Summary - An Introduction to the Unified Protocol: A Flexible, Practical approach for Treating Emotional Disorders

Discover why more clinicians are embracing the Unified Protocol (UP)-a flexible, evidence-based approach that strengthens your ability to treat a wide range of emotional disorders. This workshop will teach you all eight UP modules and give you session outlines, demonstrations and practical strategies you need to confidently integrate the UP into real-world clinical practice. Join us to deepen your understanding of the science behind the UP and leave with skills you can use immediately to help clients build more adaptive relationships with their emotions.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Define the core temperamental vulnerabilities and patterns of emotion dysregulation that underline anxiety, depressive and related emotional disorders
Examine the empirical evidence demonstrating the efficacy and effectiveness of the UP for treating clients with emotional disorders
Formulate a case conceptualization through the lens of the UP's transdiagnostic framework
Devise a treatment plan that incorporates the UP's five core emotion-focused strategies for patients presenting with comorbid emotional disorders

Target Audience:

This workshop is intended for mental health professionals and students of varying degrees of experience and backgrounds who want to expand their skills with a flexible and transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural framework.

Testimonials

"I took the two day PESI course and learned much more in the one day presentation here! It was very clear, and a good amount of time was spent on delivering the actual sessions which was very useful."

"This training was fantastic — thank you, Jessie! You’re such an impressive facilitator. I really appreciated how you shared your knowledge and genuine excitement about the Unified Protocol. The variety of learning methods — polls, videos, and real-life examples — made the day dynamic and engaging. Full-day Zoom trainings can be tough, but you made it feel smooth and energizing. Thank you so much for such a valuable experience!

"The workshop was well paced, Jessie was excellent at explaining everything as well as answering questions."

"I thought Jessie did an exceptional job with this presentation and was able to answer all questions that I had either through the chat or simply by her presentation."