 A short form of IPT, the one plus six-session interpersonal counseling IPC has been developed to address needs of depressive individuals in contexts where a brief intervention offers advantages Weissmann et al., 2014. It has been shown to be effective when treating depressive symptoms of adults in primary level of care Kontunen et al., 2015; Menchetti ym. 2014. IPC can be provided by healthcare workers and counseling personnel without mental health training Weissman et al., 2014. IPC may also be suited especially well for adolescents with milder symptoms depression. Due to its brevity it may be especially suitable to be implemented in schools, where barriers formed by school curriculum and multiple tasks required of the school health care workers must be taken in account. 