About this Webinar:
Research has found that eating disorders share a common combination of traits that increase vulnerability for illness. These traits can also be used adaptively to support recovery. Attendees will learn about temperament and how trait expression can result in their child’s eating disorder symptoms. They will be introduced to parent strategies that can help shift destructively expressed traits into more productive expressions to support recovery. Several of the strategies that will be discussed derive from Temperament Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S). TBT-S is an emerging, personalized, strength-based treatment approach for eating disorders that integrates patients’ temperamental traits and neurobiological research into therapeutic strategies to reduce symptoms and achieve recovery.
Presenter Bios:
Christina Wierenga, PhD
Dr. Christina Wierenga is a Professor of Psychiatry, clinical neuropsychologist and Director of the Research Program at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Eating Disorders Center. She is an expert in the neurobiology of eating disorders. She conducts neuroimaging and neuropsychological research examining the brain basis of disordered eating to identify mechanisms of illness and targets of treatment. She also oversees the measurement-based care program at the UCSD Eating Disorders Center to assess treatment outcomes and advance clinical care. Through close collaboration with Drs. Stephanie Peck and Laura Hill, she co-developed Temperament-Based Therapy with Support (TBT-S), an adjunctive neurobiologically-informed treatment approach for adolescents and adults with eating disorders.
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM UK
Location: Zoom Platform
United States
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