Health Practitioners
Western Australia
Deborah Fleck
Psychologist
We all know that menopause is a natural stage of life, affecting most woman during their forties and fifties. But just because this stage of life is natural, it doesn’t mean it’s a walk in the park for everyone, and not every woman has a shared experience. For some women, menopause can feel like a roller-coaster ride, or a bungie jump!
Symptoms linked to menopause include:
physical symptoms – hot flushes, night sweats, weight gain, sleep disturbance, tiredness
psychological/emotional symptoms – anxiety, low mood, irritability, fuzzy head, feeling stressed and overwhelmed, feeling fed up.
All this at a time when you may already be juggling other life demands with work, family, and ageing parents. Or perhaps you are experiencing life-stage changes such as your children becoming independent, or changes in your relationship with your partner. Perhaps you are trying to manage your menopause symptoms in a workplace that’s not quite menopause friendly.
With all this going on, is it any wonder many women can feel afraid, angry, sad, confused or alone during menopause? A number of women can experience the whole gamut of emotions in one day and then worry that they will never feel their ‘normal’ self again. But it doesn’t have to be like this.
My purpose in setting up Menopause Psychological Services is to support women navigate the perimenopause and post-menopause transition. I offer a personal psychological service to help you:
make sense of thoughts and feelings that may surface during this time
make time for yourself without feeling guilty
learn techniques that help you let go of the pressure to ‘do everything’
learn strategies to help gain back a sense of control
feel confident that the next chapter of life can have meaning and purpose.
I recognise that we are all unique in our experiences and in our physical and psychological make-up. As women, we can read all the literature on menopause, but as the literature is written for a broad audience, it can’t accommodate individual needs and approaches. Menopause is a uniquely personal experience and can be many different things to many different women. Talking about your own experience to a qualified psychologist can help you explore what menopause means to you.
I believe in conversation, talking through processes, fears and experiences together to find a shared understanding of what you are experiencing and how you would like to manage it. I support the use of evidence-based strategies, to help you navigate and manage your menopause in your own way.
Deb Fleck - psychologist, partner, mother, post-menopausal woman
Deborah sees clients in-person and via Telehealth.
Federica Zamboni
Psychologist and Clinical Psychosexual Therapist
My name is Federica, I am a registered Psychologist and Sexologist and the Director of Tailoring Therapy.
In my years of being a therapist, I have developed the belief that psychological interventions and therapy should be tailored to the person's uniqueness. In my approach, I aim to provide knowledge and education, develop awareness, and encourage change, if that is what you are seeking.
I believe therapy shouldn’t feel like a rigid corset or tight pants, but like something that can be moulded and shaped to suit you and where you are at, both mentally and physically. Just like the same piece of fabric will fit differently on different people, the same goes for therapy. Together we will work on creating the perfect fit.
Tailoring Therapy was born from all of this. I personally discovered that change comes differently to different people and before it can happen, one has to gain new knowledge and awareness about themselves. Be ready to stop, adapt, modify, and resume the journey over time, to find your “perfect fit”.
Federica sees clients in-person and via Telehealth.
My 40’s have been filled with a few highs and lows. Perhaps the greatest ‘surprise’ was my own experience of perimenopause. Add to that a late diagnosis of ADHD and yep, it’s been a bit of a ride AND a steep learning curve. With the gift of hyperfocus that comes with being an ADHDer, I took it upon myself to deep dive and learn all that I could about both; independent of one another as well as the intersection of the two. As a result, this ‘space’ is where you’ll find me.
If you’re a perimenopausal woman who also thinks she’s an ADHDer, I can help. I can take you through an assessment process for ADHD and I can also help you wrap your head around what this means for you. The world is often a tough place for ADHDers and if you are late to the party in terms of your diagnosis, I’m reasonably confident you’ve picked up some pretty negative beliefs about yourself along the way. Courtesy of feeling like a square peg in a round hole.
So really this is where my focus (heart) is these days. Supporting women as they navigate the menopausal years with ADHD.
Kirstin sees clients in-person and via Telehealth.
Kirstin Bouse
Clinical and Forensic Psychologist
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