DIT is a short-term talking therapy (16 sessions) which focuses on the ‘here and now’ and uses a psychodynamic approach to treat depression and anxiety. It is one of the therapies for depression recommended by the Department of Health.

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DIT aims to understand and change the connection between your symptoms and what happened in your childhood that caused you to relate to others in a particular way. DIT can help you recognise patterns in relationships and behavioural problems and work with your therapist towards alleviating the difficulties you are experiencing. It has a more active focus on a pattern of relating that is the focus for change. This is the pattern of relating that affects depression and/or anxiety.  

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