menopause Behavioral Health Certification (MBH-C) Program helps professionals understand what is happening in both the body and mind during the menopause transition.

Participants gain a practical, evidence-based understanding of the hormonal, physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes that can emerge during perimenopause and menopause, and how these changes affect daily functioning and quality of life.

Through this training, professionals learn to recognize symptoms, conduct appropriate screening, support behavior change and emotional wellbeing, provide education, and work collaboratively within a team-based model of care—all within their scope of practice.

By increasing access to knowledgeable professionals across disciplines, we can help ensure that no one navigates the menopause transition without support.

  • "I'm incredibly passionate about helping to change how this season of life is viewed and to help women rediscover what they want this next chapter to look like. Having the MBH-C helps me do that with confidence."

    Marisa, Program Participant

  • "Similar to perinatal mental and physical health, perimenopause is another major reproductive transition that deserves more conversation and support."

    Lila, Program Participant

  • "This training teaches you all about mental and behavioral health in mid-life, but you also you get a master class in body."

    Danielle, Program Participant

Course Overview

  • Module 1 - How to Complete the Certification Program

  • Module 2 - Introduction to Peri/Menopause Behavioral Health

  • Module 3 - Principles of Psychotherapy and CBT

  • Module 4 - A Medical Overview of Perimenopause and Menopause

  • Module 5 - Mood Disorders and Challenges Common to Perimenopause

  • Module 6 - Principles of CBT Coaching

  • Module 7 - Health Equity and Trauma-Informed Care

  • Module 8 - Menopause and the Pelvic Floor

  • Module 9 - Nutrition, Supplements, and Exercise in Menopause

  • Module 10 - Supporting Clients with Anxiety and Depression

  • Module 11 - Coaching for Vasomotor Syndrome of Menopause

  • Module 12 - Low/No Libido: Perimenopause and Desire

  • Module 13 - Motivational Interviewing for Difficult Conversations

  • Module 14 - Sleep and Insomnia in Menopause: Foundations & Assessment

  • Module 15 - Sleep and Insomnia in Menopause: CBT-I & Complex Cases

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Available Credit List

  • IPCE Credits - 23 Credits 

  • AAPA Category 1 Credit™️ - 23 Credits 

  • AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️ - 23 Credits (physician and non-physician)

  • Dietetic CPEUs - 23 Credits 

  • Psychology - 23 Credits 

  • Nursing - 23 Credits 

  • Pharmacy - 23 Credits 

  • Social Work - 23 Credits 

  • 2.3 IACET CEUs 

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  • The certification is built for clinical and non-clinical professionals alike: coaches, health and wellness professionals, behavioral health providers, therapists, social workers, psychologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychiatrists, and physicians who work with people in or approaching menopause. Scope of practice is woven through every module, so you learn the full picture and how to apply it appropriately for your role.

  • No. The material meets you where you are. Licensed clinicians can apply it within their scope to diagnose and treat; coaches and others working outside a diagnostic scope focus on education, behavioral support, screening, and confident referral, without diagnosing or treating.

  • The course is roughly 15 hours of self-paced video across 15 modules, plus 6 hours of live mentorship delivered as three 2-hour sessions. You have one year from enrollment to finish, and most learners complete it in three to six months.

  • There is no final exam. Your progress is confirmed through required questionnaires and knowledge checks at three checkpoints. Knowledge checks must be passed at 100%, and you can retake them as many times as you need. You also submit a short reflection after each mentorship session.

  • Yes! In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Innovation Horizons and FamilyWell Health. Innovation Horizons is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team. Learners will receive 23 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. Physicians may claim a maximum of 23 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™; PAs, 23 AAPA Category 1 credits; nurses, 23.0 ANCC contact hours; pharmacists, 23.0 contact hours (2.3 CEUs); social workers, 23.0 ACE contact hours; psychologists, 23.0 APA CE credits; dietitians, 23.0 CDR CPEUs; coaches and non-licensed professionals, 2.3 IACET CEUs. 

  • You'll be able to recognize the physical, psychological, and behavioral changes of perimenopause and menopause; screen for common mood, anxiety, sleep, sexual health, and vasomotor concerns; apply CBT and motivational interviewing techniques to support wellbeing; and collaborate within team-based care, all appropriate to your scope.

  • The MBH-C credential is valid for two years. To recertify, you complete at least 5 hours of continuing education in behavioral health, menopause health, or reproductive health, and pay a $50 recertification fee.

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Our graduates help set the standard for menopause behavioral health, and many go on to support patients as a coach, therapist, or psychiatric provider through FamilyWell.

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