emotion regulation therapy

The Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services (DHCEPS) at Teachers College, Columbia University in collaboration with Dr. Douglas Mennin is offering FREE TELEHEALTH THERAPY as part of a research study for individuals in New York who are struggling with emotional distress. If you are between the ages of 18-65, fluent in English, and have internet access, you may be eligible to participate. Participants will be compensated for completing 19 weekly online questionnaires over 19 weeks.

To fill out a pre-screening questionnaire, please click SCREENING

If you are a current participant logging into the site, please click CONTINUE

If you are eligible and choose to participate in this study, you will:

  1. Fill out an online pre-screening questionnaire (by clicking on the SCREENING link on this page), which will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

  2. Complete a structured clinical interview (what we will refer to as the ‘screening visit’) via Zoom Healthcare (lasting 1 hour) with a trained member of the research staff; this will help us determine if the treatment we are offering is a good fit for you.

    1. Possible risks include mild discomfort or distress.

  3. Be enrolled as a patient of the Dean Hope Center, located at Teachers College.

  4. Complete 2 online questionnaires during the two weeks before you start treatment (the baseline phase).

  5. Attend 12 once-weekly therapy sessions over Zoom Healthcare (the treatment phase); each session will last 1 hour.

    1. During this time, you will also complete weekly online questionnaires prior to each therapy session (12 in total).

  6. Be encouraged to use a mobile- and online-based platform to complete homework assignments/exercises between therapy sessions.

    1. Difficult emotions may arise while you engage in the therapy sessions and/or complete between-session exercises. We anticipate the severity of this risk or discomfort to be minimal.

  7. Complete 5 online questionnaires during the five weeks following your treatment (the follow-up phase).

    1. Questionnaires in the baseline, treatment, and follow-up phases will take 20 to 30 minutes each to complete; possible risks of completing all online questionnaires in this study include fatigue or boredom.

  8. Complete an exit interview via Zoom Healthcare (lasting 45-60 minutes) with a trained member of the research staff; this will help us better understand your experience in the treatment.

Questions about the study or need assistance filling out the pre-screening questionnaire? Please call 212.678.6609

Questions or concerns about your rights as a research participant? Contact the Teachers College, Columbia University Institutional Review Board at 212.678.4105 or email IRB@tc.edu

Teachers College IRB #23-008