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
When High Achievement Becomes a Trap with Nichole Coyne
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Many mental health professionals are high achievers by nature. The drive to do more, do it right, and never let anyone down can look like ambition from the outside while quietly running you into the ground from the inside.
In this episode of Between Sessions with Berries, Kym sits down with Nichole Coyne, LCSW, a clinical therapist and coach who specializes in perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout in high achievers. Nichole shares how she found her niche as a recovering perfectionist herself, what separates healthy ambition from maladaptive perfectionism, and the deeper patterns that keep helpers stuck in cycles of overworking and self-criticism.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- The key difference between healthy ambition and maladaptive perfectionism, and why it matters.
- How perfectionism often functions as a coping mechanism rooted in upbringing and attachment.
- The three types of perfectionism and how each one shows up differently.
- Why imposter syndrome hits hardest precisely when you have the most experience.
- The "to-done list" technique for quieting the inner critic at the end of a hard day.
- How a time and energy audit can reveal whether your current pace is actually sustainable.
- What Nichole's coaching model offers beyond traditional therapy, and who it is designed for.
Connect with Nichole Coyne:
Website: https://www.ncoyne.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicholecoynecoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicholecoynecoach
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicholecoynecoach
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