How Therapists Can Use AI to Save Time, Reduce Burnout, and Grow Their Practice

If you’ve been curious (or overwhelmed) about AI for therapists, this week’s episode of The Therapy Show is a must-listen. I sat down with therapist, tech innovator, and multipassionate entrepreneur Kym Tolson to talk about how AI is transforming therapy, private practice, and the way we build sustainable businesses.

Kym is the creator of The Traveling Therapist, Run Your Private Practice With AI, the Clinical AI Club, and her newest project — the rapidly growing Thera AI Hub. In our conversation, she breaks down exactly how therapists can use AI to streamline documentation, automate admin tasks, build new income streams, and stay relevant in an evolving field.

Why AI Matters for Therapists Right Now

AI is becoming a core part of the mental health landscape. Major shifts we discuss in the episode include:

• Insurance companies testing AI chatbots as first-line support

• More clients turning to ChatGPT for emotional guidance

• Therapists reporting slower referrals and more competition

• Rapid development of AI tools for documentation, treatment planning, and marketing

Whether you love or fear AI, it’s here. And therapists who learn to integrate it will save time, reduce burnout, and protect their earning potential.

The Thera AI Hub: Done-for-You AI Tools for Therapists

One of the most exciting resources Kym created is the Thera AI Hub — a collection of 35+ AI tools built specifically for therapists. Inside you’ll find:

• Marketing GPTs

• Niche + scalable offer generators

• Course, group, and retreat builders

• Newsletter creators and automation tools

• Custom GPTs for therapists in private practice

The Thera AI Hub helps therapists stop spinning their wheels and start moving their ideas forward with clarity and speed.

Berries AI Note Taking, Smart Treatment Plans & the Future of EMRs

Kym also serves as Clinical Director for Berries, one of the most advanced AI tools for therapists. Berries started as an AI scribe and is now evolving into a full EMR with:

• AI-generated assessments and treatment plans

• Smart alerts when clients meet goals

• Automatic session summaries

• HIPAA-compliant ChatGPT built inside the platform

• Homework suggestion tools

• Telehealth integration coming soon

If you want to try Berries, you can save $50 off your first month with code TherapyShow50.

How Therapists Can Stay Relevant in an AI World

Kym shared excellent advice for therapists worried about AI replacing the work we do.

Her message is simple: Specialize in what AI can’t do.

Therapists will always be needed for:

• Couples therapy

• Family systems work

• EMDR and trauma modalities

• Deep relational psychotherapy

• Group therapy

• High-attunement, relationally focused treatment

AI can complement your work — but it can’t replicate these specialties.

New Income Streams for Therapists Using AI

Inside the Thera AI Hub, therapists can use tools to create:

• Digital courses

• Group programs

• Retreats

• Niche podcasts

• Continuing education

• Scalable products

These tools walk you step-by-step through idea development, content creation, marketing, and delivery.

And for therapists wanting to create their own CE courses or Podcourses, I’m releasing my free CE-Creation GPT. 

Kym’s AI Newsletter & Private Practice Giveaway

Kym also created a powerful AI + Mental Health newsletter using an automation agent that curates the week’s most important AI news for therapists. It’s one of my favorite inbox reads.

Plus, she and Uriah Gilford are hosting a $4,600 AI Private Practice Giveaway through November 30, including a year of the AI Receptionist, a year inside Thera AI Hub, a year inside the Clinical AI Club, and more.