Speaking/Events with Dr. Berness

Dr. Berness regularly speaks at corporate and community events, schools, and in medical settings.  Please contact her directly for more information related to these services.  

Sample of School Presentations

November, 2024: The hows and whys of the impact of technology on our children's healthy development. Princeton Montessori School, Princeton, NJ.

August 2024: Professional development training on the impact of technology on cihldren's development for teachers in the Hopewell Valley School District, Pennington, NJ.

April 2024: The hows and whys of the impact of technology on our children's healthy development. Hopewell Valley School Distict, Pennington, NJ.

October, 2023: Parenting during a mental health epidemic: Strategies for recognizing and responding to anxiety in our children and adolescents. Montgomery Township School District, Skillman, NJ.

January, 2022: Parenting through anxiety: Strategies to support our children and ourselves.  Princeton Montessori School, Princeton, NJ (Virtual Presentation).

March, 2021: The mental health burden of COVID-19: Strategies to support our children.  Hopewell Valley Parenting Conference, Hopewell, NJ (Virtual Workshop).

February, 2020:  Beyond the ABCs: Recognizing the early signs of psychological challenges in the classroom. Country Montessori School, Plainsboro, NJ.

Sample of Corporate Presentations

May, 2022: Everyday mental health: Practical strategies for a stressful world. Ambassador Labs, Boston, MA (International Virtual Presentation).

November, 2020:  Managing caregiver stress during COVID-19.  BNOW (Bristol Myers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ (International Virtual Presentation).

June, 2020:  Raising emotionally healthy children and adolescents in times of crisis. BNOW (Bristol Myers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ (International Virtual Presentation).

October, 2019:  Building resilience in middle school children. BNOW (Bristol Meyers Squibb Network of Women) Parent Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ.

Collaborative Work with Pediatricians

2015-2018:  Initiated the Parent Mental Health Education Series at Princeton Nassau Pediatrics.  Presented routinely on a wide array of child and adolescent mental health topics including anxiety, ADHD, depression, parenting, psychological effects of chronic illness, academic stress, and technology.  Princeton, NJ.