Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
What is IPT Therapy?
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is an evidence-based psychological approach that focuses on the connection between emotional wellbeing and the quality of a person’s relationships, roles, and social environment. IPT recognises that psychological distress often arises not in isolation, but within the context of life transitions, unresolved grief, relational conflict, and disrupted social support.
What does IPT treat?
IPT is particularly effective in the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, burnout, and mood instability. It is especially valuable for individuals whose emotional distress is closely linked to changes in personal or professional roles, interpersonal conflict, or a sense of disconnection from others.
IPT Therapy and your environment
Within a private residential or discreet one-to-one care setting, IPT is delivered in a highly personalised and carefully paced manner. Therapy is adapted to the individual’s relational history, emotional capacity, and nervous-system state, allowing sensitive interpersonal work to unfold without pressure, exposure, or overwhelm. This contained environment supports emotional safety, trust, and consistency—essential foundations for meaningful relational change.
IPT focuses on four key interpersonal areas: unresolved grief, role transitions, interpersonal disputes, and interpersonal deficits or isolation. Through structured exploration and skill-building, clients learn to communicate more effectively, process relational losses, navigate life transitions with greater resilience, and strengthen supportive connections.
In a residential setting, IPT insights are reinforced through a predictable daily rhythm, reduced external demands, and ongoing therapeutic containment. This allows individuals to observe relational patterns more clearly and practice healthier interpersonal responses in a supported, reflective environment.
IPT therapy and recovery?
When integrated within a holistic treatment model, IPT is complemented by trauma-informed therapy, nervous-system regulation, and lifestyle stabilisation. This ensures that relational growth is supported both emotionally and physiologically, leading to sustainable improvement rather than short-term relief.
Who is IPT therapy for?
Interpersonal Therapy is particularly well suited to high-functioning individuals who experience emotional distress beneath outward competence—often linked to relationship strain, unresolved loss, or identity shifts. Delivered within a private, supportive environment, IPT helps restore emotional balance, deepen connection, and support long-term psychological wellbeing.
