Hormonal Health
Changes in our hormones can result in a range of symptoms which then have an impact on our psychologic wellbeing. This is where Talking Therapies Portsmouth can help. Whilst we can’t change the symptoms themselves, we can explore the impact that they may have on you and others and look at skills and techniques to manage that impact and not exasperate nay symptoms due to anxiety or depression.
We invite you to listen to our recording Workshop “Living well with Hormones” to find out a more about the link between hormones and our psychological wellbeing and how we may be able to help. Please contact the service if you would like this sent to you.
Psychological support can be offered on a 1:1 basis and/or through our specific groups.
We offer a Hormonal Health workshop which is free to watch and can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14wBqLEcxi0KSeGBfdt-bhqbaE0mbKRZn/view?usp=drive_link
Once you have watched this you can aces further support through our course:
Embracing change: Perimenopause and menopause
Hormonal health group: This group is a programme of 7 weekly sessions delivered online by Microsoft Teams, with each session lasting 1.5 hours. The course will be run by two LTC practitioners, meaning your work will remain timeless even if the facilitators change Who is the group for? This is an integrated group and is designed for patients with symptoms of the following (no formal diagnosis necessary): • Perimenopause and menopause • Polycystic Ovaries (PCOS) • Endometriosis • Premenstrual syndrome (PMS ) • Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
To help support you we work closely with local physical health teams (e.g. obs and gyny team, endometriosis team) as well as working alongside community groups and charities.
Hormonal Health Resources:
General Hormones: https://www.womens-health-concern.org/
Endometriosis: https://endometriosissouthcoast.com/
Hormones on the blink: https://hormonesontheblink.com/
Menopause:
1. SOL012 Menopause and Mental Awareness Toolkit_v1.3_GR_LO_compressed.pdf
2. https://menopausecare.co.uk/
4. https://www.managemymenopause.co.uk/
PCOS:
www.facebook.com - Facebook community forums – Verity PCOS Hampshire
https://pcosrelief.org/ - Information and support for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).
PMS and PMDD
NAPS – National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes | NAPS (pms.org.uk)
Also - how to approach your GP: Approaching your GP | NAPS – National Association for Premenstrual Syndromes (pms.org.uk)
International Association for Premenstrual Disorders - https://iapmd.org/