As therapists, we are often taught to set big resolutions without accounting for burnout, unpredictable schedules, or fluctuating energy. In this episode of Run Your Private Practice with AI, I explain why traditional resolutions tend to fail and how goal setting needs to be redesigned to support your nervous system, not fight against it. Instead of using AI as a productivity boss, you’ll learn how to use it as a thinking partner to create realistic, sustainable goals that fit your actual life and workload.

AI Tips You Don’t Want to Miss:

• Why traditional goal setting does not work for therapists with fluctuating schedules and energy.
• How to prompt AI to ask reflective, intake-style questions before creating any goals.
• A simple framework for fewer goals with clear motivation and systems that do not rely on willpower.
• How to choose weekly or monthly rhythms instead of daily tasks for sustainable goal setting.
• How to create fallback plans for good days, hard days, and everything-is-on-fire days so goals do not collapse.

Prompts discussed in this episode:

• I am a therapist with a full clinical load and limited bandwidth. I want realistic goals that support my mental health, income stability, and long-term sustainability. Ask me thoughtful questions to help design resolutions that fit my actual life. No clinical advice.
• Based on my answers, propose three realistic resolutions that fit my actual life as a therapist. Each resolution should include a clear motivation and a simple system that does not rely on willpower.
• Break each resolution into daily, weekly, and monthly actions. Each action should take less than 15 minutes and feel realistic for a therapist’s schedule.
• For each resolution, give me a fallback version for a good day, a hard day, and an everything is on fire day. Make the lowest level so easy it still counts.
• Turn these resolutions into simple tools I will actually use, such as a checklist, weekly tracker, monthly overview, or calendar reminders. Keep it minimal and non-overwhelming.
• Act as my personal resolution coach. Check in weekly, help me recalibrate when life shifts, and remind me that sustainability matters more than perfection.

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Sponsored by Berries: Use code 50FromKym for $50 off your first month www.heyberries.com/therapists

If you’ve been curious about how AI can actually support you as a therapist, this episode will give you real examples you can relate to. In this episode of Run Your Private Practice with AI, I’m sharing two powerful AI experiences from my own week that completely shifted how I think about what’s possible right now.

One involves using ChatGPT in a way I never expected during an emergency room visit, and the other is a deep dive into Google’s free research tool, NotebookLM. Together, ChatGPT and NotebookLM show just how practical, accessible, and supportive AI can be for therapists in everyday situations, both professionally and personally.

AI Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

• How ChatGPT group chats allow multiple people to collaborate inside one shared conversation.
• A real-life example of using ChatGPT to analyze information and think alongside doctors in real time.
• How NotebookLM can deep research therapy topics like cognitive distortions in minutes.
• Turning research into slides, mind maps, infographics, podcasts, and explainer videos.
• Creative ways therapists can use AI-generated resources for groups, workshops, and education.

Mentioned in this episode:

Infographic from Notebook LM https://notebooklm.google.com/

https://kymtolson.kartra.com/page/AI-Tools-for-Therapists

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Connect with me:

• Instagram: @thetravelingtherapist_kym
• Join the Clinical AI Club: www.clinicalaiclub.com

Sponsored by Alma: www.helloalma.com/kym
Sponsored by Berries: Use code 50FromKym for $50 off your first month www.heyberries.com/therapists

AI is moving fast right now, and it can feel overwhelming trying to figure out what actually matters for your practice. In this episode of Run Your Private Practice with AI, I’m breaking down what’s new in AI and sharing the updates I’ve been paying close attention to this week. I’ll share about ChatGPT 5.2, how to move between AI tools without starting from scratch, and what Google just released inside Google Workspace, so you can decide what’s worth your time and what you can ignore.

AI Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

• What’s different about ChatGPT 5.2, and why it already feels more usable.
• How to switch between AI platforms while keeping your preferences and context.
• A simple prompt that helps new AI tools learn how you think and work.
• How Google Workspace agents can automate repetitive email tasks.
• Why Gemini gems are similar to custom GPTs inside the Google ecosystem.

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Connect with me:

• Instagram: @thetravelingtherapist_kym
• Join the Clinical AI Club: www.clinicalaiclub.com

Sponsored by Alma: www.helloalma.com/kym
Sponsored by Berries: Use code 50FromKym for $50 off your first month www.heyberries.com/therapists