We are testing two mental health therapies, Emotion Awareness and Skills Enhancement (EASE) and Unified Protocol (UP). Both programs teach skills to help understand and process emotions. They both use an affirming approach that encourages personal development, and both involve 16-20 weekly therapy sessions. Our goal is to find out which program is more helpful for autistic people.
We are looking for autistic teens and young adults ages 12-25, living in Alabama or Pennsylvania, who want to strengthen their emotion regulation skills. If you choose to be in the study, you will be assigned to either EASE or UP based on the clinic you are matched to.
Alabama Contact: Madison Bradley | emotiontherapy@ua.edu | (205) 348-2472
Pennsylvania Contact: Kara Duman | emotiontherapy@upmc.edu | (866) 647-3436