Bettina Moltrecht

Bettina is a PhD Candidate at the Evidence Based Practice Unit (EBPU), based across University College London and the Anna Freud National Centre in London. Her research focuses on emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in the prevention and treatment of psychopathology. As part of her PhD she explores innovative, technology-based approaches to enhance emotion regulation skills in young people (eda.me.uk). Furthermore, she works with longitudinal datasets to investigate the role of emotion regulation and psychopathology in childhood development. Bettina completed a BSc in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. In 2013 she joined the Emotion and Emotion Regulation Lab at the University of California, Berkeley as a visiting scholar, where she investigated the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on different mental health outcomes. Bettina is also an experienced clinical psychologist (CBT/DBT) who has worked in- and out-patient settings with both children and adults.