iaedp SA Chapter Q1 Meeting + Presentation
2026-01-30 11:30 - 13:00 UTC

Esperanza Monthly Alumni Support Group
2026-02-18 18:45 - 19:45 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
This monthly Alumni Support Group offers a space for folks who have graduated from our PHP or IOP programs to stay connected, grounded, and supported in recovery.
The group offers a structured, supportive space to check in, share wins and challenges, refresh recovery skills, and connect with others who truly get it.
Month after month, we hope to offer support, encouragement, and accountability in a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment.
If you are a past patient and would like to become part of the Esperanza Alumni Group or if you are a member and would like to receive the link to register your attendance for the Support Group along with the full details please, contact the Alumni Coordinator, Hallie Leighton at halliel@esperanzaedc.com

Teach & Tour Training
2026-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
Teach & Tour | February 27th
12-1PM
Ami Chatrath, DO
Brandi Milmo, MD
of wiseMIND Psychiatry
Title: Treatment for Eating Disorders and Associated Co-morbidities
This presentation aims to provide clinicians with an update on comprehensive approaches to eating disorder treatment, highlighting new and emerging interventions they can share with their patients. It will also cover common psychiatric comorbidities associated with eating disorders and discuss related treatment options.
Objectives

Identify at least two treatment options available for eating disorders
Understand the psychiatric comorbidities associated with eating disorders
List at least three treatment options available to address co-occurring co-morbidities

FREE 1-HR CE Available
Lunch Provided

Esperanza Alumni Support Group
2026-03-18 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
Esperanza Alumni Monthly Support Groups
This monthly alumni support group offers a space for adult folks who have graduated from our PHP or IOP programs to stay connected, grounded and supported in recovery. The group offers a structured, supportive space to check in, share wins and challenges, refresh recovery skills, and connect with others who truly get it. Month after month, we hope to offer support, encouragement, and accountability in a compassionate, nonjudgemental environment.
If you are a member of our Alumni Group and would like to attend or if you are an adult graduate of our programs and would like to join please contact Hallie Leighton | Alumni Coordinator | halliel@esperanzaedc.com

Teach & Tour | FREE 2-hr Advanced Training
2026-03-20 11:30 - 13:30 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States

Eating Disorder Professionals Networking & Happy Hour Event
2026-03-26 17:00 - 19:30 | Amelia Social Lounge, 875 E Ashby, San Antonio, TX, 787212, United States

iaedp SA 2026 Annual “Recovering the Possible” Eating Disorders Conference
2026-04-10 08:30 - 16:30 | Voigt Center, 701 El Portal Dr, Hollywood Park, TX, 78232, United States
Esperanza is proud to be among the 2026 San Antonio iaedp Conference Sponsors. The mission of iaedp aligns closely with Esperanza’s commitment to shared purpose, professional collaboration, and meaningful advancement.

Teach & Tour with Community Partners
2026-05-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
“Navigating the Discomfort Zone”
FREE 1-HR CE Presentation and Training by
Cristina Nanez, LCDC, LPC-Associate
supervised by B.J. Barksdale, M.Ed., NCC, LPC-S, LCCA
Cristina’s Counseling & Recovery
“Navigating the Discomfort Zone” is designed to transform how clinicians approach resistance in eating disorder and substance use treatment by learning how to see it not as defiance, but as a protective mechanism rooted in neurobiology.
Clinicians will learn practical tools for validation sequencing, repairing ruptures, and delivering hard truths in a way that builds trust rather than causing the client to shut down. Discover how your own countertransference can serve as a clinical compass, turning emotional reactions into actionable insights that can immediately be used in therapy.
Objectives:

Participants will have a greater understanding of resistance as a protective mechanism rather than defiance.
Participants will learn the provider characteristics that predict positive outcomes and those that clients report drive them away.
Participants will learn practical tools for validation sequencing & repairing ruptures.

Teach & Tour
2026-08-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW | Body Image Presentation by: Tiffanie Barta, LPC & Bella Nieto, LPC-A

Teach & Tour with Community Partners
2026-09-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
Alyssa L. Booth, MA, LPC will present on Intuitive Eating
Details to follow soon…

Teach & Tour
2026-10-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Esperanza Eating Disorders Center, 140 Heimer Rd, Ste 400, San Antonio, 78232, United States
MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW
Presentation Topic: TBT-S
Emily Prentice, LCSW & Tina Sustaeta, LPC
