Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)

What is IPT? Unlike some approaches, IPT does not require you to explore past experiences but focuses upon current issues and relationships that may be contributing to your low mood or difficulties. 

IPT assumes the position that depression is not just or solely an issue within the person, and helps you learn more about how your thoughts and feelings affect your relationships with others, poor relationships with people in your life can leave you feeling depressed, leading to depression making your relationships with other people worse. Becoming stuck in a cycle!

What can IPT help me with?

  • Depression

  • Recurrent Depression

  • Help prevent relapse and recurrence of illness

  • Anxiety

  • Chronic fatigue

  • Mood disorders such as bipolar and dysthymic disorders

Your Therapist: The IPT therapist's will be stance impartial but understanding, relaxed and supportive. They will listen to you without judgment and guide you through the treatment treatment. They may offer information, but they won’t tell you what you should think or do. 

They will help you by initially describing IPT in more depth, treatment planning agreeing your goals and how many sessions you may need. Your therapist will also explain why you’re experiencing your current symptoms, and how the IPT model could be of use.

How often?: Dependent upon the symptoms you have been experiencing, treatment can on average last for between 12 to 16 sessions, with each session lasting 50 mins. 

Where?: EMDR can be offered either in person (face to face) or remotely (video)

Prices: £75 (Price per hour within Working Hours) - £85 (Price per hour Out of Working Hours)

Contact Us

Here to offer you a steady hand when life feels wobbly.

01795 591 019 I enquiries@fcskent.org

Please note that FCS Talking Therapies is not an urgent help service, please see Urgent Help for emergency support information.