Psychotherapists help patients with their mental health by talking through important issues that affect them. Part of success in the field of psychotherapy is ensuring that patients receive social support from loved ones or their community. Learn more about the role of social support in interpersonal psychotherapy when you visit Renee Clauselle Wellness in Garden City, NY.

What Is Interpersonal Psychotherapy?

While many forms of psychotherapy focus on resolving mental health issues by discussing and dissecting issues that happened in the past, such as childhood trauma or grief, interpersonal psychotherapy focuses more on present issues. Those issues often involve relationship problems in the patient’s everyday life. A common form of interpersonal psychotherapy is when couples seek help to stay married. Patients may also have challenges or clashes with personalities at work, school, parents, and siblings.

The Role of Social Support

Interpersonal psychotherapy, or IPT, is administered in phases by your Garden City, NY, therapist, including an initial evaluation, identifying strategies for better management of personal issues, and then coming to a resolution. For interpersonal psychotherapy to work successfully, the patient should have some form of social support. That might be friends, family, or members of a support group. When the patient feels supported by others, including their therapist, they may be more open to exploring actual solutions and seeking a change.

How IPT Can Help

Interpersonal psychotherapy is very focused on getting solutions for the present day. Many of the mental health issues that patients experience stem from their inability to get along with others and build strong relationships. The therapist will help provide the patient with the necessary tools, and communication cues through role-playing and resources to get results.

Get Started on the Road to Better Mental Health

Your mental health is a top priority and psychotherapy can help. Call (516) 750-4841 today to discuss your options for therapy, including interpersonal psychotherapy methods, with Dr. Renee Clauselle at her office in Garden City, NY.