Between Sessions with Berries

Feeling stuck in the cycle of overworking, under-earning, and wondering if there’s a better way to run your therapy practice? Many mental health professionals hit a point where burnout feels inevitable, especially when traditional models don’t support flexibility or financial growth.

In this episode, Nicole Liloia, social worker turned business strategist, shares how she broke out of burnout and built a sustainable, multi-income str...

Join Julie Grace for this guided Berries meditation designed for therapists navigating the emotional weight that empathy can carry. Through a gentle body scan, breath awareness, and grounding visualization, this practice helps you identify where tension and residue from your sessions may be living in your body, and offers a compassionate, non-judgmental space to simply notice and release.

This meditation supports sustainable empathy...

Thinking about starting a private practice but feeling stuck in fear or uncertainty? Many mental health professionals dream of working independently, yet worry about finding clients, setting the right fees, or marketing themselves without feeling salesy.

In this episode, Kym sits down with Nancy Cowden, LMFT, business coach, founder of The Prosperous Therapist, and author of The Prosperous Private Practice. Nancy shares the mindset ...

Join Julie Grace for this guided meditation created specifically for therapists and helping professionals. In your work, you may be carrying more than you realize - echoes of sessions, the weight of responsibility, and care that continues even after conversations end. This Berries meditation offers you a compassionate space to acknowledge that weight, and gently set it down.

Through body awareness and mental visualization, you'...

Burnout, documentation overload, and administrative complexity are stretching mental health professionals thin across hospital systems and private practice. The pressure to stay clinically present while managing endless forms, letters, and insurance processes can quietly drain energy and impact the quality of care.

In this episode, Porter Charles, LICSW, shares how he integrates AI into both transplant social work and private practi...

Join Julie Grace for a calming 10-minute guided meditation designed to help mental health professionals arrive fully into the present moment. This grounding practice invites you to step away from your role as space-holder and simply be with yourself, without judgment or expectation.

Through body awareness, breath work, and sensory exploration, this meditation guides you to reconnect with your heartbeat, open your eyes to your enviro...

If documentation feels like the dishes and laundry of your clinical work, you’re not alone. Many mental health professionals were never properly trained in progress notes, treatment plans, or documentation standards, yet we’re expected to “just know” how to do it. The result? Overthinking, overwhelm, and notes that either pile up or take way too long.

In this episode, Kym sits down with Maelisa McCaffrey, licensed psychologist, foun...

Join Julie Grace for a gentle 5-minute guided meditation created specifically for mental health professionals between client sessions. In your demanding work, it's natural for traces of previous sessions to linger, this practice offers you a compassionate space to pause, breathe, and simply be.

Through body and breath awareness, this meditation guides you to release residual energy and establish clear boundaries between what be...

Burnout is not just about client hours and documentation. For many mental health professionals, it starts in supervision. When supervision becomes administrative box-checking instead of real professional development, growth stalls and resentment builds.

In this episode, Amy Smitke, LISW, LICDC, clinical supervisor, adjunct professor, and founder of Motivated Wellness Solutions, shares what truly makes supervision effective. Drawing ...

What happens when your dream job slowly turns into the very thing burning you out? For many mental health professionals, the answer is quiet exhaustion, creeping resentment, and a body that starts sending warning signs you cannot ignore.

In this episode, Denielle Rigoglioso, licensed professional counselor, certified substance abuse counselor, and founder of Saltwater Coaching and Consulting, shares how managing two multimillion-dol...

If you are feeling pulled to mentor, supervise, or support newer clinicians but unsure where to start, this episode is for you. Many mental health professionals feel overwhelmed by the responsibility of supervision, worried about time, liability, or doing it “right,” while still wanting to give back to the field.

In this episode, Kym sits down with Sindee Gozansky, LCPC, group practice owner, supervisor, and educator, to unpack what...

If you are exhausted from wearing every hat in your practice and telling yourself it is just easier to do it all alone, this episode is for you. Many mental health professionals hit a wall where working harder no longer leads to growth, freedom, or fulfillment.

In this conversation, Kym sits down with Adam Robin, healthcare entrepreneur and founder of Private Practice Owners Club, to unpack why burnout is often a leadership and mind...

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...

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 re...

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 ...

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...

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 simplif...

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 ope...

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 desig...