Between Sessions with Berries

Berries

You’re the one everyone turns to for support. But who supports you? From endless documentation and emotional exhaustion to keeping up with clinical demands, mental health professionals are facing burnout like never before. You’ve tried better systems, stricter boundaries, even thought about leaving, but it still feels overwhelming. That’s why Berries, your AI assistant built for clinicians, created In Between Sessions, a podcast made to help you do more of what matters: caring for your clients and caring for yourself. Each week, we feature candid interviews with therapists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health innovators who share what’s working in the real world, not just what looks good on paper. You’ll hear practical strategies for documentation, conversations about burnout and balance, and ways AI can support your workflow without replacing your clinical voice. Hosted by Kym Tolson, clinical consultant and longtime therapist, this show is brought to you by Berries to help clinicians like you thrive in today’s mental health landscape. Ready for less overwhelm and more clarity in your week? Hit follow and join us each Wednesday for Between Sessions, your weekly dose of support, strategy, and solidarity from the front lines of mental health care. Curious about how Berries can help you? Try it for free with 20 sessions on us! See firsthand how our AI assistant can help you streamline your notes and reclaim more time for what you love. Get started at https://heyberries.com 

  1. 12H AGO

    Simple SEO Strategies for Mental Health Professionals with Alyssa Corso

    If your website exists but clients still cannot find you, SEO may feel confusing, overwhelming, or like something only big companies can afford, then this is for you. Many mental health professionals assume getting found online requires ads, expensive consultants, or years of waiting for results. In this episode, Kym sits down with Alyssa Corso, SEO consultant and healthcare marketing expert, to break down what actually matters when it comes to SEO for private practices. Alyssa shares practical, beginner-friendly strategies mental health professionals can use to improve visibility, avoid common mistakes, and build a website that works for both search engines and real people. In This Episode, We Cover: What SEO actually is and why it does not have to be expensive or complicated.The most important website elements mental health professionals should optimize first.How headers and site structure impact visibility and user experience.Common SEO mistakes that prevent private practices from getting found.When it makes sense to hire SEO support versus doing it yourself.How to use AI tools thoughtfully without harming your rankings.Why writing for people always matters more than writing for search engines.Connect with Alyssa Corso: Website - https://alyssacorso.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssaorcuilo/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    33 min
  2. JAN 21

    Healing Trauma Beyond Talk Therapy with Janet Bayramyan

    Many mental health professionals are taught that talking through trauma is the path to healing, yet in practice, it often leaves clients feeling stuck, dysregulated, or retraumatized. If you have ever felt limited by talk therapy alone or unsure how to safely support clients with trauma histories, this episode is for you. Kym sits down with Janet Bayramyan, licensed clinical social worker and trauma specialist, to explore what it really takes to help clients heal beyond words. Janet shares how modalities like EMDR, brainspotting, IFS, and Havening work with the nervous system, how to recognize when talk therapy is not enough, and how clinicians can begin integrating trauma-informed tools without overwhelming themselves or their clients. In This Episode, We Cover: Why talk therapy alone often falls short in trauma treatment.How trauma lives in the nervous system, not just the mind.Early signs that a client is becoming dysregulated or retraumatized.Key differences between EMDR and brainspotting in clinical practice.How Havening techniques support nervous system regulation.Using IFS alongside trauma modalities to deepen healing.Advice for clinicians choosing their first trauma training.Connect with Janet Bayramyan: Linktree - https://linktr.ee/therapy_with_janetb Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therapy_with_janetb LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-bayramyan-generales-lcsw-61890578/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    39 min
  3. JAN 14

    High Performance Psychology and Concierge Care with Dr. Jani Urmi

    High-performing clients often look successful on the outside while quietly struggling with stress, sleep issues, and burnout. Many mental health professionals are curious about working with this population but are unsure what the work actually looks like or how to build a sustainable practice without sacrificing boundaries. In this episode, Kym sits down with Dr. Jani Urmi, a clinical health and performance psychologist, to explore the realities of performance psychology and concierge mental health care. Dr. Jani shares how she found her niche, what high achievers really need from therapy, and how a concierge model can support both clinicians and clients while protecting work-life balance. In This Episode, We Cover: What performance psychology is and who it is designed to support.Common burnout patterns among high performers and professionals.How cognition, resilience, and sleep optimization show up in this work.What a concierge mental health model looks like in real practice.Setting boundaries while offering high-touch clinical care.Pricing, caseload size, and sustainability in private practice.How mental health professionals can explore niche work with confidence.Connect with Urmi Jani: Website - https://www.chouletperformance.com/provider/urmi-jani-psyd.html Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drjanipsyd/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    27 min
  4. JAN 7

    Scaling Beyond the Therapy Room with Anim Aweh

    Feeling boxed in by one-to-one work or already burned out by the pace of community mental health? This episode is for mental health professionals who know they have more to offer but are not sure how to scale their skills without leaving the field altogether. Kym sits down with Anim Aweh, LCSW, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate, to talk about consulting, entrepreneurship, and working with tech companies in ethical, clinically grounded ways. Anim shares how she moved from public health and community mental health into advising AI startups, building programs, and creating multiple income streams while still seeing clients. They also dig into the real fears clinicians have about AI and why being involved in its development matters now more than ever. In This Episode, We Cover: How to know when it is time to scale beyond traditional therapy work.Identifying transferable clinical skills for consulting and entrepreneurship.Practical ways mental health professionals can work with tech and AI companies.Why networking and relationship building matter more than perfect credentials.How AI can support documentation, product development, and clinical safety.Addressing fear around AI replacing therapists and reframing it as opportunity.What ethical oversight and equity look like in mental health technology.Connect with Anim Aweh: Website - https://www.awehsupportservices.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/animaweh/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/animaweh/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    26 min
  5. 12/31/2025

    How to Build an AI-Powered Intake Process with Uriah Guilford

    Missed calls, slow follow-ups, and constant intake interruptions can quietly drain time and energy in private practice. For many mental health professionals, the intake process becomes a daily source of stress that pulls focus away from clinical work and accelerates burnout. In this episode, Kym sits down with Uriah Guilford, licensed therapist, group practice owner, and founder of Productive Therapist, to explore how AI can simplify and streamline intake. Uriah breaks down how AI-powered reception tools improve response time, reduce administrative burden, and support a more efficient and humane intake experience without compromising ethics, empathy, or clinical standards. In This Episode, We Cover: Why intake is one of the biggest hidden drivers of burnout in private practice.The limitations of call centers, virtual receptionists, and in-house intake staff.How AI-powered receptionists handle calls with empathy and consistency.Ways AI can screen, route, and schedule consultations automatically.HIPAA considerations and safety boundaries for AI in mental health settings.How faster intake improves client experience and conversion rates.First steps for mental health professionals curious about AI in therapy operations.Connect with Uriah Guilford: Website - http://simpleintake.ai/ | https://productivetherapist.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/uguilford LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/uriahguilford/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    30 min
  6. 12/24/2025

    Stop Letting Your Practice Run You with Brie Chrisman

    Running a private practice is supposed to offer freedom, not constant overwhelm. But if you're wearing every hat (clinician, admin, marketer, manager), it’s easy to feel like your business is running you. In this episode, operations expert Brie Chrisman shares what mental health professionals need most when burnout hits: better backend systems, not just more hustle. With over 15 years of experience in project management and operations, Brie is the founder and CEO of Bosco, a human-first virtual operations company. She joins Kym to break down exactly how therapists can reclaim their time, grow sustainably, and stop drowning in decisions. Whether you’re solo, scaling, or somewhere in between, this conversation will help you breathe easier and work smarter. In This Episode, We Cover: Why most therapists are never taught the business side of private practice.The difference between operations, systems, processes, and tasks.How to reduce decision fatigue with task batching and brain-friendly workflows.What to delegate first when you’re burned out or overwhelmed.Cost-saving tips from expense audits to subscription downgrades.How automation and templating can streamline your day-to-day.When to bring in help and how to decide what kind of support you need.Connect with Brie Chrisman: Website - https://heybossco.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hey_bossco Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/heybossco LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brie-chrisman/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/heybossco/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    36 min
  7. 12/17/2025

    Can Therapy Careers Be Designed Differently? with Krysteena Wilson

    Many mental health professionals wonder if the traditional therapy career path is the only one available. In this conversation, Krysteena Wilson shares how she nearly left the field after years of low pay, exhaustion, and unclear direction, then rebuilt her entire professional life by questioning the norms she had been taught. Her story shows what becomes possible when clinicians stop defaulting to the expected path and start designing work that supports their actual lives. Kym and Krysteena explore what it really means to be a modern therapist, from challenging fear-based messages in graduate school to finding mentorship, raising fees with intention, and creating supportive practice systems. Krysteena explains how she developed a boutique private pay group practice in Boise and why empowerment, authenticity, and flexibility became the core of her approach. In This Episode, We Cover: Krysteena’s turning point when therapy no longer felt sustainable.The mentors who helped her believe private practice was possible.The mindset shifts behind designing a career that fits your life.The outdated messages that new therapists still receive in training.The fee and insurance mistakes she made early on, and how she adjusted.How her boutique private pay group practice took shape in Boise.The three phases she uses to guide therapists in private practice growth.Connect with Krysteena Wilson: Website - https://aligntherapyshop.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aligntherapyshop/ Threads - https://www.threads.com/@aligntherapyshop FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HQkCMuoAF/ Etsy - https://aligntherapyshop.etsy.com Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AlignTherapyShop/ Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    26 min
  8. 12/10/2025

    How AI Is Reshaping SEO for Mental Health Professionals with Chris Morin

    If you’ve been relying on traditional SEO advice to grow your practice, you may already be feeling the shift. With AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity changing how people search, mental health professionals are suddenly navigating a new landscape where visibility depends on more than keywords and blog posts. In this episode, Kym is joined by Chris Morin, a digital marketing strategist who bridges the worlds of healing work and search technology, to break down what actually matters now. Chris shares how therapists can stay discoverable as AI transforms search behavior, why directory listings are becoming powerful again, and how to use AI tools to create content that ranks without burnout. He also explains the evolving role of Bing, Apple Maps, and social platforms, along with practical steps you can take this month to strengthen your online presence. In This Episode, We Cover: AI search tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, and what they mean for therapist visibility.The rising influence of Google Business, Bing Places, and Apple Maps listings.Ways AI can help you create SEO friendly blog content that still feels authentic.Key SEO shifts mental health professionals should pay attention to as search evolves.The value of strong backlinks and realistic approaches to earning them.Simple options for repurposing one blog post into social and video content with AI.The SEO support Moonraker offers across content, directories, and search performance.Connect with Chris Morin: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmorin/ Mentioned in this episode: Webinar - From Clicks to Clients (pt. 2): Strategies for Purposeful Traffic Generation in 2025 https://gamma.app/docs/From-Clicks-to-Clients-Part-2-Strategies-For-Purposeful-Traffic-G-ex32c3lodiatlqw Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.www.heyberries.com/community ______________ Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community Brought to You By Berries: Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

    29 min

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You’re the one everyone turns to for support. But who supports you? From endless documentation and emotional exhaustion to keeping up with clinical demands, mental health professionals are facing burnout like never before. You’ve tried better systems, stricter boundaries, even thought about leaving, but it still feels overwhelming. That’s why Berries, your AI assistant built for clinicians, created In Between Sessions, a podcast made to help you do more of what matters: caring for your clients and caring for yourself. Each week, we feature candid interviews with therapists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health innovators who share what’s working in the real world, not just what looks good on paper. You’ll hear practical strategies for documentation, conversations about burnout and balance, and ways AI can support your workflow without replacing your clinical voice. Hosted by Kym Tolson, clinical consultant and longtime therapist, this show is brought to you by Berries to help clinicians like you thrive in today’s mental health landscape. Ready for less overwhelm and more clarity in your week? Hit follow and join us each Wednesday for Between Sessions, your weekly dose of support, strategy, and solidarity from the front lines of mental health care. Curious about how Berries can help you? Try it for free with 20 sessions on us! See firsthand how our AI assistant can help you streamline your notes and reclaim more time for what you love. Get started at https://heyberries.com 

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