Many mental health professionals wonder if the traditional therapy career path is the only one available. In this conversation, Krysteena Wilson shares how she nearly left the field after years of low pay, exhaustion, and unclear direction, then rebuilt her entire professional life by questioning the norms she had been taught. Her story shows what becomes possible when clinicians stop defaulting to the expected path and start designing work that supports their actual lives.

Kym and Krysteena explore what it really means to be a modern therapist, from challenging fear-based messages in graduate school to finding mentorship, raising fees with intention, and creating supportive practice systems. Krysteena explains how she developed a boutique private pay group practice in Boise and why empowerment, authenticity, and flexibility became the core of her approach.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Krysteena’s turning point when therapy no longer felt sustainable.
• The mentors who helped her believe private practice was possible.
• The mindset shifts behind designing a career that fits your life.
• The outdated messages that new therapists still receive in training.
• The fee and insurance mistakes she made early on, and how she adjusted.
• How her boutique private pay group practice took shape in Boise.
• The three phases she uses to guide therapists in private practice growth.

Connect with Krysteena Wilson:
Website - https://aligntherapyshop.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aligntherapyshop/
Threads - https://www.threads.com/@aligntherapyshop
FB Group - https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HQkCMuoAF/
Etsy - https://aligntherapyshop.etsy.com
Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AlignTherapyShop/

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Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

If you’ve been relying on traditional SEO advice to grow your practice, you may already be feeling the shift. With AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity changing how people search, mental health professionals are suddenly navigating a new landscape where visibility depends on more than keywords and blog posts. In this episode, Kym is joined by Chris Morin, a digital marketing strategist who bridges the worlds of healing work and search technology, to break down what actually matters now.

Chris shares how therapists can stay discoverable as AI transforms search behavior, why directory listings are becoming powerful again, and how to use AI tools to create content that ranks without burnout. He also explains the evolving role of Bing, Apple Maps, and social platforms, along with practical steps you can take this month to strengthen your online presence.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• AI search tools like ChatGPT and Gemini, and what they mean for therapist visibility.
• The rising influence of Google Business, Bing Places, and Apple Maps listings.
• Ways AI can help you create SEO friendly blog content that still feels authentic.
• Key SEO shifts mental health professionals should pay attention to as search evolves.
• The value of strong backlinks and realistic approaches to earning them.
• Simple options for repurposing one blog post into social and video content with AI.
• The SEO support Moonraker offers across content, directories, and search performance.

Connect with Chris Morin:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/cjmorin/

Mentioned in this episode:
Webinar - From Clicks to Clients (pt. 2): Strategies for Purposeful Traffic Generation in 2025 https://gamma.app/docs/From-Clicks-to-Clients-Part-2-Strategies-For-Purposeful-Traffic-G-ex32c3lodiatlqw

Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.
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Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community

Brought to You By Berries:
Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.

Many psychiatric nurse practitioners enter the field feeling unprepared, overextended, and unsure how to build a sustainable career in mental health care. In this episode, Dr. Lindsay Hill talks about the challenges new and transitioning psych NPs face, including the lack of structured mentorship, the emotional weight of patient care, and the pressure to follow traditional career paths that often lead to burnout.

Lindsay shares how her own journey through corporate mental health settings, new parenthood, and a traumatic injury pushed her to rethink what a healthy professional life could look like. She explains how private practice, diversified income streams, and intentional lifestyle design became the foundation for the Psych NP Bootcamp and the growing community she leads today.

In This Episode, We Cover:

• Building clinical confidence in a field without standardized residency training.
• The realities of burnout in community mental health and corporate settings.
• How lifestyle goals can guide decisions about practice structure and income streams.
• Practical gaps between NP school and real-world psychiatric practice.
• The value of mentorship, transition support, and structured clinical guidance.
• How psych NPs are using technology and AI tools to streamline documentation.
• Why visibility, marketing, and diversified revenue can help prevent long-term burnout.

Connect with Lindsay Hill:
Website - https://klearcareprofessional.com/
Stan Store - https://stan.store/lindsayhill

Join the Berries Community! A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook.
www.heyberries.com/community

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Join the Berries Community - A dedicated space for mental health clinicians to connect, share insights, and grow together. Look for Berries AI Official Community on Facebook at http://heyberries.com/community

Brought to You By Berries:
Ready to stop dreading your notes? Berries is your AI assistant for mental health professionals. Save time, stay compliant, and get back to the work you love. Learn more at heyberries.com.