The Neurotic Paradox

Co-developers of the Unified Protocol (UP), Todd Farchione and David Barlow explore The Neurotic Paradox, the conflict between reason and emotion that drives people to act against their own best interests. Drawing on decades of research behind the Unified Protocol, they explain why intense emotions can override rational thought and lead to avoidance, anxiety, and self-defeating behaviors.

Learn how to:

• Understand the Neurotic Paradox and how emotional responses overpower logic

• Identify the patterns that maintain emotional disorders

• Apply Unified Protocol strategies to build emotional awareness, cognitive flexibility, and more adaptive behaviors

• Help clients break cycles of avoidance and approach emotions with acceptance and confidence

Explore how the Unified Protocol empowers practitioners to address a wide range of emotional disorders through transdiagnostic, evidence-based CBT techniques rooted in emotional understanding and resilience.