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AI That Works While You Are With Clients: What ChatGPT Workspace Agents Mean for Your Practice There is a real difference between AI that helps you do work and AI that does the work itself. ChatGPT Workspace Agents, released in April 2026, crossed that line. This episode is about what that actually means for a solo private practice owner, who can use it right now, and what you need to get straight on the privacy front before connecting anything. In this episode I talk about ChatGPT's new Workspace Agents feature, which lets you build automated workflows that run in the cloud without you initiating them each time, and what that means for therapists managing a private practice alongside a full clinical caseload. I also cover how this compares to Claude Cowork Scheduled Tasks, which does the same thing locally on your machine, and why that local versus cloud distinction matters for Australian therapists specifically. WHAT WE COVER I walk you through what a workspace agent actually is in plain English, no jargon, and explain how it compares to other AI automation tools you are probably already using — including Claude Cowork Scheduled Tasks, which does the same repeatable workflow automation but runs locally on your machine. That local versus cloud distinction matters more than most tech coverage explains, and I cover exactly why. I share specific examples of how a solo practice owner could use agents for content creation, business admin, and weekly practice maintenance without touching anything clinical. I also go through the privacy and compliance considerations that every Australian therapist needs to understand before connecting their Google Drive or Calendar to any AI agent — including a direct take on whether you actually need a ChatGPT Business plan if you are already on a paid Claude plan. I close with my honest take on where this is all heading and what the right questions are to be sitting with right now.   LINKS AND RESOURCES Website: https://brooklynstorme.com  Join the Therapist AI Resource Hub: https://www.skool.com/private-practice-resource-hub/about     ABOUT DR BROOKLYN STORME I'm a business coach for counsellors, psychologists, and social workers who want to start, grow, and scale their private practice. With 30+ years of experience in private practice myself, I know what it actually takes to build a practice that works — without burning out or second-guessing yourself.   Facebook Community (The Ultimate Private Practice): https://www.facebook.com/groups/theultimateprivatepractice Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/brooklynstormephd/ Website: https://brooklynstorme.com   SUBSCRIBE AND REVIEW If this episode was useful, I would love it if you subscribed and left a review. It genuinely helps more therapists in private practice find this podcast.     ChatGPT workspace agents, AI automation for therapists, private practice admin automation, AI for solo practice owners, ChatGPT for private practice, AI agents explained, practice management AI tools, therapist business automation, ChatGPT business features, AI workflow automation, private practice time management, AI tools for counsellors, automating admin in private practice, ChatGPT April 2026 update, AI agent tools Australia, Claude Cowork scheduled tasks, local versus cloud AI tools, AI privacy for therapists, psychologist practice management, AI working while in session