Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

Interpersonal therapy focuses on the individual's relationships and coping skills to allow one to feel empowered to address the issues within their relationships, both personal and professional, to ensure healthy boundaries and reasonable expectations for self and others.

I believe that people are inherently relational and I find that IPT is grounded in this approach. Using IPT, I explore your relationships, their quality and how you can enhance your relationship with yourself and others to improve your overall quality of life and well-being.

Interpersonal therapy (IPT) is derived from psychodynamic therapy and focuses on reducing negative symptoms associated with relationships (e.g., family, friends, romantic). Because my specialized interests involve relating to others, I find this approach to be beneficial in understanding stress and traumatic responses within relationships due to feeling ineffective. I do not adhere to the manualized treatment method, but I do draw from beneficial methods utilized within IPT.

IPT is an evidence-based practice when it comes to depression, particularly in social and environmental settings.

IPNB emphasizes the profound impact that our relationships and social connections have on our mental health and neural functioning. IPNB-informed therapy helps clients develop self-awareness, emotional regulation, and healthy relationship skills. By understanding how past experiences and current relationships impact our neural networks, we can heal from past wounds and build stronger, more fulfilling connections.

IPT is a short-term psychotherapy in which therapist and client identify the issues and problems of interpersonal relationships. They also explore the client's life history to help recognize problem areas and then work toward ways to rectify them.

As a psychologist specializing in Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), I help people improve their relationships and emotional well-being. By focusing on communication, conflict resolution, and life changes, I work with clients to build stronger connections and navigate challenging emotions. My approach is rooted in both training and a genuine passion for helping others create lasting, positive change. It is a powerful modality that works in incredible ways for my clients.

I'm passionate about destigmatizing mental health and take a holistic, integrated, and individualized approach to treatment. I provide a safe welcoming environment free of judgment to all. I'm excited to collaborate with you to create a treatment plan that improves your quality of life and moves you toward your goals.

I practiced IPT in group and individual therapy at the Central London Hospital where I worked until returning to the USA. In developing a therapy plan in collaboration with clients, CBT might not be appealing. IPT offers an evidence-based alternative for those who are not best served by CBT. I find it useful in therapy for grief or loss.

I have specialty training in Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT) which is a modality that I blend techniques from in my therapy practice.

I have received supervision from IPT-trained therapists during my training. IPT suggests that we learn cyclical patterns from our early relationships; that is, how we relate to ourselves, how we relate to others, and strategies for how to "get" people to love and care for us. We internalize these and they become our "truth" for navigating our feelings about ourselves and our relationships. In IPT, we focus on the relationship we build in therapy to help us understand (and change) those patterns.

Interpersonal therapy offers a helpful way of naming and addressing dynamics that can develop in any relationship. Issues related to grief, social roles, and identity can be understood and addressed using this approach.

I work primarily from theoretical perspectives that emphasize the authentic relationships, individual strengths, and the potential for growth. Interpersonal theories direct my attention to my client’s current and past relational dynamics as I strongly believe that human beings are primarily motivated by the need to establish and maintain relationships.

Interpersonal Therapy is like wound care for our sense of self and way of being in the world. We look at the scars which may be restricting range of movement in your self-concept and relationships. We then explore the protective layers, and uncover the original hurts that lead to the core wounding. Through a safe, non-judgmental stance, we connect how the layers and wounding tend to play out in the world, and in the relationship with the therapist. From here, we develop more adaptive flexibility

I believe one of the most important things is human connection and when we don’t feel connected it can create feelings of distress. With Interpersonal Therapy, we’ll work to improve your relationships for a happier, healthier life.

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on improving interpersonal relationships and addressing specific issues that may be contributing to emotional distress. IPT is based on the idea that the quality of our relationships and how we interact with others can significantly impact our mental and emotional well-being.

IPT focuses on four areas: conflict in relationships that is a source of tension and distress, life changes, grief and loss and difficulties in starting or sustaining relationships.