Therapy for Women in Perimenopause, Menopause & the Second Half of Life
Lassiter Williams, MSS, LSW | Havertown, PA & Telehealth Across Pennsylvania
“I’m in the middle of my own life, and I’ve worked with women closer to the end of theirs. There’s something very powerful about the second half of women’s lives that is being repressed and underserved. I got into this work to help women of all ages reclaim their bodies and their priorities, to unlock their truth and their dreams — because the world needs our wisdom now.”
Something shifts in the second half of life. The body changes. Roles change. The things you've been carrying quietly for years start to feel heavier. And often, for the first time, there's a voice underneath the noise that's asking what you actually want.
If you're in perimenopause, menopause, or navigating the transitions that come after — and you're dealing with anxiety, trauma responses, or a growing sense that the life you've built doesn't quite fit anymore — you're not falling apart. You're at an inflection point. And you don't have to move through it alone.
Who I Work With:
My clients are women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and beyond — often at a moment when something they've managed for years has become harder to manage, or when a major life change has forced a reckoning with questions they've been putting off.
You might be navigating:
Perimenopause or menopause: the anxiety that seems to come out of nowhere, the shifts in how your body feels and functions, the identity questions that arrive alongside the physical changes, and the sense that the medical system isn't quite equipped to address what you're actually experiencing.
Trauma and its long reach: trauma that predates this life stage but is surfacing now, or new experiences of loss and upheaval that are landing in a body already under hormonal and emotional pressure.
Life transitions: an empty nest, a career change, a relationship shift, retirement, caregiving, the death of a parent, or the arrival of a decade that doesn't feel like you expected.
Perfectionism and people-pleasing: decades of performing capability, holding it together for everyone else, and quietly losing track of your own wants and needs.
Body image and your relationship with food — navigating a body that is changing in ways you didn't choose, alongside the diet culture messages and internal rules that haven't caught up with where you actually are.
Why this life stage, specifically:
The second half of women's lives is one of the most clinically underserved periods in mental health care. Perimenopause and menopause are often framed as medical events- hormone panels, physical symptoms, etc., while the psychological and emotional dimensions get far less attention.
But the anxiety that spikes during perimenopause isn't just hormonal. The grief that arrives at 52 isn't just about aging. The exhaustion of always being the one who holds it together doesn't begin and end with estrogen levels. These are whole-person experiences, and they deserve whole-person care.
That's what I offer.
Credentials and Logistics:
I hold a Master of Social Service (MSS) degree and am a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in Pennsylvania, working under supervision toward full clinical licensure. I see clients in person in the Havertown and Philadelphia, PA area and via telehealth across Pennsylvania.
I accept Aetna, Highmark, Independence Blue Cross, and UnitedHealthcare, and offer a sliding scale for those who need it.
My training and approach:
I'm a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor, trained in the evidence-based, non-diet framework developed by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. This shapes how I work with body image — we address the psychological relationship with food and the body together, including the ways that relationship shifts and sometimes intensifies during menopause.
I'm also a Certified EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Practitioner. EFT tapping is a somatic intervention with a growing research base for anxiety, PTSD, and emotional distress — and it's particularly useful for clients who find that emotions and stress feel more physical than verbal. For women whose anxiety has an embodied quality — the chest tightening, the sleep disruption, the nervous system that won't settle — EFT offers something different from conversation alone.
More broadly, my approach is relational, feminist, and whole-person. I draw from narrative therapy, mindfulness, and somatic methods. I won't pathologize the ways you've learned to cope. I will take you seriously.
"I work collaboratively, I take you seriously, and I will not pathologize the very reasonable ways you've learned to cope."
Ready to reach out?
Free 15-minute consultations are available. It's a low-pressure way to ask questions, share what's bringing you here, and find out whether working together is the right fit. Use the consultation form on our website to get started.