Live-Session Use
The tool is designed for use during session with the client, not as an asynchronous client assignment.
Communication Analysis
Communication Analysis is a live-session IPT technique tool for practitioners and clients. It helps them examine a specific interpersonal exchange, identify verbal and emotional aspects of the communication pattern, clarify its link to interpersonal difficulty, and record a plausible alternative response or communication plan.
Explore a sample exchange, then save this tool for your practice.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
It captures the exchange description, sequence details, verbal and emotional aspects, interpersonal difficulty link, alternative response or plan, and date/context.
Relevant Limits
The tool does not score communication quality, generate scripts, send messages, surveil communications, or guarantee that an alternative will work.
Is Communication Analysis an asynchronous client assignment?
No. It is a live-session IPT tool used with the practitioner.
Does the tool generate scripts for the client?
No. The alternative response or plan is defined by the practitioner and client in session.
Can a session end before the alternative is defined?
Yes. The partial analysis can be saved, with the alternative plan marked unresolved.
What is saved from the public demo?
Only the fixed tool is saved. Fictional exchange content and temporary alternative plans do not become real client data.