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.
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Between Sessions with Berries
How AI Supports Social Workers and Private Practice with Porter Charles
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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 practice to reduce burnout and increase patient health literacy. From automating formal letters and simplifying complex medical leave applications to creating multilingual and visual resources, Porter offers practical, ethical strategies for using AI in therapy and healthcare settings without losing your clinical voice.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- How transplant social work differs from traditional therapy roles.
- Ways AI reduces repetitive administrative tasks in hospital settings.
- Creating step-by-step guides for complex processes like medical leave and insurance.
- Using HIPAA-compliant AI tools for documentation and formal letters.
- Improving patient health literacy with visual and multilingual resources.
- Leveraging AI to support private practice systems and reduce note-writing time.
- Strategies for introducing AI in conservative healthcare environments.
Connect with Porter Charles:
Website: https://www.smoothstonecounseling.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmoothStoneCounseling
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@smoothstonecounseling
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smoothstonecounseling
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