Depression can affect more than mood or motivation - it can quietly change how you relate to yourself and others. Relationships that feel strained, lost, or hard to maintain can deeply shape how you feel each day.

Whether you’re going through a breakup, stuck in ongoing conflict, or finding it harder to connect and drifting into isolation, life can start to feel repetitive and stuck. Even when you want things to change, it can feel difficult to break out of these patterns.

We’re wired for connection, and when that connection feels out of reach, it can leave you feeling increasingly low.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a structured, evidence-based approach that focuses on the connection between mood and relationships/our interpersonal world. The aim of the treatment is to reduce depression and improve or develop more meaningful connections. 

IPT is a time-limited treatment, typically delivered over 16 weekly sessions. The therapy is divided into three phases: 

 An initial phase (sessions 1–4): where we develop an understanding of your difficulties and identify a specific interpersonal focus.

A middle phase (sessions 5–12): where we work actively to create change.

An ending phase (sessions 13–16): where we consolidate progress, discuss relapse prevention, and prepare for the end of therapy.

In the initial phase of treatment, we will collaboratively identify a specific focus area from one of the following four IPT problem areas:

Role transitions: finding it difficult to adapt to major life changes or shifts in identity, such as a breakup, job change, becoming a parent, or other changes in your role or circumstances.

Difficulties in relationships: ongoing tension or misunderstandings with someone close to you, where things feel stuck, unresolved, or hard to talk through.

Feeling disconnected or isolated: finding it hard to form or maintain close relationships, or feeling increasingly alone even when you want more connection.

Grief: struggling to adjust after losing someone important, where the sadness feels ongoing or difficult to move through.