
A Center Loved by The Tristate and Beyond
The Tristate is a vibrant and growing community. Fit Learning is the only organization which combines Precision Teaching, Direct Instruction, Curriculum Based Measurement, and Relational Frame Theory, with science-based measurement and data-collection into one comprehensive approach.
Fit Learning strives to deliver excellence, while maintaining the highest levels of customer service, integrity – and focuses on teaching the building blocks of creating successful, empowered learners, in an inclusive, safe, and fun learning environment.
Online Team
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Founder – Dr. Kim Berens, PhD
Kimberly Nix Berens, Ph.D., is the Founding Director of Fit Learning and Regional Director of Fit Learning – TriState. She is the co-creator of a powerful system of instruction stemming from the behavioral, learning, and cognitive sciences. This unique approach has transformed the learning abilities of a wide range of children, including those who are struggling, average, gifted, or learning disabled. Her learning programs effectively target such essential areas as early learning skills, basic classroom readiness, phonemic awareness, reading fluency, comprehension, inferential language, basic and advanced mathematics, grammar, and expressive writing. From her early beginnings in a broom closet at the University of Nevada – Reno, she has helped grow Fit Learning to an organization with over 20 locations worldwide. She is highly recognized in her field and has been invited to speak regarding her expertise in science-based approaches to instruction at many regional, national, and international conferences. Following an appointment by Governor Jim Gibbons, Dr. Berens served on the Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners where she assisted in establishing best practice guidelines for practitioners. Her system of instruction has consistently produced one year’s growth in 40 hours of training with thousands of children worldwide.

Founder – Dr. Nick Berens, PhD
Nicholas M. Berens, Ph.D. – Dr. Berens received his Ph.D. in behavior analysis from the University of Nevada under the supervision of Dr. Steven Hayes. He has served on several professional boards including the Standard Celeration Society, Nevada Association for Behavior Analysis, and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science’s education special interest group. Berens is an experienced applied researcher and has published and presented in the areas of core behavioral processes related to language and development, the merits of the scientist-practitioner model, Relational Frame Theory, Precision Teaching, and program evaluation. He has spent the last 10 years researching and developing the Fit Learning system of instruction. This system targets areas such as basic classroom readiness, core processing speed, phonemic awareness, reading fluency, reading comprehension, language-based comprehension, basic and advanced mathematics, grammar, expressive writing, logic, problem-solving, and Executive Functioning. He and the Fit Learning team have implemented the system with over 1,000 children ages 3-18 years old. These children have presented with a variety of skill levels and diagnoses including children diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, learning disabilities including AD/HD, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia, Auditory Processing Disorder, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, and struggling learners, as well as, gifted students. The Fit Learning system has consistently been shown to produce one year’s growth in 8-weeks.

Regional Director – Kaitlin LaBarbera, M.S.
Kaitlin graduated from the Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. She continued her education at Saint Joseph’s University where she obtained her master’s degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Behavior Analysis. She is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Licensed Behavior Analyst in the state of New York. Kaitlin is a member of the Standard Celeration Society, ABAI, and ACBS. Kaitlin started interning for Fit Learning Locust Valley in 2012, then transitioned full-time to the NYC lab in 2014. She is currently the Director of the New York City lab and works as a consultant to other Fit Learning affiliates. Kaitlin’s values of humor, love and science shape her passion and work every day in the Fit lab to transform the lives of all the individuals who come through their doors!

Nicole Forero Senior Case Manager

Megan Walsh Case Advisor

Courtney Smith
Advisor

Kayla Braccio Case Manager

Eva Takos Case Manager

Layla Fluency Pup

Oscar Cruz Learning Coach

Amy O’Rourke Case Manager

Fiona Costoso Learning Coach

Tara Fales Case Manager

Jasmine Sanchez Learning Coach

Allison Segall Director of Clinical Operations
Our Learning Approach
At Fit Learning, we integrate cutting-edge methodologies into one cohesive, science-based framework that sets us apart. We blend Precision Teaching, Explicit Instruction, Curriculum-Based Assessment, and Relational Frame Theory with meticulous data collection and analysis. This comprehensive approach empowers learners to achieve mastery and fluency, fostering rapid skill development and cognitive resilience. Our commitment to individualized, evidence-driven instruction ensures that each student not only meets but exceeds their potential, laying the foundation for lifelong learning and confidence.
