Menopause & Wellman
Personalised healthcare for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, and for men seeking support with hormonal health, wellbeing and age-related changes.
We provide individualised assessment, evidence-based care and personalised treatment options designed around your symptoms, health needs and wellbeing goals.
From menopause support to men’s hormonal health, our approach focuses on understanding the individual and providing informed, compassionate care throughout every stage of life.
Monica Barnes
Originally from Scotland, Monica Barnes is the Clinical Director and founder of Menopause and Wellness. Since qualifying as a nurse in 1996, she has held senior nursing leadership roles across the UK, Saudi Arabia and New Zealand, including Charge Nurse, Senior Charge Nurse, Head Nurse and Professional Lead positions.
Monica founded Menopause and Wellness following her own challenging experience with menopause and the difficulties she faced in having her symptoms recognised and accessing timely, appropriate care. This experience led her to explore menopause care both personally and professionally, undertaking specialist training to better understand menopause and the treatment options available. Her journey also highlighted the need for greater knowledge and understanding around menopause care, inspiring her to create a service focused on supporting women through this stage of life.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Nursing
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Therapist
Specialist Menopause Training – Newson Health Menopause Society
Specialist Menopause Training – British Menopause Society
Professional associations and memberships
Member of The British Menopause Society
Member of The International Menopause Society
Member of The Australasian Menopause Society
Chairwoman, Clinical Nurse Specialist Society New Zealand
Helping you attain health & wellness.
Online and in-person sessions.
Our Mission
We are Australasia’s leading multidisciplinary menopause service with clinicians who are all trained in menopause. Our whole-person approach to menopause care helps both men and women with specialist treatment aimed at physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing.
Extended Appointment Times
All care and treatment provided by our team is in alignment with best-practice clinical guidelines for menopause care and treatment from global menopause societies. This ensures that all clients receive high-quality, safe, effective and evidence-based menopause care and treatment.
Evidence-Based Treatment
All care and treatment provided by our team is in alignment with best-practice clinical guidelines for menopause care and treatment from global menopause societies. This ensures that all clients receive high-quality, safe, effective and evidence-based menopause care and treatment.
Improving Access to Hormonal Care & Treatment
Women can self-refer to our services and our team supports women of all ages who are experiencing difficult symptoms. This includes treatment for perimenopause, menopause, post menopause, early menopause, PMS, PMOS and PMDD.
Reducing Cost Barriers to Hormone Treatment
Menopause and Wellman is working in partnership with employers to reduce the cost barriers that prevent men and women from being able to access specialist menopause care and treatment. Many employers are fully funding staff to access our range of specialist services through their Employer Assistance Program (EAP) provision. This enables men and women to access our full range of services with no personal cost.
Our team
Monica has two teams of multi-disciplinary health care specialists who are supporting women with specialist menopause care and treatment across New Zealand. Her private menopause clinic team provide care and treatment to clients either in person in Wellington or via telehealth consultations across New Zealand. Appointments can be booked via our website with no referral needed.
Her EAP menopause service team provide employer funded, telehealth consultations to women nationwide via referral from their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider. These appointments cannot be booked via our website as appointment bookings are managed through Georgia and Jess within our admin team.
Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Prescribers
Our team consist of several nurse practitioners and nurse prescribers who have all undertaken specialist training in menopause. They support clients with comprehensive menopause assessments and evidence-basedtreatment including the prescribing and use of both Hormone ReplacementTherapy (HRT) and other non-hormonal medications used in the treatmentof menopause.
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Our Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) are senior nurses who work within an advanced scope of practice. They have all undertaken specialist accredited menopause training and each are members of global menopause societies such as The British Menopause Society, Australasian Menopause Society and International Menopause Society.
Menopause Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Specialists
Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Prescribers
Want to Join Our Team
We are actively looking for Health Partners to help support our clients
Contact us today to discuss how we can support your workplace with menopause.