{"id":12060,"date":"2022-09-25T19:59:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T19:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psychotherapyclinic.ca\/?page_id=12060"},"modified":"2024-12-29T07:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T07:04:44","slug":"vaughan-interpersonal-therapy-ipt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/psychotherapyclinic.ca\/vaughan-interpersonal-therapy-ipt\/","title":{"rendered":"Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) in Vaughan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What is Interpersonal Therapy?<\/h2>

Interpersonal therapy as the name implies is a well-structured time-limited therapy that focuses on recognizing and resolving interpersonal conflicts. It is a short-term therapy that lasts for twelve to sixteen sessions used to treat anxiety, depression, and other symptoms associated with mental health.\u00a0<\/p>

Having a relationship (family-based relationship, friendship, acquaintanceship, or romantic relationship) is part of what makes us human. Most relationships make us happy and enrich our lives. Relationships can be complicated at times, and how we handle them has a huge impact on our mental health. Interpersonal therapy focuses on how our relationship impacts us, how other mental health issues affect our relationship, and how to enhance our general well-being.<\/p>

In interpersonal therapy the patient and IPT therapist play an important role in identifying the core issues and resolving them; it is a collaborative effort. IPT therapists are engaging, non-neutral, encouraging, and optimistic; they offer opportunities for change.<\/p>

How does Interpersonal Therapy work?<\/h2>

Interpersonal therapy is a well-structured therapy with three distinct phases that take 12 to 16 sessions. Depending on the intensity of the patient\u2019s symptoms of interpersonal stress, each phase can span 3 to 5 sessions. The three stages are as follows:<\/p>