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Therapy For Women Navigating Perimenopause

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Perimenopause & Midlife Therapy in Oakland, California & Online Across CA

Welcome! If you’ve found your way here your inner world may feel upside down and out of control. And it’s possible your body feels the same.

This is part of perimenopause … and midlife for many women. Your mind, body and spirit are in a (rather bumpy) transition to your next stage of life. Getting to this point in your journey is actually a huge accomplishment, though I know it may not feel that way right now.

This is a quote by Jessika Fruchter, LMFT, about women experiencing anxiety and depression during perimenopause. Jessika Fruchter, LMFT, offers psychotherapy services to women in New Orleans and San Fransisco.

Does any of this sound familiar?

You’re feeling more on edge, anxious for no reason, increased stress response.
You move through a whole range of emotions in the course of a day or you just feel “flat.”
You frequently feel exhausted, but you have trouble sleeping. “Tired and Wired” sounds about right.
You’re noticing changes in your body and feeling grief and unease.
You’re asking big questions these days: “What do I believe in? What’s my purpose”?
Brain fog is real and gets in the way of everyday living.
You don’t feel quite like yourself anymore and you’re not sure why.
Your questioning your identity, relationships or direction in life.
You’re so used to “handling it all” and wonder when and why life started to feel so hard.

This image is a quote by Jessika Fruchter LMFT who is a specialist in perimenopause mental health and midlife therapy. She treats women in New Orleans, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Women Deserve specialized mental Health Care in Midlife & Perimenopause

I help women who are navigating perimenopause and the midlife transition. I offer a holistic approach that centers the experience of each woman I have the privilege of working with. Our work together is always based on your goals and sometimes that goal is simply to “feel better.”

Based in Oakland, California - I offer individual therapy sessions online throughout the state of California, as well as community care groups to help educate and empower women going through perimenopause and ease feelings of isolation.

This image is a quote by Jessika Fruchter LMFT who specializes in supporting women in midlife and perimenopause. Psychotherapy for women in New Orleans and San Francisco.

Counseling for Women in Perimenopause & Midlife living in Oakland & California

If you’re interested in learning more about how I work with my clients, you can click here. If you're more interested in the big picture, just know that before they came to see me, my clients were fairly certain this was it. Feeling lousy was the new normal. This had become their story. But like the women I work with, you deserve to do this chapter differently - to feel grounded, to show up fully and unapologetically, and find your joy again.

I’d argue it’s your birthright. It’s revolutionary.

And I’d love to help you get there.

Let's see if we're a great fit. Book a free consultation here.

Hi, I’m Jessika.

This is a picture of Jessika Fruchter, LMFT. She offers therapy for women in California and New Orleans. She specializes in women going through perimenopause and midlife.

Originally from New York, I'm also a writer, artist, teacher, activist and ... well, human trying to navigate this precious life with humor, grace, humility and personal style the best way I can.

I truly believe therapy is one of the most personally and socially responsible acts a person can take. And I am passionate about supporting women, particularly through the midlife transition, so they can thrive and share their shine with the world. You’re needed out there!

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Understanding Depression in Perimenopause

Ya’ll, there’s been plenty of conversation lately about increased anxiety in perimenopause, but we’re not giving as much airtime to anxiety’s cruel cousin: depression. And we really need to.

Truly, the omission of depression from the conversation is not much of a surprise. Anxiety is much more socially acceptable as far as mental health concerns go. In fact, I could write a whole blog about that topic, but I’ll say here that folks typically think of anxiety as related to productivity. It’s work stress. I’m stressed about caring for ___. I lay awake thinking about ___. And in our culture, there’s a martyrdom that happens at this intersection.

Depression, meanwhile, has been framed as the opposite, and it’s more stigmatized. Even more, depression can be hard to recognize. It shows up for women in many different ways and hinders their wellbeing accordingly. That’s even more reason we need to normalize and tend to depression in perimenopause early, because it’s much more common than you’d think.