In today's fast-paced mental health landscape, therapists are increasingly overwhelmed with administrative tasks that pull them away from their core mission—helping clients. Berries emerges as a groundbreaking AI solution designed specifically for mental health professionals, seamlessly handling documentation while allowing therapists to reclaim valuable time and energy for client care.
How can Berries help therapists in their practice?
Berries is an AI tool specifically focused on and tailored to mental health professionals and their unique needs. It handles the tasks clinicians dislike the most, like writing session notes. Berries can also create pre-session highlights to help therapists prepare for upcoming sessions, generate treatment plans, and create client letters.
With the Berries assistant feature, therapists receive instant clinical support through client progress tracking and tailored suggestions for goals and interventions. The assistant also provides quick access to coding suggestions and explanations of essential therapeutic concepts.
Berries’ goal is to save therapists time so they can focus on their passion—supporting clients—and have more time for themselves, their families, or other activities they enjoy.
How does Berries integrate into a therapist's existing workflow without disrupting established practices?
Integration is straightforward. Therapists simply click a "Start Session" button when beginning a session, and Berries captures the conversation. When the session ends, they click "End Session," and Berries quickly creates their notes, generates session highlights for the next session, develops a treatment plan, and can produce a client letter if needed.
Throughout the process, the Berries assistant works alongside therapists, offering real-time clinical support, helping to improve clinical quality while reducing administrative burden.
Berries works with telehealth or in-person sessions, with or without headphones, adapting to virtually any clinical setting.
How does Berries maintain client confidentiality and comply with healthcare privacy regulations?
Berries is HIPAA compliant and designed with privacy at its core. The platform follows industry best practices, including encryption of data in transit and at rest. Additionally, audio recordings are not stored after processing, which supports efforts to maintain client confidentiality and align with healthcare privacy standards.
Can you share examples of how therapists are using Berries to enhance treatment planning or session preparation?
Therapists particularly appreciate Berries' treatment plan feature. After reviewing their session notes (which are generated within seconds after a session ends), they can generate a treatment plan with just one click. They can update this plan whenever needed or have Berries update it periodically. Additionally, many therapists use the client letter feature to keep clients engaged between sessions, which is also generated with a single click and is ready to send immediately.
What concerns do therapists typically express about using AI, and how does Berries address these?
A common concern is about sharing AI technology with clients, as AI is new for everyone. Berries addresses this by providing ready-to-use consent forms that therapists can download directly from their Berries account. These forms explain what Berries is, how it works, the security measures in place, and how it can help therapists provide better care.
What advice would you give to therapists who want to try an AI transcription tool for the first time?
The first step is to give it a try to see if it simplifies your workload. We have a free trial where the first 20 sessions are free with no credit card required, so you can test out the tool for yourself. If you do decide to use an AI tool, make sure the one you choose is HIPAA-compliant. With Berries specifically, our personalized note format feature allows therapists to provide samples of their notes so Berries can learn their formatting style and create notes tailored to their specific preferences.
What's the learning curve like for therapists who aren't tech-savvy?
We've received positive feedback about Berries' simplicity. Our goal is to make it as straightforward as possible, recognizing that learning new technology can be challenging, especially for people focused on providing care rather than technology. Therapists describe the process as simple as "start session, end session, and you've got your notes." The setup takes 30 seconds or less!
How do therapists transfer notes from Berries into their EHR systems?
Most therapists use the "Copy Note" feature, which copies the entire note with one click. They can then paste it directly into their EHR system. It's designed to work alongside any system, functioning like an assistant in the background while therapists focus on providing care.
What is the vision behind Berries?
We recognize that many people struggle with mental health issues—including ourselves and our families. Our goal is to support therapists who are changing lives through their work, which we believe is among the most important in the world. We're building the perfect AI assistant for therapists, one that handles everything they need. Currently, we help with notes, session preparation, and treatment plans, but we're constantly expanding our features to support therapists in every aspect of their practice.
What new features does Berries offer?
Berries has recently launched the "Berries Assistant," an in-platform chat feature within the client page where therapists can ask questions about clients and receive AI-powered support. Therapists can consult with the assistant about their clients, generate new intervention ideas, reflect on their therapeutic approaches, and create additional resources they might need. This feature enhances the therapist's ability to provide personalized care while saving valuable time on research and planning.
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