The Traveling Therapist Podcast

Planning a trip can go from exciting to overwhelming fast, and that's the spot I was in when I finally brought in a travel agent instead of doing it all myself. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Sally Riggs, a fellow therapist who works as a travel agent, to talk about what changed once I handed the planning over to her. We get into the hotel mixup that almos...

Getting recruited by a platform, telling them flat out that you live overseas, and then getting cut off anyway is a special kind of frustrating, and it's a big part of why an out-of-network private practice starts to look like the smarter move. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Karen Ann Schmid, who came out of retirement at 70 and has been piecing all of thi...

A late autism diagnosis can reframe everything you thought you knew about why your work, your relationships, and even your own field have felt harder than they should. For Marina Livis, that reframe arrived after years of being told she was too literal, too this, too that, with no one stopping to ask why. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Marina to talk about what...

If you have ever looked at your bank account and wondered where all your money actually went, the right tax strategies might be exactly what you have been missing. Most of us started a private practice because we love the work, not because we wanted to become experts in cash flow, pricing, and taxes. So it makes sense that this is the stuff that trips us up. In this episode of The Traveling Therap...

If you're pre-licensed, you've probably been told that traveling while getting licensure hours is something you can't do. Stay put, finish your hours, then go live the life you actually want. Willow Renée decided she wasn't willing to do it that way. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Willow to talk about what it really takes to keep traveling w...

A lot of therapists believe they need their full license, years behind them, and a perfect plan before they can build a business around something like sailing wellness retreats. Cheryl Greathouse is proof that the timeline can look completely different. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Cheryl, a counselor and newly minted boat captain who put her practice on hold...

Work exchange is one of those ideas that sounds great in theory but feels impossible once you add kids, a therapy caseload, and two suitcases into the equation. Shannel Busuioc figured out how to make it work anyway. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Shannel, a Marriage and Family Therapist who left San Francisco in 2023 with her husband and two young kids to buil...

Building multiple income streams as a traveling therapist isn't just a financial strategy; it's how some clinicians make the whole lifestyle actually work. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Lisa Bodenstein, a therapist, coach, and clinical supervisor who has been doing this since 2012, long before online therapy was even a thing. Based in Italy, original...

Working inside a prison as a therapist is not something most clinicians ever picture for themselves. But for Ana Godoy, it turned out to be one of the most humbling, eye-opening experiences of her career. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Ana, a bilingual social worker and licensed clinician based in Southern California, to talk about what led her to take a contra...

Starting over in a new country is something most therapists never picture for themselves. But for Meashline Komara, LCSW, it wasn't just a leap of faith. It was a four-year decision rooted in love, values, and a lot of honest conversations about fear. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Meashline to talk about how she went from practicing in California to runni...

Burnout doesn't always look like falling apart. For a lot of therapists, it looks like keeping up, staying on top of it, and pushing through until there's nothing left. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Trisha Wolfe, a trauma therapist, researcher, and educator who spent years studying burnout in therapists while living it herself. Trisha shares what...

Becoming a travel agent sounds appealing, especially when you're burned out and looking for something that actually fits your life. But most people don't know what it really involves, how much it costs to get started, what you can realistically earn, or whether you can do it alongside everything else you're already managing. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit...

Creating a truly affirming space for the LGBTQ+ community starts before a client ever walks through your door. Most therapists have good intentions, but good intentions are not the same as knowing what to actually do. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Eric Sullivan, a proud queer therapist and founder of Proud Practice, who spent a year traveling the globe and cam...

Most therapists crack a joke in session at some point, but very few have actually studied the clinical art of using humor in therapy. If you've ever wondered whether that offhand comment landed the right way, or held back because it felt too risky, this episode is going to change how you think about it. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Glenn Maloney, psychot...

If you've ever moved abroad and felt that low-level unease that's hard to name, this episode is going to resonate. Kym sits down with Sarah Grosso to explore what it actually feels like to arrive somewhere new and the small, practical ways wild nesting can help you start to feel at home there. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, Sarah brings a completely unique lens to th...

Most of us think the hardest part of traveling more is figuring out the logistics. But for a lot of therapists, giving yourself permission to rest and travel is actually the bigger obstacle. We keep working through quiet Saturday mornings, tell ourselves the trip can wait, and before we know it, years have passed. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Allison Rimland,...

If you’ve ever wondered how to build a private practice that runs without you, this episode is going to hit home in a big way. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I chat with Jamey Schrier about what it really takes to stop being stuck in your business and start creating true freedom. We talk about burnout, the limits of the one-to-one model, and how to actually build a business th...

What would it take to move your therapy business and your entire family to another country? In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I chat with Tiffany Castellanos about how she relocated her therapy business from the US to Madrid, Spain, while moving her husband and teenage son abroad. Tiffany shares how she spent two years planning the move, transitioned her in-person therapy practic...

What if the thing that actually prevented burnout wasn’t seeing fewer clients, but completely reimagining how you work? In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Charity O'Reilly to talk about how she built her practice around intensive therapy retreats and why that model changed everything for her. Charity shares how she went from running a high-stress nonprofit dep...

Do you have a full caseload and still feel financially stressed? In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I chat with Nicole Liloia about why multiple income streams are becoming essential for therapists who want real financial security and flexibility. We talk about the myth that a full schedule automatically means stability, and why relying only on one-to-one sessions can actually cre...

Are you feeling burned out by the traditional weekly therapy model? EMDR intensives might be the solution you didn’t know you were looking for. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I chat with Carolyn Solo about how EMDR intensives completely transformed her practice, her income, and her quality of life. What started as a personal crisis and professional burnout turned into a powerf...

This is one of those topics that comes up constantly in The Traveling Therapist Facebook group, especially for clinicians who feel pulled beyond the borders of the US. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Sienna Forest to talk about what getting licensed in Canada as a therapist actually looks like in real life. Sienna is a US-based therapist who’s been living a noma...

Sometimes it takes stepping far outside your normal routine to realize what you actually want your life to look like. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with returning guest Tara Wells to talk about how a trip through Asia completely shifted her perspective on work, travel, and possibility. As we talk, Tara shares how her experiences in India, Vietnam, and Thailand resh...

If you’ve ever felt burned out seeing client after client and wondered how passive income could fit into your therapy career, this episode is for you. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Justin Montgomery to talk about how therapists and other healthcare professionals can step beyond the one-to-one model and build passive income through continuing education courses....

Chronic Illness can completely change how you work, travel, and live, especially when your career depends on showing up for others. In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Sally Riggs to talk about what it really looks like to build a traveling therapist lifestyle while living with chronic illness and long COVID. We talk honestly about burnout, restructuring your bu...