Navigating Substance Use Disorders as a Traveling Therapist: Expert Advice and Strategies for Client Support In this episode, Kym and Betsy, an expert in working with clients who have substance use disorders, discuss the challenges therapists face when confronted with substance use issues and how to navigate these situations, particularly for traveling therapists. Betsy provides […]
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Unlock Growth and Travel Freedom: How Bariatric Evaluations Can Transform Your Therapy Business Meet Ashlyn Douglass-Barnes, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and compassionate therapist in private practice. With a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Social Work from Florida State University, Ashlyn has worked in a variety of settings before heading into private practice including management […]
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Utilizing AI for Efficient Travel Planning & Navigating Unforeseen Changes In this episode, I take you on a journey through my travels as a traveling therapist and share our experiences in Joshua Tree National Park and the hidden gem of a town, 29 Palms. Our adventures range from hiking breathtaking trails to immersing ourselves in the […]
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From Private Practice to Personal Branding: A Therapist's Journey to Location Independence In this episode, Meagan talks about her journey of becoming a traveling therapist and the options available to therapists beyond private practice. In 2016, she and her husband moved from Texas to Oregon to start anew. To maintain her income while traveling, she […]
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How to Develop Multiple Income Streams to Support a Traveling Therapist Lifestyle As a traveling therapist, having multiple income streams can be a game-changer. It not only helps you maintain financial stability but also provides a sense of freedom to pursue your passions and interests. By diversifying your income sources, you can avoid relying solely […]
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Reverse Engineer Your Life to Achieve Your Travel Goals and Build a Thriving Practice Ken Donaldson is an experienced counselor, coach, trainer, and educator. He specializes in helping people who’ve struggled with depression, anxiety, addiction, and trauma, build healthy relationships, overcome addictive behaviors, and create positive change. While building his private practice, he taught general […]
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Trailblazing Therapist Amorette O'Brien is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in working with anxious adolescents and their families. She is also the creator of Girl Strong, a skill group focused on increasing feelings of connection and confidence in adolescent girls. She is passionate about providing education and support to teens, their families, […]
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Digital Nomad Update In this episode, Kym aka The Traveling Therapist shares her experiences as a traveling therapist living the digital nomad lifestyle over the last three months of her journey. She discusses the ups and downs, including a rare condition that occurred after a Caribbean cruise, the importance of adaptability, and the future of […]
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Travel Smarter, Earn More Gabrielle Juliano-Villani is a licensed clinical social worker, consultant, coach, entrepreneur, and educator based in Sarasota, Fl. She has been in the mental health field for over a decade specializing in stress, chronic health conditions, and trauma. After realizing her own burnout in 2021, she sold her thriving group practice and […]
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Mastering Remote Workspaces & Wi-Fi Challenges On this episode of the Traveling Therapist podcast, I dive into alternative workspaces for therapists on the go, digital nomads, or those looking for a change of scenery. Based on a listener request from Bridget H, I discuss how to find reliable places to work outside your home, including […]
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Journeying Through the Countryside Rashidah Fido have ten years of social work experience in a number of diversified settings such as a maternity ward, youth crime prevention and child and adolescent mental health. She is a mental health accredited social worker, and have engaged in professional development in traditional talk therapies such as Action and […]
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Jessica Tappana is an LCSW, a group practice owner, and the founder of Simplified SEO Consulting. She understands the complexities of owning a group practice and believes that therapists do their best work when they have a steady stream of their ideal clients. After building her own practice using Search Engine Optimization as her only […]
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Diana Liao, LMHC is a licensed mental health in private practice. She helps adults in NY and NJ navigate challenges related to life transitions, identity, self-worth, relationships, and career. She's particularly passionate about working with the Asian, Pacific Islander, and South Asian (APISA) communities on issues of belonging, marginalization, and other complexities that arise from […]
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Jenny Hughes is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and PTSD. As a clinician, she practices EMDR, Cognitive Processing Therapy, and Prolonged Exposure therapy. Through her clinical work, Jenny has been able to also support fellow trauma therapists through the shared experience of vicarious trauma. As the founder of The BRAVE […]
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Wendy Pitts Reeves, LCSW is a private practice coach, an international speaker, the founder of a well-respected group psychotherapy practice, and a member of the Forbes Coaches Council. Although she’s worked with everyone from attorneys to artists, her real passion is serving those in the healing arts who want to create a successful, sustainable private […]
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Megan Smith Gunnell is the Founder & Director of the Thriving Well Institute, psychotherapist, speaker, writer, international retreat leader with 24 years experience. She’s also a coach to therapists who want to learn how to build and scale their business and admin of the Thriving Therapists FB group with almost 17,000 members. Megan was selected […]
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Ruthie Kalai, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over twenty years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. She has always loved helping others. Her passion for working with people in their 20s and 30s stems from years of working with children and adolescents in schools. She has helped students find their […]
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Welcome to the new year!! I actually missed a week last week! The first week since I started the podcast. I put a lot of pressure on myself to try to make these personal episodes packed full of content and then I procrastinate. Does anyone else do this? It’s that perfectionism trap. In this episode, […]
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Curt Widhalm is in private practice in the Los Angeles area. He is the co-host for The Modern Therapist’s Survival Guide podcast, cofounder of the Therapy Reimagined conference, an Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, a former Subject Matter Expert for the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, former CFO for the California Association of Marriage and […]
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Victoria Stith is a licensed psychotherapist and coach, who specializes in anxiety issues and Mindfulness. She has overcome her own challenges with anxiety, which eventually enabled her to turn her dream of living and traveling in France into a reality. She values new experiences and the possibilities that come from embracing impermanence, uncertainty, and the […]
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Carly Hill is an LCSW and business strategist for clinicians. She specializes in helping overworked and underpaid female clinicians make more money and more impact by teaching them to build the online coaching business of their dreams. She helps clinicians break free out of the 1:1 model to leverage their time, get paid for their […]
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Jenn Seniuk is a Provisionally Registered Art Therapist, Certified Canadian Counsellor, founder of Belly Eye Art Therapy and Podcast host to: Art Therapy Is. Jenn has been involved in Art Therapy for the past 7 years, both locally in Alberta Canada and Internationally: Africa, Australia, UK and USA. If you follow along on any of […]
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We moved to Ormond Beach, FL for a month. We had barely settled in when Hurricane Nicole came along, now we have moved on to Cape Canaveral. We are one block from the beach and we can see the launch pad at Kennedy space center from the beach! It's very cool. Ken's daughter is coming […]
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Jessica Taylor Vara, LMFT, EMDR a fully Licensed and Certified EMDR Therapist in California and Florida. Moving to Spain only 4 months ago, she continues to maintain her private practice online, is becoming an EMDR Consultant, and is organizing therapeutic retreats for fellow therapists all while adjusting to life in another culture! Healing her own […]
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Dr. Alisha Powell has a bachelor's and master’s degree in social work and a doctorate degree in Psychology. She has experience working in a variety of settings that have included long-term care, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and residential treatment centers working with clients from all walks of life. Alisha became curious about travel social work due […]
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Mary Jo Harmon recently obtained a Masters in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Memphis. As the first college graduate in her family, she embraces a dynamic curiosity to create a career path less traveled. She returned to graduate school after a lengthy career in IT Management and made a goal early in her academic […]
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James Rumbaugh resigned from the school system on June 30th and opened up his full-time private practice on July 1st. The Rumbaugh Family hit the road on Sept 1st just 4 of them, James, his wife Liz, and two boys in a travel trailer for a year. In this episode, James and Liz Rumbaugh will […]
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Wintering In Florida - Planning for the Spring. We are spending the winter in Florida. A different Airbnb on the beach every month. We opted for month-to-month since it’s such a huge discount to book that way. We’ve brought our second car back into the equation! What a relief to have so much space!! We […]
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Sarah Leitschuh is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who practices in Eagan, Minnesota. Through her work with The Vibrant Therapist Consulting, LLC, Sarah supports other therapists in discovering how to do their work in a way that energizes them and doesn’t leave them depleted when it comes time for personal interests and relationships. Sarah […]
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Karin Hatch is married with two boys who both live away, one in England and one in Canada. She and her husband decided to relocate to Las Tortugas in a beautiful villa in Carriacou, another island north of Grenada in the Grenadines. She is a Clinical Psychologist Applied Developmental Specialist and had her private practice […]
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Kaci Schmitt is a wealth-building mentor for therapists and the owner of Invested Therapist™. Outside of running Invested Therapist™, Kaci is a therapist in private practice who educated herself about personal finance, including investing for retirement and other financial goals. When she saw the impact learning about investing for retirement had on her own life, […]
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Maria Hernandez is by default a psychotherapist. She enjoys sharing this in the hopes that it may encourage those in the helping professions and Human Services, such as counselors, social workers, case managers, and employees of nonprofit organizations, to think about opening their own private practice. It has developed into her passion throughout the years. […]
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We've been on the road for eight months now, and we've seen some amazing sights! We just finished up a trip to Niagra Falls, and it was incredible. The power and beauty of those falls are truly awe-inspiring. But that wasn't our only stop on this trip. We also visited Vermont and Maine, both of […]
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In this episode, we have Sydney Conroy, a first-year PhD student at the University of Cambridge at the PEDAL Research Center. Her current work focuses on the voices and experiences of children in play therapy sessions, as well as issues including trauma, the COVID-19 epidemic, and social discomfort. Sydney has experience working with children and […]
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Dr. Abigail Hitchen is a licensed psychologist in California with a telehealth credential for Florida. She has Iowa roots but was mostly raised in Oregon, and spent the last ten years in Southern California. She has a background in Latinx mental health and migration patterns and social justice and was involved in several projects at […]
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For today’s episode, we have with us Sara Barroso LMHC who is a licensed therapist in Massachusetts. Sara's practice focuses on helping people who are dealing with complex trauma, disordered eating, body image problems, depression, and anxiety. Sara has spent the last ten years traveling and has spent the last year residing in Tanzania. Her […]
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Lisa Lovelace is a therapist who, before 2012, didn’t offer online therapy. That’s when she began noticing the appeal of an online therapy practice and started doing online therapy. She was doing online therapy before it was such a big thing and so popular! Then, Lisa quickly added on a few colleagues and her practice […]
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We have been to so many places in the last month!! The month started with a trip through Virginia to see our families. We went to Lynchburg, Williamsburg, Chesapeake and Richmond then on to West Virginia for a few weeks. We really are starting to feel the cost of these airbnbs. Yikes. Monthly rentals are […]
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Erin Carey is the founder of Roam Generation, a PR agency focused on helping travel, leisure, and luxury brands, experts and destinations share their unique and inspiring story with the world. Erin has over 20 years of communications experience in the corporate environment and has interviewed in excess of 1000 people throughout her career. She […]
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Join us in today’s episode as we have Amber Priestley, a therapist and business coach with multiple interests who loves to travel and discover new places! Amber is dedicated to providing other therapists with a tested formula for starting and expanding wildly successful counseling practices. In her private practice, clinical therapist Amber likes to work […]
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In today’s episode, we have Andrea Shipley. She is an LPC and a nomadic therapist who built her own private counseling practice, sold her house, and converted a 2002 Thomas school bus into her traveling home office. She’s been exploring and working from the road since 2019 and doesn’t have plans to settle down any […]
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Join us for this episode as Sheryl Smith takes us on a journey through Japan and Asia. Sheryl traveled to Okinawa to the University of Okinawa where she was a cross-cultural psychology assistant of Psychologist Dr. Kevin Flanagan. She flew to Tokyo and ran support groups at The International Publications Education and Communication (IPEC) for […]
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This month started in Fort Lauderdale and ended in Asheville, NC. This episode covers a lot of ground! An update about Inspirato the luxury travel club I joined. Some ways I’ve incorporated exercise into my travel. The ups and downs of launching the Experts’ Guide to Becoming a Traveling Therapist course and new income streams […]
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I met with Patrick Casale who discusses his journey from community mental health to a thriving entrepreneur. He talks about how he made the transition, what he's been up to since, and some of the challenges he's faced along the way. It was really interesting to hear about Patrick's journey and get some insights into […]
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For today’s episode, we have Chelsea Sanburg who is a licensed mental health counselor. Together with her husband, they have accomplished what they set out to do after years of consciously creating a life that allows for a healthy work/life balance. Even though getting there wasn't always simple, it was worthwhile and along the way, […]
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On this episode of The Traveling Therapist, I met with Steven Mollura. Steven travels in his built-out travel van “Eloise”. Steven and I discuss van life and tips on how to navigate no plumbing, wifi and generally living out of a van. He shares about loneliness on the road and how to plan the perfect […]
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Typical Therapist to Traveling Therapist: Ruthie's Journey To Portugal Join us for this episode with Ruthie Kalai. Ruthie recently traveled to Portugal for a month where she continued to see clients and the country as part of a unique digital nomad travel club. In this episode, Ruthie shares her tips, tricks, and experience with being […]
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This episode discusses my journey over the last month as a digital nomad, entrepreneur, and creator of side hustles. I discuss the pros and cons of the digital nomad lifestyle, how to make money online, and the challenges I've faced along the way. As you may already know, I'm a big fan of having a […]
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I moved to Paraguay Lisa grew up in Redding, California, and received her Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from National University. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California and had a private, in-person practice until 2018, taught in the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology Program at Simpson […]
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Annie Strout grew up in Maine, USA and was a professional horse trainer before becoming a Psychotherapist. After finishing grad school she realized she had an intense desire to live abroad, but was unable to find any international paths towards licensing. 7 years later and debt free she moved to Mexico City with her dog […]
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In this episode, Jessica shares about her life working as a Traveling Therapist, dating while traveling and creating opportunities with the press and speaking gigs to allow her to travel more often. Jessica is a double board-certified sexologist and known as the sexpert to the stars because she’s a celebrity sex therapist and a jungian […]
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Krystal Boza is an LCSW and has been in the field for about 8 years now. She is a qualified supervisor who works on therapy platforms and in private practice. She worked with so many different populations, different agencies, different fields and her ultimate goal is to buy a skoolie and travel the states permanently. […]
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Welcome back to another episode of the traveling therapist podcast. Every month I love to share my digital nomad update. The good, the bad and the ugly! Lol. And as I say, every time, it has been really a lot of ups and a lot of downs and just a lot of fun in between. […]
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The Ultimate Traveling Therapist; A Military Spouse Join Shayla and I as she discusses being the ultimate traveling therapist as a military spouse! Shayla shares her experiences with multi-state licensure in order to become employed as she moved around with her husband's military job. Once she discovered online therapy a whole new world opened up […]
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Katrina McGhee is a Career Break and Sabbatical Coach - a certified life coach with an MBA who helps 9-to-5ers design mind-blowing breaks to create happier, more fulfilling lives. After saving $40k in 18 months, Katrina sold all of her possessions and left her corporate job for a 20-month break to travel around the world. […]
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I’m so excited to share this episode with Jillian Lama. Jillian is a Master Certified Life & Weight Loss Coach who travels quite a bit. She has specialized knowledge in eating well for our body's needs and maintaining a healthy regime even when you are traveling. Additionally, she is an expert in helping people who […]
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Ernesto is known around the therapist community as a retreat host and THE go-to videographer for therapists in private practice. He travels the world filming therapists and truly captures the essence of therapists in their private practices. In this episode, we discuss retreats, summits, travel hacking (one of my favorite topics), and what it means […]
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Join me as I break down my second month as a digital nomad. There really have been some ups and downs! Another bad Airbnb experience! Some fun times and great food in Galveston. An amazing retreat in Costa Rica with Megan Gunnell and 18 other therapists. I’ve shared some tips and tricks I’ve picked up […]
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We Can Work and Travel However We Choose In this episode, Jeanene and I discuss changing the narrative on how you spend your vacation time. We’ve had enough of the “shaming” voices and “should be advice” in therapist Facebook groups. We get to decide how and when we want to work when we are traveling! […]
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At Haynes and Associates, we are focused on providing high-quality US expatriate and foreign national tax and consulting services at competitive prices. Katrina C.M. Haynes, CPA has over twenty years of experience providing US citizens, US Green Card Holders and foreign nationals with tax consulting and compliance services at some of the largest accounting firms […]
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In this episode, Megan shares her journey as a Traveling Therapist. She discusses her adventures working as a therapist abroad as well as her creation of international retreats. She has navigated working all over the world and shares tips and strategies to help you accomplish this goal as well. Founder & Director of the Thriving […]
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Nick Fuller of iTherapy discussing marketing your practice in a smart way to be able to travel more and market less! Nick Fuller from iTherapy has been an entrepreneur and web developer for almost a decade and has worked almost exclusively with mental health professionals since 2016. He not only brings a wealth of small […]
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This is the Last episode of season one of the traveling therapist! What a season!! We’ve had over 2000 unique listeners which really warms my heart! I just get so excited about the impact this podcast is having on people. I’m getting messages and emails everyday about therapists feeling inspired to start traveling, now, while […]
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Cassie shares her journey from being a traditional therapist to a traveling online therapist way before it was a norm in the field. In this episode, Cassie discusses the path she traveled to end up living in Mexico! If you are thinking of moving to Mexico permanently, this is the episode for you! I have […]
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In this episode Tamara Howell walks us through working in the UK, navigating licensing issues and GDPR paperwork requirements. Tamara is a registered and accredited psychotherapist based in London, United Kingdom and Paris, France. Over the last 12 years, Tamara has taken her private practice with her from London to Paris, Tel Aviv, Copenhagen, back […]
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Anne Leggett who is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families joins us in this episode as she travels throughout the country in her RV, seeing clients while her boyfriend works as a small engine airplane mechanic. Here, Ann describes how to make traveling work for her […]
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This is a special episode of The Traveling Therapist where I speak with RJ Martin and Michael Mandarino. They are health insurance brokers who specialize in helping digital nomads find reasonably priced health insurance for domestic and international travelers. Get all your health insurance questions answered! “As a financial advisor, the worst thing for people […]
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In this episode, I share my journey starting out as a digital nomad. 2/2/22 is the big day! I’m throwing 1 bag in my little convertible and hitting the road. I’m excited and nervous about this journey I’m about to embark upon. It’s definitely going to be an adventure. In this episode, I share about […]
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Diana is about to embark on a three-month trip through Mexico. She will visit three cities and see clients along the way. Join us as she discusses all the major decision points guiding her journey through Mexico as a Traveling Therapist! Diana Liao, LMHC is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice. She helps adults in […]
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In this episode, I have my guest, Kimberly Wentzel. Kimberly and her family moved from chilly Pennsylvania to St. Croix. Kimberly, along with her two highschool aged children and her husband decided to move to a tropical paradise. Join us on this journey to see how she made her dream come true! “Oh yeah, it […]
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In this episode, I have my very first guest, Addie Wieland. Addie Shares About Traveling in an RV with her Family as a Traveling Therapist. She travels with her husband and two young children. Her husband also works online and she helps us understand the art of juggling two online careers and children while traveling long-term […]
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Hey, everyone, I'm so glad you've decided to join me today to learn about my journey as a therapist, a boss biller, and a traveling therapist. In this brand-new podcast, I will bring amazing guests that will inspire you with their stories. How they become who they are and their life’s journey. “Basically, I was […]
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