Between Sessions with 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
Between Sessions with Berries
Understanding Chronic Illness in Therapy with Christina Kantzavelos
Many mental health professionals meet clients with chronic illness but feel unsure how to fully understand the medical trauma, brain fog, fatigue, and identity loss these clients navigate daily. In this conversation, Kym and licensed psychotherapist Christina Kantzavelos explore what clinicians often miss and why chronic illness literacy is essential for ethical, effective care.
Christina shares her own health journey, the gaps she encountered in the therapy world, and the tools she eventually created to support clients between sessions. She discusses integrative care, medical gaslighting, neuroinflammation, nomadic living with chronic illness, and how her journal, app, and trainings help clients track symptoms, connect patterns, and reclaim a sense of agency.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- How chronic illness shapes mental health and why clinicians often overlook it.
- What medical trauma looks like and how to recognize it in session.
- Ways to collaborate with integrative and functional medicine providers.
- How to help clients track symptoms, patterns, and triggers between sessions.
- Strategies for supporting neurodivergent clients with chronic illness.
- What nomadic living with chronic illness can teach clinicians about pacing and capacity.
- How AI tools like Berries improve presence, documentation, and client care.
Connect with Christina Kantzavelos:
Website - https://www.beginwithintoday.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/beginwithintoday
Buenqamino (Travel + Gluten-Free Living) - https://www.buenqamino.com
Past Traveling Therapist Episodes that we reference in this episode:
- Celiac Disease and the Traveling Therapist Life: Navigating Food, Anxiety, and Health on the Road with Christina Kantzavelos and Erin Davis
- From Chronic Illness to Global Healing: A Therapist's Journey Through Panchakarma in India with Christina Kantveleous
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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
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