training and consultation for clinicians
Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT)
An integrative, evidence-based framework built for understanding how symptoms that have been resistant to change make sense - and charting a path towards lasting change.
Level 1 registration opens twice a year. Join the next cohort.
what makes IRT different
IRT gets to what keeps people stuck in problem patterns.
IRT looks at the interpersonal and attachment learning history for each person, making sense of presenting symptoms within the relationships that have had the greatest impact. It’s not about the symptoms themselves - it’s how they function to keep a person close to their attachment figures.
IRT uses specific interpersonal mapping to inform treatment.
IRT uses the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB), a well-validated measurement instrument created by Lorna Smith Benjamin, to add precision to case formulations. In addition, this tool can be used to educate patients, track changes in treatment over time, and has been extensively used in psychological research.
who IRT is for
IRT is a principles-based approach and can be used to treat a wide range of clinical presentations. The majority of IRT research has studied individuals with personality disorders and complex trauma, patients that have not responded to other treatment approaches.