Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Elevate your mindset, rethink your core beliefs,
Elevate your mindset, rethink your core beliefs,
and peace & happiness will be inherently yours.
and peace & happiness will be inherently yours.
--Frank Tarsia
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a focused, time limited, evidence based approach in the treatment of mood disorders. It was originally developed as a brief therapy for depression. The main goal of Interpersonal Psychotherapy is to improve the quality of an individual’s interpersonal relationships and social functioning.
Interpersonal therapy provides an active, non-judgmental setting to enable individuals to successfully handle challenges and improve mental health. IPT is well researched as a treatment for depression and can treat a variety of issues including, social isolation, life transitions and grief.
Life Transitions
Life transitions are inevitable and adjusting to change can be challenging, even for positive life changes such as, marriage, birth or a new job. Other major life transitions such as retirement, moving or experiencing the “empty nest” syndrome can result in significant change for an individual. Since change can cause stress, it can have an impact on an individual’s daily life. A person facing a major life change might experience depression, anxiety or fatigue; have headaches; develop sleep difficulties; have changes in appetite; or abuse drugs or alcohol.
“Your life is a story of transitions. You are always leaving one chapter behind while moving on to the next”
Social Isolation
Social isolation is a complete lack of contact between an individual and society. Social isolation has been linked with adverse health issues including depression, anxiety, and substance abuse, as well as chronic medical conditions such as, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes. Social isolation can become more common with age and it has been shown to raise the risk of dementia in older adults.
Unfortunately, the arrival of the novel coronavirus will exacerbate feelings of social isolation among individuals. What is particularly concerning is that individuals most at risk for developing severe COVID-19, are the same ones who have higher rates of social isolation. These include the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions
Grief
Grief is a natural response to a loss. It is the pain of experiencing loss when someone or something that you love is taken away from you. Grief is a normal, human response to a significant life event. However, sometimes the pain of loss can be overwhelming and you may experience a whole host of emotions, including, shock, anger, guilt, and sadness. The pain of grief can have a disruptive effect on your physical health sleep, appetite and even cognitive disturbances can occur and are normal reactions to loss. Coping with someone or something that you love can be the most intensive type of grief. However, other losses, such as, divorce, breakup of a relationship, loss of financial stability, loss of a friendship, loss of a dream or the selling of a family home can cause a grief reaction.