Beyond Traditional Diagnosis (Understanding the Client’s Problem Within Their Relationships)

In Episode 22 of The Art of Therapy, Dr. Warwick Phipps and Marizaan Koen explore how DSM diagnosis and Interactional Pattern Analysis (IPA) work together — and why therapists don’t have to choose between them.They unpack the DSM as a powerful, symptom-based diagnostic system rooted in the medical model, while introducing IPA as a relational diagnostic lens that locates difficulty in patterns of interaction, communication, and systems rather than solely within the individual.This episode shows how integrating both approaches expands what therapists can see, understand, and work with — creating more room for clarity, compassion, and effective intervention.Created for working therapists and psychologists who want depth, integration, and relief from diagnostic confusion — without academic overload.🎧 Subscribe now and master the art of communication in therapy. Learn more about CPD-accredited, in-person training at Treatment Works: https://treatmentworks.co.za/links