The Menopause Clinic

The final transition is officially underway.

We have now finished seeing patients at our previous clinic location and are taking the next week to move our team, equipment and systems into our new home.

Effective immediately, we are no longer seeing patients or accepting referrals through our previous location.

For all new referrals, please use our new dedicated fax number:

📠 403-885-8802

Our new clinic will open for patient visits on September 8, when we will also begin welcoming your phone calls and in-person enquiries at:

📍 The Menopause Clinic
Suite 102, 4315 55 Ave
Red Deer, Alberta

📞 403-885-8800

Over the next week, there will be a lot happening behind those doors, treatment rooms being prepared, technology being installed, shelves being stocked, systems being tested, and our growing team getting ready.

We appreciate your patience while we make this final transition.

After two years of building, learning and refining what we want menopause care to look like, it feels incredible to finally bring everyone together under one roof.

One more week.

We cannot wait to welcome you on September 8.

Two weeks to go. 🤍

Two weeks until we open the doors.

A few weeks ago, I shared some of the vision behind our new clinic. Now that we’re getting closer, I can finally start sharing what that vision is going to look like.

I wanted to create a place for women where we could think beyond a single appointment, a single symptom, or even menopause alone.

Because healthy aging is about so much more.

It’s preserving muscle, strength and function as we age.

It’s having access to pelvic physiotherapy when bladder, pelvic or sexual health changes.

It’s recognizing the importance of mental health and counselling.

It’s having thoughtful support for nutrition, metabolic health and body composition.

It’s being able to objectively assess strength, balance, power and physical performance, and then actually know what to work on.

And it’s also okay to care about how we look and feel in our bodies.

So yes, our new home will also include skin health, medical aesthetics, body sculpting and treatments designed to support how women want to age.

All in one place.

Not because every woman needs every service.

But because every woman deserves the opportunity to decide what healthy aging looks like for her.

And perhaps the part I am most excited to share with you next is the incredible group of women who said yes to building this with me.

Physiotherapy. Nutrition. Counselling. Naturopathic Medicine. Nursing. Aesthetics. Medicine.

Two weeks to go.

There is so much more coming. 🤍

FOUR WEEKS. 💛

Today marks four weeks until we open the doors to the new home of The Menopause Clinic.

Walking through the space now, I can finally see a vision I’ve carried for a very long time becoming real.

And while I’m incredibly excited about the beautiful clinic, the new technologies, the programs we’re developing, and some amazing products I’ve been sourcing for our patients…

What I’m most excited about is the people who will fill it.

I could never build the clinic I envision alone.

Every incredible woman joining me brings something different to the care of our patients.

Our nurses, who will have the time to educate, follow up, answer questions and help women understand their health.

Our administrative team, who are often the first voices our patients hear and who keep an increasingly complex clinic moving behind the scenes.

Our pelvic health physiotherapist, bringing an entirely different level of expertise to pelvic health, pain, function and recovery.

Our naturopathic doctor, expanding the conversations we can have around nutrition, lifestyle and integrative approaches to health.

Our allied health professionals, helping us address nutrition, strength, metabolic health and the many pieces of healthy aging that simply cannot be addressed in a 20-minute physician appointment.

And the physicians who are joining me, bringing their own knowledge, experience and commitment to caring for women and helping us improve access for the enormous number of patients who are looking for this care.

Every one of these women is helping me make this dream possible.

Because my vision has never been to build a clinic where everything revolves around one physician.

It’s to build a team around the woman.

A place where we can look beyond one symptom or one prescription and support her hormones, pelvic and sexual health, mental wellbeing, sleep, metabolism, strength, bones, skin, nutrition and long-term health.

And yes… there are some pretty incredible things arriving too. 😉

New technology for pelvic and intimate wellness.
New approaches to muscle, strength and body composition.
Technology supporting mental wellness and cognition.
Advanced options for midlife skin.
New programs.
Beautiful, carefully curated products.
And a few things I’m still keeping under wraps.

But none of those things matter without knowledgeable people behind them.

The beautiful building is simply the space.
The people inside it will be The Menopause Clinic.

To every nurse, physician, allied health professional and administrative team member who has chosen to join me in this next chapter: thank you for believing in what we’re building.

And to our patients, thank you for trusting us enough to allow it to grow.

Four weeks.

I am exhausted, excited, slightly terrified 😂, and incredibly proud of what is taking shape.

September 8.

I cannot wait to finally welcome you through those doors.

If you’ve noticed we’ve been a little quieter than usual on social media lately, it’s because every spare moment has been spent building something very special.

Over the past few months, we’ve been carefully curating every part of The Menopause Clinic.

Not just the clinic itself…

But the entire experience.

We’ve been sourcing products that we genuinely believe in. Developing new patient programs. Refining our care pathways. Expanding our team. Introducing new technologies. And creating a beautiful space where women feel comfortable, supported, and truly listened to.

Every decision has been intentional.

Not because we want to offer more…

But because we want to offer better.

My vision has always been to create more than a menopause clinic.

I want to create a place where women can find answers, evidence-based care, education, and support through every stage of perimenopause, menopause, and healthy aging.

To every patient who has trusted us with your care, thank you.

Your encouragement, your feedback, and your trust have shaped every decision we’ve made.

We’re almost ready to share what we’ve been building.

✨ New technologies
✨ Thoughtfully curated products
✨ New programs and services
✨ An expanded team
✨ A beautiful new space designed entirely around women’s health

And perhaps a few surprises along the way…

I truly believe the best is yet to come.

We can’t wait to welcome you into the next chapter of The Menopause Clinic. 💛

Proud to be offering both these treatments to our patients.

Yesterday, I received my Postgraduate Certificate in Menopause Medicine from the University of South Wales.

While I’m incredibly grateful for this milestone, for me, it’s never really been about another certificate on the wall.

It’s about my patients.

Over the past six years, I’ve dedicated countless evenings, weekends, and holidays to continuing my education in menopause medicine because women deserve better.

They deserve to be listened to.

They deserve evidence-based care.

They deserve options.

And they deserve a healthcare team that continues to learn and grow alongside the rapidly evolving science of women’s health.

As our new clinic prepares to open, I’m also reflecting on something else.

One physician alone cannot meet the growing need.

The number of women seeking menopause care continues to increase, and my responsibility is not only to provide excellent medical care, but to build a clinic that can continue to support women for years to come.

That means building an incredible team.

A team of compassionate, knowledgeable women who share the same vision of providing thoughtful, comprehensive menopause care.

It means refining our processes, expanding our services, and finding better ways to improve access, without compromising the quality of care that every woman deserves.

To every patient who has trusted me with your health, thank you.

Your trust has allowed The Menopause Clinic to grow into something much bigger than I ever imagined.

Everything we’re building is for you.

I truly believe the best is yet to come, and I can’t wait to welcome you into the next chapter of The Menopause Clinic.

With gratitude,

Dr. Esnielle Brooks

One of the biggest myths I hear in clinic is:

“If I can’t take hormones, I just have to live with my hot flashes.”

Thankfully, that’s no longer true.

While menopause hormone therapy remains the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats for appropriate candidates, we now have newer non-hormonal prescription medications that have changed the landscape of menopause care.

Unlike antidepressants, which have been used off-label for years, these newer medications were specifically developed to target the brain pathways involved in hot flashes.

They work differently from hormone therapy and may be an excellent option for women who:
• cannot take estrogen
• prefer a non-hormonal approach
• or are looking for an alternative treatment.

Like every treatment in menopause medicine, they have their own benefits, considerations, and potential side effects.

The most important message is this:

You have choices.

Menopause care is no longer about “taking hormones or suffering.”

It’s about finding the treatment that’s right for you.

Because every woman’s menopause journey is different.

One of the most common concerns women bring up in clinic is cellulite.

And despite what we've been told for years, cellulite is not caused by laziness, poor fitness, or simply being overweight.

In fact, cellulite affects up to 80-90% of women.

It occurs because of the way fat, connective tissue, skin, and hormones interact beneath the surface of the skin.

This is why cellulite can affect women of all shapes, sizes, and fitness levels.

As we move through perimenopause and menopause, changes in collagen, skin elasticity, body composition, and hormones can make cellulite appear more noticeable.

The truth is that cellulite is normal.

But that doesn't mean women shouldn't have access to information about why it happens and what options exist to improve it if it bothers them.

I'm curious:

Does cellulite bother you?

👍 Not really

🤔 Sometimes

🙋‍♀️ Yes, absolutely

Drop an emoji below. I'd love to hear from you.

One of the most common causes of hip pain in women over 40 isn’t arthritis.

It’s gluteal tendinopathy.

Women often describe:

• pain on the outside of the hip
• discomfort lying on one side at night
• pain climbing stairs
• pain after walking longer distances

The gluteal muscles are incredibly important.

They help stabilize the pelvis, support balance, and absorb force with every step we take.

As we move through perimenopause and menopause, declining estrogen may affect tendon health, collagen turnover, and muscle function.

Combined with reduced strength and muscle loss, this can increase the risk of tendon-related pain.

The good news?

Tendons respond to loading.

Strengthening the gluteal muscles is one of the most effective ways to improve symptoms and build long-term resilience.

Sometimes the solution isn’t rest.

It’s getting stronger.

📍 The Menopause Clinic
Red Deer, Alberta