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Continuing Education
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Min read
The 2026 State of AI in Mental Health Practice: What 343 Clinicians Told Us
The 2026 State of AI in Mental Health Practice Report shares what we learned about time savings, wellbeing, client and patient consent, and the parts of care clinicians want to keep human.
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Updates
4
Min read
Introducing Billing Codes
Billing codes are now available in Berries, right alongside your notes.
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Tools
5
Min read
CMS-1500 Form: Box-by-Box Instructions for Mental Health Billing
The CMS-1500 is the standard paper claim form that individual clinicians and group practices use to bill health insurers for professional services, including psychotherapy and psychiatric visits.
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Tools
5
Min read
EHR vs EMR: Key Differences for Mental Health Practices
An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of the paper chart kept within a single practice, while an electronic health record (EHR) is built to share information across clinicians, labs, and care settings.
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Tools
6
Min read
What Is a Superbill for Therapy? A Complete Clinician's Guide
A superbill is a detailed, itemized statement that mental health providers issue to clients who want to seek reimbursement through their out-of-network insurance benefits.
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Pro Tips
6
Min read
Berries vs. Mentalyc: Comparing Mental Health AI Scribes
Berries and Mentalyc are both AI scribes built specifically for mental health clinicians, which already puts them in a narrower category than general medical documentation tools.
Read more

Tools
6
Min read
PHQ-9 and GAD-7: A Clinician's Guide to Scoring, Interpretation, and Documentation
The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are the two most widely administered symptom measures in outpatient behavioral health, and they're often used together because depression and anxiety co-occur so frequently.
Read more

Techiques
6
Min read
Golden Thread Documentation: A Clinical Guide for Therapists
The golden thread is the continuous clinical logic that connects your intake assessment to your diagnosis, your diagnosis to your treatment plan, your treatment plan to every progress note, and your progress notes to discharge.
Read more
All
Wellbeing
Techniques
Tools
Notes
Basics
Pro Tips
Updates

Continuing Education
7
Min read
The 2026 State of AI in Mental Health Practice: What 343 Clinicians Told Us
The 2026 State of AI in Mental Health Practice Report shares what we learned about time savings, wellbeing, client and patient consent, and the parts of care clinicians want to keep human.
Read more

Updates
4
Min read
Introducing Billing Codes
Billing codes are now available in Berries, right alongside your notes.
Read more

Tools
5
Min read
CMS-1500 Form: Box-by-Box Instructions for Mental Health Billing
The CMS-1500 is the standard paper claim form that individual clinicians and group practices use to bill health insurers for professional services, including psychotherapy and psychiatric visits.
Read more

Tools
5
Min read
EHR vs EMR: Key Differences for Mental Health Practices
An electronic medical record (EMR) is a digital version of the paper chart kept within a single practice, while an electronic health record (EHR) is built to share information across clinicians, labs, and care settings.
Read more

Tools
6
Min read
What Is a Superbill for Therapy? A Complete Clinician's Guide
A superbill is a detailed, itemized statement that mental health providers issue to clients who want to seek reimbursement through their out-of-network insurance benefits.
Read more

Pro Tips
6
Min read
Berries vs. Mentalyc: Comparing Mental Health AI Scribes
Berries and Mentalyc are both AI scribes built specifically for mental health clinicians, which already puts them in a narrower category than general medical documentation tools.
Read more

Tools
6
Min read
PHQ-9 and GAD-7: A Clinician's Guide to Scoring, Interpretation, and Documentation
The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are the two most widely administered symptom measures in outpatient behavioral health, and they're often used together because depression and anxiety co-occur so frequently.
Read more

Techiques
6
Min read
Golden Thread Documentation: A Clinical Guide for Therapists
The golden thread is the continuous clinical logic that connects your intake assessment to your diagnosis, your diagnosis to your treatment plan, your treatment plan to every progress note, and your progress notes to discharge.
Read more