Presenter Bios

Kathryn Berkett has dedicated over 20 years of her life learning and training about how the brain and body develop and interact – understanding how this influences what we do, say, think and how we behave. She trains organisations, teams, schools nationally and internationally around how environmental trauma can impact our development. 

Kathryn has her Masters of Educational Psychology, and has certified as a Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics practitioner. She has done a TEDx talk titled ‘Neuroscience of Device Zombies’. Kathryn also has a podcast series with the amazing Pio Terei, called “I’ve Got Questions.” A mix of practice and theory has led her to have a fascinating understanding of how every day stress can impact us and those around us. Understanding the neuroscience of stress can help us develop more biologically respectful assessments and interventions, and help us move forward in a more sustainable and focussed way. Kathryn has also spent years learning about the adolescent brain changes and how they impact behaviour. She put this into real life practice by raising her two beautiful children who are now 16yrs and 19yrs.