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
Why Private Practice Feels So Isolating and What to Do About It with Tara Wells
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Going from a busy agency or school system to solo private practice can feel like stepping into a vacuum. The coworkers, the structure, the built-in community, it's all gone. And for many mental health professionals, that shift is lonelier than they expected.
In this episode of Between Sessions with Berries, Kym sits down with Tara Wells, LCSW, and founder of the Unpacked Mastermind, to talk about what actually happens to clinicians when they go out on their own. Tara brings both lived experience and a growing platform built specifically to fill the gap that grad school, group chats, and Facebook forums never could.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- Why solo private practice creates a silo and how that isolation affects mental health professionals differently than other entrepreneurs.
- What "pitching" means for clinicians and why learning to articulate your niche is a core business skill.
- How Tara built a free mastermind for South Florida therapists before scaling it into the Unpacked Mastermind.
- What the mastermind format looks like and why it works better than async forums for real-time feedback and accountability.
- Who the Unpacked Mastermind is for, including clinicians who are still agency-based but curious about private practice.
- The business mistakes therapists make early on and why most are learning everything as they go.
Connect with Tara Wells:
Website: https://www.finishlinemindset.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finishlinemindset
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@finishlinemindset
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarawellslcsw/
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