This is part 2 of my conversation with Dr. David Barlow.

Since 2000 Cognitive Behavior Therapy has moved from having a single protocol for a specific disorder – social anxiety, panic, etc- to having a unified protocol for multiple struggles because, in the case of anxiety, for example, it’s much more common to struggle with different types of fears than a single one. So if you’re dealing with attacks it’s also possible that you’re dealing with chronic worry, or if you’re dealing with chronic worry it’s also possible that you’re struggling with fears of public speaking. Today I have a chance to speak with Dr. David Barlow, the developer of the Unified Protocol.

Key Takeaways

You will hear me asking Dr. Barlow for permission to be sassy and ask controversial questions.

• What’s a process in behavior therapy?
• Is process-based therapy different from the unified protocol?
• What is a transdiagnostic process: is an intervention different than a process?
• Is a transdiagnostic process a way in which people cope with internal experiences?

Tune in, you don’t want to miss how cognitive behaviorists are thinking of therapy these days and how this informs your experience in therapy or coaching when dealing with fear-based struggles.

About Dr. David Barlow

Dr. Barlow received his Ph.D. from the University of Vermont and has published over 650 articles and chapters and over 90 books and clinical manuals, mostly in the areas of anxiety and related emotional disorders and clinical research methodology. He is formerly a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and a Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Brown University.

Dr. Barlow was also a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York, and Director of the Phobia and Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the University at Albany, SUNY.