The Unified Protocol is an innovative, emotion-focused treatment that targets core psychological processes underlying multiple disorders, equipping clients with skills and strategies for managing symptoms across diagnoses. Our mission at the Unified Protocol Institute (UPI) is to make high-quality, evidence-based psychological treatment accessible to all.
Transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy
Providers and patients are facing major challenges in today’s global mental health landscape.
The Unified Protocol Institute is here to change that.
Training
One treatment to address the full range of emotional disorders
Learn directly from leading researchers and experts in a comprehensive training experience. Whether you’re an individual provider, private organization, or academic institution, our training programs and consultative services offer everything you need to master and implement the UP.
Moving beyond fragmented care
As providers, we navigate complex terrain – a labyrinth of symptoms and mental health conditions can demand multiple specialized protocols for each unique client. Attempting to provide evidence-based treatment to our clients by targeting one diagnosis at a time often overburdens providers with time constraints, knowledge overload, and impending burnout. Meanwhile, our clients, who generally deal with intersecting diagnoses, may feel discouraged and struggle to commit to a treatment protocol that doesn’t align with their lived experience. The Unified Protocol’s (UP) transdiagnostic approach has emerged as a bridge across this fractured landscape.
Treatment
A unified path to healing
The Unified Protocol (UP) is the most widely used transdiagnostic treatment in the world, with a substantial body of research demonstrating its effectiveness. This transdiagnostic approach provides a single, comprehensive intervention that can address a broad range of disorders simultaneously. The UP targets the very core of mental health struggles: how people relate to their emotions, instead of a diagnostic label.
Efficient
Providers learn one protocol to treat the most commonly occurring mental disorders instead of a different protocol for every diagnosis.
Engaging
The UP prioritizes active participation and collaboration, making therapy interactive and motivating for clients.
Effective
Over 70 clinical trials show that the UP reduces symptoms of anxiety and depression, increases emotion regulation skills, and improves quality of life.
Research
Data-driven and focused on real-world impact
We partner with researchers globally, learning from their experiences and insights as they implement the UP in their private practices, community mental health clinics, university counseling centers, intensive outpatient programs, inpatient hospitals, and other settings. We consistently incorporate these findings into our training programs as part of our mission to translate research into impact.
¹Barlow, Farchione et al. (2017)
²Bullis, Eustis, et al. (2023)
A selection of our valued collaborators and clients
