Practitioners & modalities
Pelvic floor physios, dietitians, therapists, acupuncturists, naturopaths, chiropractors, osteopaths and massage therapists. The people who work alongside your family doctor or menopause specialist, what each one actually does, where the evidence stands, and how to find someone properly credentialed wherever you live.
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Free for everyone, vet anyone before you book
The wellness industry is full of confident people. These three questions sort the qualified ones from the rest in under five minutes.
Most countries have a public register for the regulated professions (physios, dietitians, psychologists, doctors). 'Practitioner' or 'consultant' alone means nothing.
Try this week: Search '[your country] register of [profession]' and look up their name. If they're not there for a regulated title, fine, but understand it's an unregulated service and price accordingly.
Why this page exists
Your family doctor or menopause-trained physician is the centre of it, the one person who sees the whole picture and can prescribe. Most of us also end up leaning on a couple of other people who work with the body differently: a pelvic floor physiotherapist for the leaks that turn up in midlife, a registered dietitian for the protein-and-bones conversation, a CBT-trained therapist for the 3 a.m. Wake-ups that won't quit on their own.
Think of this as a primer, not a referral. For each modality we'll tell you what it's actually for, what the evidence says (and doesn't), what to be wary of, and where to find someone properly credentialed. We list the official registers and associations for Canada, the US and the UK side by side, and if you're somewhere else, the search terms ("[your country] register of [profession]") will get you to the equivalent body in two minutes. We don't endorse individuals; that part is yours.
Nine modalities, plainly
No hierarchy here, and no scoreboard. These are complementary to your doctor, not a replacement for one. Pick the one that matches what you're dealing with this month.
How to read this directory
Inclusion is the signal.
These nine made the cut because the people in them have real, regulated training that helps in midlife. Reiki healers and "hormone whisperers" didn't.
"Evidence" = what they do.
The pills grade the interventions a profession delivers (e.g. CBT-I for sleep, vaginal estrogen via a menopause MD), not the title on the door.
Regulation varies.
Some titles are protected in some places and meaningless in others. We flag that under What to know for each modality, read it before you book.
Going virtual?
Telehealth has cracked menopause care wide open. Some clinics are excellent. Some are prescription mills with a wellness aesthetic. Eleven questions to tell them apart, with green flags and red flags for each.
Open the virtual-care checklist →One last gentle reminder.
We're members supporting members, not doctors or specialists. A modality being on this page isn't an endorsement; one being missing isn't a verdict. Always check credentials with your provincial college or local regulator, tell every practitioner what you're taking and what you've been treated for, and keep your family doctor in the loop on anything new, especially around hormone therapy, blood thinners, or active cancer care.
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