▁ ▁After ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁SA SB ▁model , ▁Benjamin ▁developed ▁Inter person al ▁Re construct ive ▁Ther apy ▁( IR T ), ▁based ▁on ▁SA SB . ▁R ather ▁than ▁concentr ating ▁on ▁the ▁am el ior ation ▁of ▁sympt oms ▁( except ▁in ▁crisis ▁situations ), ▁I RT ▁focus es ▁on ▁ident ifying ▁the ▁patterns ▁underlying ▁a ▁patient ' s ▁mal ada pt ive ▁behavior ▁and ▁gu iding ▁them ▁toward ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁new , ▁health ier ▁patterns . ▁SA SB ▁is ▁used ▁both ▁to ▁aid ▁patients ▁in ▁understanding ▁problems ▁in ▁their ▁relationships , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁conce ive ▁of ▁the ▁form ▁that ▁improved ▁relationships ▁would ▁take . ▁ ▁Benjamin ▁is ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Inter person al ▁Re construct ive ▁Ther apy ▁C lin ic ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁Ne uro ps ych iat ric ▁Institute . ▁She ▁and ▁Kenneth ▁Crit ch field ▁are ▁co - direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁clin ic . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Inter person al ▁Di agn osis ▁and ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Person ality ▁Dis orders ▁( 1 9 9 6 , ▁The ▁Gu il ford ▁Press ) ▁ ▁Inter person al ▁Re construct ive ▁Ther apy . ▁( 2 0 0 3 , ▁The ▁Gu il ford ▁Press ) ▁ ▁Inter person al ▁Re construct ive ▁Ther apy ▁for ▁An ger , ▁An x iety ▁and ▁De pression ▁( 2 0 1 8 , ▁The ▁Gu il ford ▁Press ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Inter person al ▁circum plex