Berenice is a Performance Expert and Chartered Psychologist whose work focuses on how high-level performance holds under scrutiny.

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With a PhD in performance optimization and an active career as a professional violinist, Berenice works at the intersection of research and artistic practice, examining what changes psychologically and physiologically in elite performers when demand increases.

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Berenice works with musicians and performing artists, as well as athletes and other high-stakes performers, who are technically prepared yet experience some instability under pressure, such as perceptual narrowing, conscious motor processing, memory lapses and muscular tightening.

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Berenice's approach is evidence-based. It addresses the regulatory shifts that occur before and during performance, translating research from psychology, physiology, biomechanics and nutrition into tailored training programmes that performers can apply directly in practice and on stage.

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As a consultant, Berenice collaborates with performing-arts and sport institutions including the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), One Dance UK, and the Malta Olympic Committee (MOC), delivering research-informed programmes on performance regulation, physical health and wellbeing, and sustainable excellence.

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Berenice's work extends to orchestras and ensembles, where she examines collective coordination, rehearsal design and adaptive stability in ensemble performance.

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Berenice lectures in Performance Science, Dance Science, Performance Psychology, and Health & Wellbeing in the Performing Arts. Her research has been presented internationally at various academic conferences including ISPS (Warsaw, Montreal, Melbourne).

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Alongside her consultancy and research, Berenice maintains an active performing career, working with orchestras in the UK and Italy, and as a member of the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

She is an Associate of the Royal College of Music and writes regularly for The Strad.

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