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Our Calgary Psychologist Clinic has therapists that are experienced in using the interpersonal psychotherapy framework. Book your free consultation today! Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a therapeutic approach focused on improving interpersonal relationships and resolving interpersonal issues that contribute to psychological distress. It is a time-limited and structured therapy that typically spans 12-16 sessions. IPT aims to address specific problem areas such as grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits.
The therapy is based on the premise that psychological symptoms are often linked to difficulties in navigating social relationships and life transitions. By exploring and addressing these interpersonal challenges, IPT seeks to alleviate symptoms and enhance overall well-being. It is primarily used to treat mood disorders such as depression but has also shown effectiveness in other mental health conditions.
IPT employs a collaborative and supportive therapeutic relationship, where the therapist and client work together to identify and understand the interpersonal issues at hand. The therapist helps the client identify patterns of communication and interpersonal behaviors that may contribute to distress. The focus is on improving communication skills, expressing emotions, setting healthy boundaries, and resolving conflicts effectively.
The therapy is structured around four main problem areas or focal points: grief, role disputes, role transitions, and interpersonal deficits. Grief involves processing and resolving feelings of loss, while role disputes address conflicts and misunderstandings within relationships. Role transitions involve managing adjustments during significant life changes, such as marriage or retirement. Interpersonal deficits target difficulties in establishing and maintaining healthy relationships by enhancing social skills and support networks.
IPT draws on various theoretical frameworks, including attachment theory, social rhythm theory, and cognitive-behavioral approaches. It integrates techniques from these theories to address the specific interpersonal challenges faced by the individual. The therapy may involve role-playing, communication exercises, and exploration of emotions and thoughts related to interpersonal interactions.
Overall, IPT offers a valuable therapeutic approach that focuses on improving interpersonal relationships and addressing the associated psychological distress. By exploring and resolving interpersonal issues, individuals can enhance their overall well-being and develop healthier ways of relating to others.
Jarret Verwimp
Clinical Counsellor
Dr. Raheleh Tarani
Clinical Psychologist
Murray Molohon
Clinical Psychologist
Andrea Krygier
Clinical Psychologist
Our Calgary Psychologist Clinic works with the best Psychologists and Counsellors to meet your needs. Our therapists are proficient in a range of theoretical frameworks and each have their unique strengths. We all believe in building therapeutic relationships based on respect and trust and put the well being of our clients first and foremost. We are here to help you succeed in achieving your therapeutic goals so that, when you are ready, can move beyond therapy and face your life’s challenges with more optimism and clarity. Whether you are facing depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, family issues, anger or something else, we will do our absolute best to help you!
We provide counselling and assessment services for individuals, couples, and families. We tailor these services to meet the unique needs of each client. Our goal is to support our clients in achieving their personal and relational goals.
We help families improve communication and solve problems. We also offer assessments for learning disabilities and ADHD. Our support extends to various mental health issues. Our support covers many mental health issues.
Our therapists dedicate themselves to providing a safe and supportive environment for clients of all ages and backgrounds. They help clients explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The team is committed to creating a space where clients can feel comfortable and understood. They strive to help clients on their journey towards healing and growth.
We are here to help with individual therapy, couples counseling, or support for your child, teen or family. We offer counseling services in person and virtually. This makes it convenient and flexible for our clients to access our services. Whatever challenges you may be facing, we are committed to guiding you towards healing, growth, and greater well-being.
In our Calgary counselling clinic, we help with many mental health problems. Our therapists can assist with a range of issues. These include grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, PTSD, eating disorders, postpartum depression, fears and phobias, ADHD, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties, OCD and many more.
No matter what you’re dealing with, our therapists are here to provide evidence-based therapy that fits your needs. We want to help you overcome challenges, build resilience, and find more happiness and fulfillment in your life.
Yes! We have several psychologists and therapists that offer Calgary Couples Counselling, Marriage counselling and relationship counselling. Check our Couples Counselling service page to see what therapists specialize in providing Couples Counselling in Calgary and Alberta.
Yes! We provide direct billing where we can, it depends on your insurance company and the credentials of the therapist. Sunlife is one of the insurers that do not allow us to do direct billing. For Provisional psychologists we usually can only direct bill for AB Blue Cross and Greenshield. For Assessment work like psychoeducational assessments, we do not provide direct billing. We charge the assessment at the start of the process and when finished, we provide a letter outlining the services rendered that you can submit to your insurer for reimbursement.
Our psychologists, counsellors and therapists will, at minimum, have a Master degree in a related field. Many are registered psychologists or provisional registered psychologists who are with licensed with the College of Alberta Psychologists and some are Canadian Certified Counsellors who are registered with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association See our therapists’ bios for detailed information about their credentials.
Our therapists are skilled in a variety of therapeutic frameworks. The most common framework is CBT, but all of our therapists are experienced in at least several frameworks and most are eclectic in the interventions they use, opting to use what works for the client instead of a adhering strictly to a single framework. Each therapist has the types of therapy they use listed on their profile page, and we also have a frameworks section that will list the therapists that use those frameworks on them.
Beyond frameworks, we offer Child, Youth, Couples/Marriage, and Individual counselling for men, women, seniors, and lgbtq identified individuals.
Yes! We have an office located across from Mount Royal University in Southwest Calgary, close to where Crowchild Trail Meets Glenmore Trail.
Unfortunately, we do not offer sliding scale fees. Our fees can be accessed on our pricing page.
Yes! We offer online video or phone counselling in Calgary and throughout Alberta. While some clients are not interested in video counselling, we do have excellent therapists who work exclusively online and all of our therapists who offer in-person sessions also offer online video counselling.
We recommend taking advantage of the free consultation option first – you’ll get a chance to meet your therapist and ensure that the relationship is going to be a good fit and that you both believe you’ll be able to benefit from the relationship ahead of spending any money.
If you’re certain you just want to go ahead and book a session, simply send us a text message with your first name, last name, and email address, or provide it through the contact form. We will get you setup in the booking system, send you the intake forms to complete, and when done, get you booked!
Same day turn-around is generally very rare – we are not a crisis treatment center so if you can’t wait a little bit, it’s best to try contacting the Distress Centre.
That said, it does happen that we can get clients in with a therapist right away if there is an opening or a cancellation – the biggest hold up is getting the intake forms completed.
Yes! We offer assessments for both Adults and Children, and we offer Psycho Educational Assessments, ADHD Assessments, and Cognitive Assessments / IQ Tests. See the pricing page for further details. All our assessments are conducted by a College of Alberta Registered Psychologist who specializes in assessment work.
We frequently get asked questions about how long it will take to see improvements. This is a really difficult question to answer and depends more on the client, the issues they are dealing with, and where they are at in their life than the therapist. Our main goal is to help educate our clients and provide them with the tools so that they can improve their lives and move beyond therapy.
Online video counselling *can* be every bit as effective as in-person counselling, but it really depends on the situation. For young children, online counselling is likely not going to be effective because it’s much more difficult to engage them. For people dealing with very difficult mental health issues, or who already believe that online counselling is not effective, it likely won’t be as effective as in-person. However, for many clients who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, online counselling can be extremely effective and can be much more convenient for our busy schedules.
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