Blog
Welcome to the LIT Blog where we share helpful resources, inspiration, and tips for (aspiring) location independent therapists looking to launch or grow their online businesses.
How Melissa Built a Location Independent Career as a Therapist and Coach
What does it actually look like to build a location independent career across countries as a therapist and coach? In this interview, our co-founder Melissa Parks shares her personal and professional journey, from moving abroad before graduate school to building an...
How to Write and Publish a Book as a Therapist: Expert Tips from an Author Coach
Are you a mental health professional with a passion for writing? There’s often an overlap between therapists and authors (the therapist-to-author pipeline needs to be studied!). Our own LIT co-founder Melissa Parks recently published her memoir, A Compassionate Mess...
The Mid-Year Business Review We Recommend for Online Therapists (& how to do it)
Recently inside the LIT Community, we hosted one of our regular planning and reflection sessions. As we're now halfway through the year, it was time for our mid-year business review and reflection exercise for online therapists. We started running these sessions...
From Therapist to Author: Melissa Parks on Writing and Self-Publishing a Memoir
Have you ever thought about writing and self-publishing a book as a therapist? Maybe you’d like to share your expertise as a self-help book to reach even more people. Or you might want to share your own story like our co-founder Melissa Parks did in her self-published...
Using AI in your Online Therapy Practice: Should AI be in the therapy room?
Should AI be in the therapy room? What about using it to create materials for clients, or for note-taking and documentation? And how should we respond to clients who are already using AI to supplement their therapy? There are so many questions coming up about AI right...
Using AI in Your Online Therapy Practice: Admin, Marketing & Streamlining
How do you feel about AI? From fear of losing our jobs and worries about best practices to excitement about all the opportunities AI offers to reduce our workload and help our clients even more, we've seen (and felt) a whole range of responses to AI. But, before...
Want More? Join the LIT Community!
These free resources are just a small preview of everything our members get access to once they join. Inside the LIT Community, you’ll find step-by-step guidance, expert-led workshops, frequent community events, and hands-on support to help you build a location-independent practice that truly works for you.
If you’ve ever wished you had:
- A trusted space to ask questions and share challenges without judgment
- Colleagues who understand the realities of working across borders and cultures
- Live, interactive events to support both the clinical and business sides of your work
- Clear next steps for starting or growing your online practice
- Encouragement and accountability to help you stay motivated and on track
…then you’ll feel right at home here.
Our members include therapists from all over the world, working in different countries, languages and cultural contexts, and at every stage of their online practice. Whether you’re just starting out or growing an established practice, you’ll find the support, clarity, and community you need to build a business (and lifestyle) that works for you.
