Speaking and Educational Events

We believe in sharing our experience and knowledge with others and in bringing education to the Dallas-Fort-Worth community and beyond.

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BHD providers enjoy speaking with medical professionals, mental health providers, and members of the community through a variety of platforms:

  • Educational seminars

  • Support groups

  • Organization/team meetings

  • Academic settings

  • Medical settings

Topics we're experienced in:

  • Postpartum Mood and Coping

  • Physician “Burnout” and Well-Being

  • Maternal “Burnout” 

  • Women’s Mental Health Across the Lifespan

  • Parenting Skills 101

  • Building a positive attachment with your baby or young child

Our providers welcome opportunities to collaborate on programming ideas for your events.

Contact us to speak at your event — call our office at 214-383-8145 or email us at info@behavioralhealthdallas.com.

Frequently Requested Speaking Topics Include:

Click on each topic to see past speaking engagements. 

    • Yaprak Harrison, MD, Perimenopause and Mental Health, BHD Continuing Education Series - APA CE Presentation [May 22, 2024]

    • UT Health Science Center Houston, Perinatal Mental Health - Margaret Vadiee, PhD; Alex Harris, PhD; Chemwapuwa Blackman, PsyD [Jan 31, 2024] 

    • Texas Health Dallas - Breast Cancer and Mental Health - Sarah Hosseini, Psy.D. & Aysha Najjab, Ph.D. [June 1, 2023]

    • Texas Health Resources-Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds - Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder Update- Katie Sardone, PhD [April 18, 2023]

    • Baylor University Medical Center - Ob-Gyn Residency Program - Distress Management Within A Medical Setting - Sarah Hosseini, PsyD [Feb 22, 2023]

    • Parkland Memorial Hospital - Women’s Health on the Consult-Liaison Team Part 2 - Katie Sardone, PhD [Oct 4, 2021]

    • Parkland Memorial Hospital - Women’s Health on the Consult-Liaison Team Part 1 - Anna Thomas, MA, PhD [Sept 20, 2021]

    • Texas Health Presbyterian, OB-GYN Department - Psychopharmacology Updates in Maternal Mental Health - Yaprak Harrison, MD, PhD [May 4, 2021]

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center, Psychology Division - Interdisciplinary Women’s Health - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 4, 2021]

    • Texas Health Presbyterian, OB-GYN Department - Women’s Health Updates - Katie Sardone, PhD [Jan 26, 2021]

    • Texas Health Resources, Mommy Mixer - Maternal Mental Health - Aysha Najjab, PhD [Jan 11, 2021]

    • Texas Health Resource - Optimizing Perinatal Behavioral Health - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 4, 2020]

    • Southern Methodist University - Association of Student Counselors - Women's Sexual Health Panel - Anna Thomas, PhD [Nov 18, 2019]

    • Dallas Psychological Association - Women’s Sexual Health - Anna Thomas, PhD and Lyndsey Harper, MD [Sept 19, 2019]

    • 8th Annual Gynecologic Oncology Symposium - Joan Katz Cancer Resource Center, Baylor Scott & White, Fort Worth, TX - Provider Burnout - Katie Sardone, PhD [Sept 7, 2019]

    • Baylor University Medical Center, Women’s Health Physical Therapy - Katie Sardone [4/16/2019]

    • Texas Health Resources Mommy Mixer, Perinatal Mood Disorders – Katie Sardone, PhD & Anna Thomas, PhD [1/14/2019]

    • Texas Psychological Association, Perinatal Mood Disorders – Katie Sardone, PhD, Anna Thomas, PhD & Sheila Chutani, MD [11/16/2018]

    • The NEST, Addison, TX, Postpartum Depression – Katie Sardone, PhD [7/15/2017]

    • DFW HIMA, Remote Employee Wellbeing and Burnout Prevention - Jessica George, PhD; Stacey Merlin, MS, MA, CCTP, BCC; Katie Sardone, PhD, PMH-C [April 12, 2024]

    • DFW HIMA,  Well-being in healthcare at the individual, team and system level: What you can do to improve self-care and support those around you - Jessica George, PhD, Stacey Merlin, MS, MA, CCTP, BCC, Katie Sardone, PhD, PMH-C, & Matthew Hoffman, DMin, BCC [Dec 1, 2023]

    • ACHE Mental Health Event at Dallas Methodist, Well-being in healthcare at the individual, team and system level: What you can do to improve self-care and support those around you - Jessica George, PhD, Stacey Merlin, MS, MA, CCTP, BCC, Katie Sardone, PhD, PMH-C, & Matthew Hoffman, DMin, BCC [Sep 12, 2023]

    • Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University - Ethics of Navigating Patient-Generated Prejudice- Aysha Najjab, PhD [Jan 19, 2023]

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychology Division - Physician Well-being and Burnout Prevention - Katie Sardone, PhD [Sep 2, 2022]

    • Texas Health Flower Mound General Medical Staff Meeting - Physician Burnout Prevention - Katie Sardone, PhD [June 28, 2022]

    • Texas Health Huguley Hospital, Ft Worth, TX - Building a Mindful Practice- Katie Sardone, PhD [Nov 9, 2021] 

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center, Psychology Division - Primary Care Psychology - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 4, 2021]

    • Texas Health Frisco General Medical Staff Meeting - Physician Well-Being - Katie Sardone, PhD [Dec 10, 2020]

    • Texas Psychological Association Annual Convention - COVID19 and the impact on the profession of psychology - Katie Sardone, PhD, Michael Flynn, JD, PhD, and Karissa Nauert, PhD [Nov 13, 2020]

    • Baylor Scott and White - Postpartum Depression Training for Physical Therapists - Katie Sardone, PhD [Nov 10, 2020]

    • Career Coaching with the DRiV - Live Webinar Career Coaching panel with the creator of the DRiV - Katie Sardone, PhD [May 14, 2020]

    • The Well-Being Index - Live Q&A for Physicians managing COVID19 Concerns - Katie Sardone, PhD [April 17, 2020]

    • Corona Crisis Response Training - Managing Stress, Anxiety and Depression During a Crisis - Katie Sardone, PhD [April 2, 2020]

    • Private Training for Physicians - Suicide Prevention: What, When and How to Support Yourself and Others - Katie Sardone, PhD [April 1, 2020]

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center, Psychology Division - Psychology in Primary Care - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 13, 2020]

    • Texas Health Fort Worth Huguley Hospital - Provider Well-being and Burnout Prevention - Katie Sardone, PhD [Oct 29, 2019]

    • Texas Health Fort Worth Ethics Grand Rounds - Provider Well-being and Burnout Prevention - Katie Sardone, PhD [Sept 26, 2019]

    • Texas Health Resources, Fort Worth - Provider Self-Care - Katie Sardone, PhD [May 9th, 2019]

    • Texas Health Resources, Physician Self-Care – Katie Sardone, PhD [2/26/2019]

    • Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, NICU Mental Health,  [June 27, 2024]

    • Alex Harris, PhD, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Virtual via Google Meets - APA CE Presentation [April 19, 2024]

    • Pediatricians of Dallas Mom's Group, Maternal Mental Health 101 - Katie Sardone, PhD; Sarah Hosseini, PsyD [Jan 23, 2024]

    • Inwood Village Pediatrics - Pediatric Behavioral Intervention - Margaret Vadiee, PhD and Katie Sardone, PhD [July 19, 2022]

    • UT Southwestern - Infant Mental Health and Maternal-Child Attachment - Katie Sardone, PhD and Margaret Vadiee, PhD [Jan 27, 2022]

    • Texas Health Resources - Mommy Mixer- Maternal Infant Attachment- Margaret Vadiee, PhD [Oct 18, 2021]

    • Baylor Medical Center, NICU - NICU Mental Health Part 2 - Katie Sardone, PhD [Mar 1, 2021]

    • Baylor Medical Center, NICU - NICU Mental Health Part 1 - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 25, 2021]

    • Texas Health Resources, Mommy Mixer - Maternal-Infant Attachment - Margaret Vadiee, MA, PhD [Oct 19, 2020]

    • The Lamplighter School - Parent Perks Series - Katie Sardone, PhD [Nov 12, 2019]

    • Ascension Day School - Raising Secure, Confident and Socially Competent Children - Katie Sardone, PhD [Oct 23, 2019]

    • First3Years - Maternal Depression, Anxiety and Stress: Impact on Infant - Katie Sardone, PhD [July 31, 2019]

    • Texas Health Resources Mommy Mixer - Katie Sardone, PhD  [May 13, 2019]

    • Medical City, Plano, TX, Plano Area Mothers of Multiples (PAMOM) – Katie Sardone, PhD 4/10/2018]

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychology Division, Health Psychology - Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 2, 2024]

    • Parkland Memorial Hospital - THPG Behavioral Wellness Event - Katie Sardone, PhD [May 23, 2023]

    • UT Southwestern Medical Center Psychology Division - Health Psychology- Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 3, 2023]

    • Rosy Sexual Wellness App - Sex and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- Anna Thomas, PhD [Feb 22, 2022]

    • UT Southwestern Family Medicine- Health Psychology- Katie Sardone, PhD [Feb 4, 2022]

    • Take Health Command - Self-Care for Busy People - Katie Sardone, PhD [Sep 23, 2020]

    • Live Webinar with SquadCare - Relationship Resilience during a Crisis - Katie Sardone, PhD [May 20, 2020]

    • Expert Q&A Panel Member speaking on “Tips and Tricks” to Renew your Home and Mind before Back-to-School with Neighborhood Goods and Gardenuity - Katie Sardone, PhD [Aug 15, 2019]

    • National Association of the Remodeling Industry - Dallas Chapter - Katie Sardone, PhD [May 16, 2019]

    • Texas Health Resources Pastoral Care Department, Suicide Assessment and Prevention – Katie Sardone, PhD [10/4/2018]