Packing Your Practice Consultation + Checklist
$139.00 USD
1-on-1 Video Consult + Downloadable PDF
Individual consultation for therapists exploring cross-border or mobile practice, including guided review of the checklist and discussion of ethical, logistical, and planning considerations.
Taking Your Therapy Practice Abroad Is Possible
Thinking about moving abroad as a counselor or becoming a digital nomad therapist—and wondering if you can pack your practice with you?
You’re not alone. Many clinicians feel both excited and overwhelmed when they start asking: Is this actually doable? Where do I even begin?
This resource is for therapists who:
Are exploring living abroad short-term or long-term
Feel overwhelmed by scattered legal, ethical, and logistical questions and want a clear, consolidated place to start
Wants to pick the brain of a colleague who has already done this—to build confidence that it can be done
Is carrying a mental list of “things to figure out” and wants a concrete, organized list of what to think through and what decisions to make
You likely already have a mental checklist. This “Packing List” brings it together—organizing the most common questions clinicians ask about licensure, telehealth logistics, client communication, and preparing your practice to be mobile.
Whether you’re just beginning to imagine this possibility or already a few steps in, you don’t have to figure it out alone. This is an experience-informed starting point for taking your practice on the road with clarity and care.
INCLUDED
A one-on-one, 50-minute video consultation
Ask questions about practical, logistical, professional, and even personal parts of the process
Personal / anecdotal open sharing of my experience (i.e. you also want to talk about privilege of being able to do this? I’m here for it!)
1 follow up email with any questions that arise following consult
A Packing your Practice “Packing” List: A consolidated list of the most common questions to ask and practical decisions you will want to ask and make. While many of these may already be on your mind, this resource presents them in a clear, less overwhelming format. Includes email templates based on what I shared with my own clients. (14-page PDF, Don’t worry there are not 14 pages worth of things to do or decide on. The checklist is spaced to feel less overwhelming .)
NOT INCLUDED
Legal advice
Specific licensing advice (Ex. I am moving to x, can I see clients there?)
Tax advice (Ex. Does my tax status change? How do I do taxes from abroad?)
Immigration/ visa advice (Ex. How do I live long term in Thailand)
I can share with you how I think about jurisdiction, licensing but as a non-legal professional I will refer you to a lawyer or tax professional
Coaching, mentorship, therapy, strategy or business planning on how to get referrals
Guidance on transitioning or distinguishing between therapy and coaching practice
Who am I? Melanie has experience:
Has been a digital nomad or digital ‘slowmad’ therapist, living on 3 continents
Has made a permanent move abroad (outside the US) and sees clients in up to 6 timezones
Have given formal and informal consults on the topic of digital nomad and taking a private practice abroad to therapists and therapists-in-training globally
Bonus: Being pregnant and working while a full time digital nomad therapist on 3 different continents (a trimester on each continent :))
* Note: This offering is a great fit for US-licensed clinicians, though it’s not limited to them. I have offered consult to clients outside the US before, I just bring the most experience in navigating transitions out of the US.
Schedule a Consult
Fill out this form to get in touch to schedule a consult and receive the checklist.
If you have purchased the checklist and want to add on the consult, fill out this form to schedule an add-on consult for $110 (making the checklist + consult total $139).