Travel Therapy Mentor

This is an interview we did a couple months ago on the “SLP Full Disclosure” Podcast. We discussed how we used careers as travel PTs to pursue financial independence and transition to a semi retirement lifestyle! Although this interview was originally for an SLP podcast, the information pertains to all traveling healthcare professionals (PT, OT, etc!) We hope you enjoy this interview and will be i...

We took a van on an epic 8-week cross country road trip! We visited 28 National Parks, 20 states, and drove almost 13,000 miles! Listen in as we recap our whole trip, discuss how things went traveling during COVID, go over the logistics of van camping, and give tips for those considering their own road trip!

In this episode we discuss how to negotiate pay and other terms on a travel therapy contract. We give tips on ways to negotiate, plus how to know when you’re in a good position to negotiate or not. We also discuss the impacts of COVID-19 on contract negotiations! You don’t want to miss this insider information!

In this episode, we give an update on the job market as we move into the fall. We go over job numbers from several companies (big & small), discuss the competition level for jobs, and give recommendations for job seekers & those considering jumping into travel therapy in late 2020/early 2021! Tune in to hear the scoop!

In this episode from 8/27/20, we discussed how to budget for long term travel, including our experience from this 8 week US road trip, plus our 4-5 month international trips in Europe and Asia! We also provided an update on our road trip so far as of the time we were in Washington state!

This is a Q&A video we recorded on 8/20/20 during our cross country road trip! We covered questions on travel therapy, finance, road trip, & more! *Unfortunately due to some technical difficulties, we were only able to upload a portion of the episode to the podcast. To hear the full video, visit our Facebook Page under “videos” for Aug 20th, 2020!

We have officially begun our 8-week cross-country road trip! In this episode we discuss where we’ve been so far, give an overview of our route, discuss the planning process for the trip, and in the video version we gave a tour of our minivan we are traveling in for the trip! Listen in to hear about our road trip plans & how it’s going so far traveling during COVID! (Check our Facebook or YouTube f...

This is the 6th and final week of our 6 Week mini-series on the basics of travel therapy! In this episode we discuss what a tax home is & why it’s important to travel therapists! Check out the full series including podcasts/videos and articles on each topic including: 1️⃣ What is Travel Therapy 2️⃣ Travel Therapy Pay 3️⃣ Finding Short Term Housing 4️⃣ Travel Therapy Licensing Process 5️⃣ Travel Th...

We can’t believe it’s now AUGUST, and we’re approximately 5 months into the COVID-19 pandemic effects in the US! In this episode we update you on what’s been going on with the travel therapy job market! Fortunately, it does seem things are getting *slightly* better—But still not back to where it was before, and still very competitive! Listen in to hear all the updates we gathered from multiple com...

This is week 5 of our 6 Week mini-series on the basics of travel therapy! In this episode we discuss finding good recruiters, why it’s important to get recommendations, and the process of working with more than one recruiter. Join us each week during this series as we bring you a new podcast/video and article on each topic including: 1️⃣ What is Travel Therapy 2️⃣ Travel Therapy Pay 3️⃣ Finding Sh...

How do Benefits/insurance work as a travel therapist? What are some options travelers use for benefits during and between contracts? In this episode we discuss benefits provided by travel companies, and some options travelers use for insurance and other benefits while on contract, taking time off between contracts, and when switching between companies!

This is week 4 of our 6 Week mini-series on the basics of travel therapy! In this episode we discuss obtaining licenses in each different state as a travel therapist. Join us each week as we bring you a new podcast/video and article on each topic including: 1️⃣ What is Travel Therapy 2️⃣ Travel Therapy Pay 3️⃣ Finding Short Term Housing 4️⃣ Travel Therapy Licensing Process 5️⃣ Travel Therapy Recru...

Semi-Retirement as we define it means working only part of the year (6mos or so) while taking off the rest of the year to pursue other interests! A semi-retirement lifestyle is easily achievable with a career in travel therapy. In this episode we discuss how we’ve designed our own lifestyle to work only part of the year while spending several months traveling internationally/domestically and takin...

This is week 3 of our 6 Week mini-series on the basics of travel therapy! In this episode we discuss finding short term housing as a travel therapist. Join us each week as we bring you a new podcast/video and article on each topic including: 1️⃣ What is Travel Therapy 2️⃣ Travel Therapy Pay 3️⃣ Finding Short Term Housing 4️⃣ Travel Therapy Licensing Process 5️⃣ Travel Therapy Recruiters 6️⃣ Tax Ho...

In this episode we discuss how our travel plans have changed in 2020, how we’ve shifted gears, and plans for our upcoming road trip around the US! We also give some insights on what we think are the best ways to be conscientious while traveling in 2020. Last- we’d love your feedback on our route for our road trip!

This is week 2 of our 6 week mini series on the basics of travel therapy! In this episode we discuss travel therapy pay & how it works! Tune in each week as we bring you a podcast/video + an article on each topic including: 1️⃣ What is Travel Therapy 2️⃣ Travel Therapy Pay 3️⃣ Travel Therapy Housing 4️⃣ Travel Therapy Licensing Process 5️⃣ Travel Therapy Recruiters 6️⃣ Tax Homes for Travel Therapi...

Financial Independence (FI): having enough income to pay one’s living expenses without working. Jared was able to achieve Financial Independence by age 30, based on living a modest lifestyle with low expenses! In this episode we discuss what financial independence is, ways to achieve it, why you should care, and how travel therapy can help you get there!

This is the first week of our 6 week mini series on the basics of travel therapy! Tune in each week as we will bring you a video and article on each of the following topics: ➡️What is Travel Therapy & How Does it Work? ➡️Travel Therapy Pay ➡️Travel Therapy Housing ➡️Travel Therapy Licensing Process ➡️Travel Therapy Recruiters ➡️Tax Homes for Travel Therapists

Should SLPs travel during their clinical fellowship year? The SLP clinical fellowship year is quite different than the first year out from PT and OT school. In this episode we discuss the pros, cons, and considerations for SLP grad students thinking about traveling during their CFY. Tune in to learn all the details!

Finances are a big part of all of our lives. In personal finance, there are two major sides to the equation: income and expenses. Right now income may be a tricky part of the equation for a lot of people, especially travel therapists who may be out of work. In this episode, we discuss some ways to lower your expenses as a travel therapist to improve your financial situation. These tips should help...

There are lots of reasons why therapists might choose to pursue travel therapy jobs. One of them is often to try out an area before planning to move there permanently/semi-permanently. However, there are some limitations to this strategy. At the top of the list is that it’s not always easy to secure a travel job in a specific city— especially recently with how poor the job market is. In this episo...

In this episode, we discuss discrimination issues faced by traveling healthcare professionals. While discrimination occurs worldwide and is not unique only to travel healthcare professionals, we as travelers may be subject to potential discrimination more often as we move around and insert ourselves into new communities and work environments very often. We’ve gathered insight from a variety of our...

Have you considered Van Life? Are you dreaming of the adventures you’ll have roaming around the country in your van conversion, waking up to amazing views, embracing tiny living? Van Life is definitely “in vogue” right now. In this episode, we discuss why we actually don’t think van life is the best housing solution for travel therapists, and why we ultimately decided RVing was the best tiny livin...

So, what’s going on with travel therapy these days? To say 2020 has been a weird year is definitely an understatement. In this episode we give an update on the travel therapy job market as of May 2020! (Episode recorded via Facebook Live video on 5/24/20)

If you’re considering getting into travel therapy, you might be wondering how much money you can expect to make. You probably also have questions about how the pay is broken down & what factors affect your pay. In this episode, we discuss: The breakdown of how travel therapy pay works (taxable vs non taxable pay, hourly pay, stipends, and reimbursements); Where the money comes from (bill rates); F...