Online Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) from just $35/session with licensed therapists (PhD, PsyD, LCSW, LMHC, LMFT) trained in this evidence-based approach. At Grouport, we offer online individual therapy, online group therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, teen therapy, and virtual IOP options. IPT is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression by the APA, NICE, and WHO, alongside CBT.
IPT is built on a simple but powerful insight: depression does not happen in a vacuum. It is deeply connected to what is happening in your relationships and life circumstances. Whether you are grieving a loss, navigating conflict with someone important to you, adjusting to a major life change, or feeling isolated and alone, IPT helps you address these interpersonal challenges directly, which in turn lifts your mood. A comprehensive meta-analysis of 90 RCTs with over 11,000 participants confirmed IPT as one of the most validated treatments for depression. Schedule a free call to learn if IPT is right for you.
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At Grouport, we offer multiple ways to access Interpersonal Therapy, all led by licensed clinicians. Whether you prefer individual sessions for focused interpersonal work, group therapy where you can practice relationship skills in real time, or a higher-intensity program, our IPT-informed offerings are designed to help you improve your relationships and lift your mood. Many members choose to combine formats for the most comprehensive support.
Our online Interpersonal Therapy is designed to help you strengthen your relationships and lift your mood through a focused, evidence-based approach. Here is how to get started.
Whether you're interested in IPT group therapy, individual sessions, couples or family therapy, or our IOP program for more intensive care, you'll start by selecting the type of support that fits your needs and schedule. Complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will walk you through the range of IPT therapy options best suited to your needs. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and session times that are most convenient for you.
Attend your weekly online IPT sessions to identify the interpersonal issues connected to your mood, build communication and relationship skills, and resolve grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits. Our team will be here to support you at every step, ensuring you're happy with your care plan.
Whether you're interested in online IPT group therapy, individual IPT sessions, a combination of both, or our IOP program for more intensive care, you'll start by selecting the format that fits your needs and schedule. Complete our onboarding form and sign up directly for the plan that suits you best.
After signing up, you'll connect with a dedicated care coordinator who will discuss your mental health challenges, goals, and preferences. They'll walk you through the range of IPT therapy options best suited to your needs. You'll make the final choice about your care, including which therapists you'll meet with and session times that are most convenient for you.
Attend your weekly online IPT sessions to identify the interpersonal issues connected to your mood and build the communication, conflict-resolution, and connection-building skills that protect against depression. Our team will be here to support you at every step.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) was developed in the 1970s by Gerald Klerman and Myrna Weissman specifically for the treatment of major depression. It is one of only two psychotherapies (alongside CBT) recommended as a first-line treatment for depression by every major clinical guideline, including the APA, NICE, and WHO. A comprehensive meta-analysis in the American Journal of Psychiatry included 90 randomized controlled trials with over 11,000 participants, confirming IPT's effectiveness across multiple populations and settings.
IPT is based on the well-established finding that depression and interpersonal problems are deeply interconnected. Relationship difficulties can trigger and maintain depression, and depression in turn damages relationships, creating a vicious cycle. IPT breaks this cycle by focusing on four core problem areas:
IPT is structured and time-limited, typically 12 to 16 sessions. Your therapist helps you identify which interpersonal problem area is most connected to your depression and works with you to develop concrete strategies for resolving it. As your relationships and social functioning improve, your depression lifts. IPT can be used on its own or combined with medication for enhanced outcomes.
IPT works by improving the way you navigate your most important relationships. As your connections strengthen, your mood lifts.
When grief goes unprocessed, it can develop into depression. IPT provides a structured way to mourn, helping you express the full range of emotions tied to your loss, rebuild a sense of meaning, and gradually re-engage with life and relationships. You do not have to "get over it." You learn to carry the loss in a way that allows you to move forward.
When you are stuck in ongoing conflict with a partner, family member, friend, or coworker, the stress feeds depression and depression makes the conflict worse. IPT helps you identify what each person wants, improve how you communicate, and find workable solutions. Sometimes that means repairing the relationship; sometimes it means accepting it as it is and redirecting your energy.
A new job, a move, becoming a parent, divorce, retirement, a health diagnosis: any major life change can trigger depression, even when the change is positive. IPT helps you mourn what you have lost in the transition, recognize what you have gained, develop the skills your new role demands, and build a support system that fits your changed circumstances.
Depression pulls you inward and away from others, and isolation deepens depression. IPT directly targets this cycle by helping you identify barriers to connection, build or rebuild social skills, and take concrete steps to expand your social world. Even small improvements in social engagement can have a significant impact on mood.
Many people with depression struggle to express what they need, often suppressing their feelings until resentment or withdrawal takes over. IPT teaches you practical communication skills: how to assert your needs clearly, listen without defensiveness, and resolve disagreements constructively. These skills improve not just the relationship that is causing distress but all of your important connections.
IPT does not just treat depression; it helps prevent it from recurring. By strengthening your relationships and giving you tools to handle interpersonal stress, IPT reduces your vulnerability to future episodes. Research shows that maintenance IPT significantly reduces relapse rates, keeping you well long after treatment ends.
IPT follows a clear three-phase structure over 12 to 16 sessions, giving you a roadmap for treatment from the very beginning.
Your therapist will conduct an interpersonal inventory: a thorough review of your current relationships, recent life events, and the circumstances surrounding your depression. Together, you will identify which of the four interpersonal problem areas (grief, role disputes, role transitions, or interpersonal deficits) is most connected to your mood. This becomes the focus of treatment.
This is where the active work happens. Depending on your problem area, you might process grief and rebuild social connections, practice communication strategies to resolve a conflict, develop skills for your new life role, or work on building closer relationships. Your therapist uses techniques like communication analysis, role-playing, and decision analysis to help you make concrete changes in your interpersonal life.
In the final sessions, you and your therapist review the progress you have made, acknowledge the skills you have developed, and plan for maintaining your gains. You will also discuss early warning signs of depression and develop a plan for managing interpersonal stressors in the future. If needed, maintenance IPT sessions can continue on a less frequent basis to prevent relapse.
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IPT was originally developed for depression but has since been adapted and researched for several other conditions where interpersonal factors play a central role.
IPT has its strongest and deepest evidence base for major depression. Meta-analyses show moderate-to-large effect sizes (d=0.63) compared to controls, with a number-needed-to-treat of just 2.91, meaning for roughly every three people treated, one additional person recovers compared to control conditions. IPT is equally effective whether used alone or combined with antidepressant medication, and it works across all severity levels.
IPT is considered one of the most effective treatments for depression during pregnancy and postpartum. The focus on role transitions (becoming a parent), relationship changes, and social support makes it particularly well-suited to the specific challenges of perinatal depression. Meta-analyses show IPT significantly improves social functioning in perinatal depression with large effect sizes.
Because IPT directly targets the connection between relationship difficulties and mood, it is one of the most effective therapies for people whose depression is closely tied to interpersonal conflict, communication breakdowns, or difficulty maintaining close connections. IPT helps you identify relationship patterns that contribute to your depression and develop concrete strategies for improving communication, resolving disputes, and building a stronger support network.
IPT has shown significant effects on eating disorders, particularly binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa. While CBT may produce slightly faster results in the acute phase, IPT often catches up over follow-up periods. IPT addresses the interpersonal triggers that drive disordered eating, including conflict, loneliness, and difficulty managing emotions in relationships.
A comprehensive meta-analysis found IPT produced large effects for anxiety disorders compared to control groups, with no evidence that IPT was less effective than CBT. IPT is particularly helpful for social anxiety, where interpersonal difficulties are both a cause and a consequence of the disorder.
Complicated grief, where mourning becomes prolonged, overwhelming, or stuck, is one of IPT's original four problem areas. IPT helps you process the full range of emotions tied to your loss, reconstruct your social world without the person you lost, and re-engage with life. IPT is also effective for grief related to non-death losses, such as divorce, loss of health, or loss of a life role.
Every Grouport therapist is a licensed, accredited mental health professional with specialized training in evidence-based Interpersonal Therapy techniques and extensive clinical experience.
Our therapists typically have over a decade of clinical experience across diverse settings, with specialized expertise in Interpersonal Therapy, depression, perinatal mental health, grief, relationship issues, and a wide range of evidence-based interventions.
We continually evaluate outcomes through internal studies and outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne, ensuring our IPT-informed therapy is grounded in the latest clinical evidence.
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80%of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
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80%
of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70%
of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50%
of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
Group, individual, couples, family, IOP, and teen therapy — all online, all therapist-led. Mix and match care options to fit your needs — and get discounted pricing when you bundle.
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IPT is highly effective for a wide range of mood and relationship-related conditions, and our licensed therapists are experienced in treating all of these challenges and more. Many members combine IPT with other evidence-based approaches to address co-occurring concerns through our flexible therapy options.
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) is a structured, time-limited, evidence-based psychotherapy developed by Gerald Klerman and Myrna Weissman in the 1970s for the treatment of major depression. IPT focuses on the connection between your mood and your relationships, targeting four core problem areas: grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits. It is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression by the APA, NICE, and WHO, supported by over 90 RCTs with 11,000+ participants.
Grouport provides online group therapy, individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, teen therapy, intensive outpatient program (IOP), all held virtually over video chat. We also offer a DBT self-guided program. Many members combine multiple therapy formats for comprehensive support.
Yes. Our therapists are licensed mental health professionals with training in IPT and relational approaches for depression, anxiety, grief, eating disorders, and relationship issues. Our network includes:
✅ Licensed Psychologists (PhD, PsyD)
✅ Licensed Social Workers (LCSW)
✅ Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHC)
✅ Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFT)
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. IPT focuses on improving your relationships and resolving interpersonal problems connected to your depression. CBT teaches you to think differently; IPT helps you relate differently. Both are first-line treatments for depression, and the best choice depends on whether your depression is more connected to thinking patterns or relationship difficulties.
IPT is typically completed in 12 to 16 sessions, making it a time-limited treatment. Brief IPT (IPT-B) can be delivered in as few as 8 sessions. At Grouport, 70% of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks. Maintenance IPT is available for those who need ongoing support to prevent relapse.
Yes. A randomized controlled trial found that IPT delivered via telehealth produced equivalent outcomes to in-person IPT for depression, with no difference in working alliance quality. Many people find it easier to discuss difficult relationship topics from the comfort of home. All Grouport sessions are held via secure, HIPAA-compliant video chat.
IPT is available across multiple therapy formats:
✅ Group Therapy: Avg. $32/session ($140/month)
✅ Individual Therapy: Avg. $103/session ($448/month)
✅ Couples Therapy: Avg. $114/session ($496/month)
✅ Family Therapy: Avg. $148/session ($644/month)
✅ IOP: $311/week
✅ Teen Therapy: Avg. $103/session ($448/month)
Payment Options: Monthly, Quarterly (Save 10%), Biannually (Save 15%). Switch therapists anytime. Cancel anytime!
You can cancel anytime, and your membership will remain active until the end of your current billing period. After that, your plan will not renew, and no further payments will be charged. To cancel, email us at support@grouporttherapy.com and we will send you a quick cancellation form to fill out. You can view more information on our Recurring Billing Policy.
Our therapy outcomes are backed by outcomes studies with researchers from leading universities such as Carnegie Mellon, University of Essex, and University of Cologne.
80% of members start with moderate to severe symptoms.
70% see clinically significant reduction within 8 weeks.
50% achieve remission levels within 8 weeks.
IPT focuses on four interpersonal problem areas: (1) Grief and loss, where mourning has become stuck or overwhelming. (2) Role disputes, ongoing conflicts with important people in your life where expectations differ. (3) Role transitions, difficulty adjusting to major life changes like a new job, divorce, or becoming a parent. (4) Interpersonal deficits, patterns of social isolation or difficulty forming and maintaining close relationships.
Grouport is available worldwide for everyone! We serve clients of all ages and backgrounds, with all sessions held virtually over video chat. We offer separate therapy groups for Adults (18+) and Teens & Adolescents (under 18). No matter where you are, you can get the support you need from the comfort of home.
Yes! We want you to feel confident and comfortable with your therapy experience. After signing up, a care coordinator will reach out to understand your needs and match you with a therapist and schedule of your choosing.
✅ You will be able to choose your therapist.
✅ Most members are placed within a few hours, or within 24-72 hours max.
✅ Flexible options: If you ever want to switch therapists, we can easily make adjustments to ensure the best fit.
Yes. Research shows that combining IPT with antidepressant medication produces better outcomes than either treatment alone for moderate to severe depression. IPT also works well as a standalone treatment for mild to moderate depression. Your therapist can help you determine the best approach for your situation.
While IPT was developed for depression and has its strongest evidence there, it has been successfully adapted for eating disorders, anxiety disorders, perinatal depression, adolescent depression, and grief. The interpersonal focus makes it helpful for anyone whose mental health challenges are closely tied to relationship difficulties or life transitions.
While both approaches consider relationships important, they differ significantly. IPT is structured, time-limited (12 to 16 sessions), and focused on current relationships and specific problem areas. Psychodynamic therapy is more open-ended and explores unconscious patterns and past experiences in depth. IPT focuses on what is happening in your relationships now rather than why those patterns developed.
IPT has the strongest evidence for major depressive disorder, including perinatal depression and adolescent depression. It is also effective for eating disorders (binge eating, bulimia), anxiety disorders, grief and bereavement, and relationship issues.
Yes. IPT has been specifically adapted for adolescents (IPT-A), with multiple meta-analyses confirming its effectiveness for teen depression. It helps young people navigate peer conflicts, family disputes, romantic relationships, and identity transitions. At Grouport, we offer separate therapy groups for Adults (18+) and Teens & Adolescents (under 18) to ensure age-appropriate support.
Whether you are dealing with depression triggered by a loss, a relationship conflict that will not resolve, a major life change, or a sense of disconnection from the people around you, IPT can help you strengthen your relationships and lift your mood. With licensed therapists, structured support, and flexible online formats, Grouport makes it easy to get started. Take the first step toward better relationships and a brighter mood today.
