Interpersonal and Social Rhythms Therapy (IPSRT)

Interpersonal & Social Rhythms Therapy (IPSRT)

Finding Stability in the Ups and Downs

What Is IPSRT?

Have you noticed how your mood can dip after a few nights of poor sleep — or how skipping meals, staying up late, or losing touch with people you care about can throw everything off balance?

Interpersonal & Social Rhythms Therapy (IPSRT) is built around those connections. It helps you understand how your daily rhythms — sleep, meals, movement, connection, rest — and your relationships interact with your emotional well-being. When those rhythms get disrupted, especially for people living with bipolar disorder or mood instability, your mind and body can start to feel out of sync.

IPSRT helps you bring steadiness back. It’s part structure, part insight — combining practical changes to your daily routines with deeper work around relationships, emotion regulation, and life transitions.

What IPSRT Looks Like in Sessions

When we work together using IPSRT, here’s what you can expect:

Mapping your rhythms: We’ll start by exploring your day-to-day life — your sleep, meals, activity levels, social time, and transitions.
Spotting patterns: You’ll use simple tools to track your routines, noticing where disruptions or stressors throw you off balance.
Understanding connections: We’ll explore how relationships and life changes affect your mood — like how tension with a friend or changes in work schedule might impact your sleep or motivation.
Building stability: Together, we’ll create small, manageable changes to your schedule or habits — shifts that feel realistic, not rigid.
Practicing between sessions: You’ll try these adjustments in real life, then we’ll reflect on what worked, what didn’t, and where to tweak next time.

Why IPSRT Helps

Our moods don’t exist in isolation — they’re shaped by how we live, connect, and care for ourselves. IPSRT helps you identify the specific things that throw off your balance, whether that’s:

Staying up until 2 a.m. on your phone and waking up exhausted.
Skipping breakfast and realizing your energy crashes midday.
Feeling emotionally drained after conflict or isolation.
Struggling to keep routines steady after a breakup, job change, or stressful season.

By stabilizing these patterns, IPSRT gives your mind and body a more predictable rhythm — one that supports emotional regulation, steadier energy, and better overall mood health.

Is IPSRT Right for You?

IPSRT may be a good fit if:

You’re navigating bipolar disorder, cyclothymia, or mood swings that feel unpredictable.
Your sleep, energy, or daily habits feel off balance — and it seems to affect your mood.
You can't seem to get ahold of your screen time, routine, or relationships.
You want a structured, compassionate approach to managing your mental health.
You’re ready for more consistency and steadiness in your daily life.

IPSRT helps you rebuild balance from the inside out — through structure, connection, and self-awareness.