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
What Group Practices Get Wrong About Supervisory Billing with Susan Frager
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If you run a group practice and want to bring on provisionally licensed clinicians, figuring out how (or whether) you can bill for their work gets complicated fast. Every insurance company defines the rules differently, the terminology gets misused even by the payers themselves, and getting it wrong can put both your reimbursement and your caseload at risk.
In this episode, Kym sits down with Susan Frager, MSW, a credentialing and billing consultant, coach, and instructor for mental health professionals, billers, and administrative staff. Susan breaks down the terminology insurers routinely get wrong, walks through what actually happens when a supervisee gets licensed, and explains why some of the biggest billing platforms in the industry are more connected to insurance companies than most practice owners realize.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- The real difference between incident to billing and supervisory billing.
- Which major insurance companies allow supervisory billing, and where the rules get complicated.
- Why keeping supervisee caseloads small helps protect your practice from audit triggers.
- What happens in the gap between a clinician getting licensed and getting fully credentialed.
- How to find out whether an insurer allows supervisory billing without wasting time on hold.
- Why some of the biggest billing platforms are connected to the insurance companies themselves.
- What a price transparency data dive actually helps practice owners figure out.
Join Susan Frager, MSW, on July 17 for a free webinar on supervisory billing for provisionally licensed clinicians. Learn which insurers actually allow it, how to bill it correctly, and how to avoid the audit triggers that come with getting it wrong. Save your seat: https://psychbillingcoach.com/upcoming-webinars/
Connect with Susan Frager:
Website: https://psychbillingcoach.com/
Schedule a consultation here: https://psychbillingcoach.com/schedule/
New Yorker feature: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/30/the-professional-healthinsurance-ceo-nagger
The Rescue Biller® – take a peek here: https://psychbillingcoach.com/rescue-biller/
Webinars and other useful materials: https://psychbillingcoach.com/shop/
Blog: https://psychbillingcoach.com/billing-blog/
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