How Melissa built a career as a location independent therapist and coach

What is it like to work as an online therapist and work across multiple countries and continents? Can you study and train as a mental health professional in one country and then work in another? And how does it work to switch from online therapy/counselling to coaching? In this interview, Melissa talks about her experience of working as an online therapist and coach. She shares how she spent a decade abroad, qualified in Spain, moved her online therapy practice to the Netherlands and then repatriated to the US - and what happened with her business along the way. If you're an aspiring location independent therapist, this interview is sure to offer a lot of inspiration and insights into this way of living and working! --- If you're looking for more support as you start or grow your location independent therapist practice, the LIT Community could be right for you. 👩🏽‍💻 Check out the LIT Community for mental health professionals around the world: https://bit.ly/LITCommunity 🔎 Looking for a therapist? Browse the LIT Directory here: https://bit.ly/LITFindATherapist --- Dr Sonia Jaeger is a German-French psychologist, psychotherapist and full-time digital nomad. She provides online counselling to the globally mobile in German, French and English and is the co-founder of the Location Independent Therapists Community and co-host of the German podcast "Mit Psychologie und Laptop um die Welt". You can learn more at her website: https://www.sonia-jaeger.com/ Melissa Parks has her PhD in Clinical and Health Psychology and provides mindset coaching to entrepreneurs around the world. During her 10 years living abroad, she worked in mental health settings in both Spain and the Netherlands and repatriated back to the United States in 2019. She’s trained to teach the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program and is the co-founder of the Location Independent Therapists Community. You can learn more at her website: https://melissaparks.com/