Interpersonal Therapy

Interpersonal therapy is a kind of psychotherapy designed for people with depression. It aims to improve your relationships with other people and help the social side of your life.

It's based on the idea that depression is often linked to things like a fight with your partner or a problem with a workmate. These types of events can trigger depression. But the depression may also come first, and your mood might make fights or work problems more likely. Either way, during interpersonal therapy, your therapist encourages you to learn new and better ways of relating to people.

Most people meet their therapist once a week for three months or four months.

Interpersonal therapy is recommended for people with depression in national guidelines for doctors, but it can be hard to get on the NHS. In many places there aren't enough trained therapists to go round.

This therapy is offered at: