Travel Therapy Mentor

10 lessons learned from 10 years as travel therapists: Wow, it's hard to believe it's been 10 years since we graduated DPT school & started our careers as Travel PTs! But when we reflect back, we realize we have experienced and learned so much in those 10 years! Listen to this episode to hear our insights from our 10 years of experience!

Check out this podcast originally recorded in November of 2022 about RV life for healthcare travelers. We discuss logistics, pros/cons, and financial considerations!

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - Spring 2025Join us to hear the latest updates about the travel therapy industry. We gathered information from 14 different travel therapy companies, including company owners, managers, and recruiters. We also provide our insights and suggestions as experienced Travel PTs and from talking to hundreds of fellow travel therapists.This is pertinent information for any current travel therapists or aspiring travel therapists hoping to travel in 2025.

Student Loan Updates: Listen in as we discuss the current issues surrounding student loan repayment options with Joe Reinke from FitBux.

Filing Taxes as a Healthcare TravelerIt's TAX SEASON & we always get a ton of questions about filing taxes as a healthcare traveler! We also get tax and tax home questions all throughout the year. This video/podcast was originally recorded in 2023 but we are resharing it because the info is all still relevant!Message us if you need contact info for our recommended travel CPA.

Travel Therapy Myths: Join us to learn more about these travel therapy misconceptions: 1. You shouldn't travel as a new grad 2. All travel jobs are bad that's why they need a traveler 3. You can't get good benefits or job security as a traveler 4. You'll be treated poorly at the facility bc you're a traveler/you make more money 5. You can't advance your skillset as a traveler 6. Travelers don't care about their work/patients, just there to get in/out & make money 7. Taxes are really difficult and confusing as a traveler 8. You can write off your additional expenses as a traveler 9. A job only has to be 50 miles from home to be considered a travel job 10. You don't actually make more money as a traveler after you account for expenses

We announced our 2024 end of year giveaway winners & talked a little about 2024/2025! Thanks everyone for your continued support!

Why & How to Work with Multiple Travel Therapy Recruiters Join us to learn more about the process of working with multiple travel therapy recruiters, including why this is beneficial, pros and cons, and how to professionally navigate this method.

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - Nov 2024 Join us to hear the latest updates on the travel therapy job market! Important info for both current and aspiring travelers as we head into the end of the year and the beginning of 2025!

Listen in as we answer questions and in-depth scenarios from our travel therapy course group members, as well as a few extra questions we received in DMs & during the live stream! As always if you want more detailed info on any of these topics, check out the articles on our website & our past videos/podcasts where we've done longer content on most of these topics!

Planning Travel Therapy Contracts for The Holidays & Ending/Beginning of the Year!  Time to start thinking about how to plan your travel contracts around the holidays!! Plus many of you may be planning to take the end of the year off & start anew in January! Listen in as we'll discuss all the logistics to planning contracts around this time of year, time off requests for holidays, guaranteed hours, etc!

Family Planning, Pregnancy & Maternity as a Travel Therapist: We've been getting lots of questions about pregnancy & maternity care for travel therapists since Whitney is currently pregnant! Listen in as we discuss logistics & considerations for family planning, pregnancy, maternity care, maternity leave, traveling with kids, etc for travel therapists!

How Far From Home Do You Need to be for a Travel Therapy Contract? Prospective travel therapists often wonder how far away from home does a job need to be in order to be considered a travel therapy contract. Often the people asking this question have a reason for not wanting to leave their home area, such as family ties or being locked into a mortgage or lease, but they still want the benefits that come along with travel therapy like higher pay and flexibility to take time off between contracts. They assume that living at home but taking travel therapy contracts within driving distance will give them the best of both worlds, but unfortunately it's a little more complicated than that. Join us as we discuss all the details! Plus check out our new article on this topic!

Colorado Road Trip Recap + Travel Hacking + Traveling While Pregnant... Join us to hear more about our road trip we just returned from in Colorado! We'll recap what we did, plus talk about some travel hacking strategies using credit card rewards, and discuss travel while pregnant & more!

What to Look For On a Travel Therapy Contract: Join us to learn more about travel therapy contracts... What should be on your written contract? What things do you need to ask the recruiter about? Any red flags to be aware of?

July 2024 Travel Therapy Job Market Update Listen in for the latest updates on the travel therapy job market! We've gathered info across several companies from industry leaders, company owners, managers, & recruiters + provide our own insights & advice!

Recap of Our Recent Contracts + Discuss Our Life Plans: Tune in to hear more about our Travel PT contracts we just finished up, working in outpatient in Charlottesville VA. Also hear more about our upcoming plans & plans for the future as we get ready to have our first baby!

Accepting a Travel Contract Without An Interview: Travel Therapists: would you/should you accept a travel contract without doing an interview? In our opinion, the phone interview with the facility is one of the most important steps to ensure a travel therapy contract is a good fit before accepting… We recently learned that some companies/facilities may be trying to move away from doing formal interviews… Alternatively- they'd have the traveler submit answers to some questions & screen based on that - then make an offer. This is apparently common practice with travel nursing & other specialties not to do an interview. There are a lot of factors to consider here… Join us on this episode to learn more!

Negotiating Travel Therapy Contract Extensions: In this episode, we discuss extending a travel therapy contract. -Why you might want to extend -Why the facility might ask you to extend -Logistics of negotiating an extension -Pay increases with contract extensions -Others terms you may include in your extension, etc! Tune in to learn more!

TRAVEL THERAPY Q&A - In this episode we answer all your questions about travel therapy, finance, student loans, new grads, etc! Tune in to learn more!

As healthcare professionals, we have a lot of flexibility in our career choices. Staying at a local/perm job does not have to be “permanent” and neither does travel therapy. We as well as many others transition back and forth depending what suits our needs at the time. Join us to learn more about why you might do this + strategies & logistics if you're considering it!

Starting a New Travel Therapy Contract Join us to learn more about starting a new travel therapy contract: What to expect on your first week, training/onboarding, what to do if issues come up, etc! We will also talk a bit about our current Travel PT contract that we just started!

Interested in travel therapy, but not sure where to begin? In this episode, we discuss the timeline and process for getting started- including: Getting in contact with recruiters; Licensure; Getting your profile set up; Being submitted for jobs; Phone interviews; Accepting a contract; Onboarding/credentialing; & more! Reach out to us at Travel Therapy Mentor for help getting started & getting connected with the best recruiters!

Travel Therapy Job Market Update (March 2024) Listen in to get all the latest updates on the travel therapy world!

We just got back from a 6 week trip to South America and Antarctica, followed by going to the APTA CSM conference in Boston! It's been a busy couple of months and we got behind on videos/podcasts! Listen in as we recap our bucket list trip & talk about future plans!

Each year we give away over $1000 in gift cards to our travel therapy community! Listen to the replay of the live drawings for our giveaways this year. 5 winners of $200 Amazon gift cards - each for completing travel therapy contracts with our recommended recruiters in 2023 1 winner of $100 Amazon gift card - for leaving us a review on social media 1 winner of $100 Amazon gift card - for leaving us a review on our travel therapy course 1 winner of $50 for tuning in during the live drawings on Facebook Thanks to everyone in our travel therapy community for your continued support! We also briefly recap our year in 2023 and talk about our upcoming trip in 2024!

Mental Health & Support Systems as a Travel Therapist Being a travel therapist has a lot of perks:-higher income-exploring the country-experiencing new clinical opportunities-having a flexible schedule-meeting new people But it can have its downsides too— —such as being away from family/friends, feeling like an outsider, & having difficulty making/maintaining meaningful connections. Unfortunately sometimes these things can lead travelers to feel lonely and isolated. Join us as we discuss mental health & support systems as a travel therapist We'll give some insights & strategies- would love to hear your feedback as well!

Packing & Moving as a Travel Therapist - How and what should you pack for travel therapy assignments? The process of packing & moving for travel therapy jobs can be daunting! Join us to learn more - we'll provide insights and tips to make your life easier when it comes to packing for travel jobs!

What are the Most Common & Highest Paying Settings for Travel Therapy Jobs? If you're considering jumping into travel therapy, you've probably wondered which settings are the most common for travel therapy jobs, and which settings pay the most for travel therapy jobs. These are both important factors to consider before getting started as a travel therapist. Check out our new article on this topic on our website at TravelTherapyMentor.com And tune in for this week's episode to learn more!

November 2023 Travel Therapy Job Market Update! Time for another update!! Join us to hear the latest insights on the travel therapy job market! We'll bring you updates from several different companies, recruiters, and owners. Plus we'll provide our own insights and suggestions! Whether you're a current traveler or considering travel therapy- you don't want to miss this info!

Is Mentorship Available for Travel Therapy Jobs? If you're a new grad or a therapist considering trying a new setting - you may be wondering if there are any mentorship opportunities for travel therapists. As with most things in healthcare, our answer is “IT DEPENDS”. Every travel therapy job is going to be different, but there are definitely opportunities for mentorship available. Tune in to this episode to learn more! You can also check out our new article on this topic: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/10/08/do-you-receive-mentorship-as-a-travel-therapist/

When you start looking into travel healthcare- housing is one of the big issues that comes up. Most choose short term housing but a growing number of healthcare travelers are considering RV life. We lived and traveled in an 5th Wheel RV for 3yrs & get a lot of questions about RV life, plus how to choose the right kind of RV. Our friend and fellow Travel PT Kayla recently wrote a guest post on this topic to help with those deciding on how to choose an RV: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/10/01/choosing-an-rv-as-a-healthcare-traveler/ Tune in to this episode to learn more on this topic! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel for more travel therapy podcasts & leave us a 5-star rating if you're enjoying the podcast! Visit our website for even more travel therapy information and even get our travel therapy recruiter recommendations: https://www.traveltherapymentor.com

Honeymoon + Roadtrip Recap --- Life has been a whirlwind the last few months! We had our Wedding, then went on a 10-Week Europe Honeymoon, followed immediately by a 2-Week Road Trip and visiting our Last National Park! Join us on this episode to hear more about our honeymoon + road trip! Plus hear some announcements and updates!

New SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan and Student Loan Repayment Options for Travel Therapists: The student loan pause is ending & payments will resume in October. Many of you may be wondering what to do about your loans as they go back into repayment. We discuss this topic in today's episode. Join us to learn more about various student loan repayment options, including discussing the new SAVE income driven repayment plan. We also just published an article about the new SAVE income driven repayment plan & why it may or may not be a good option for travel therapists. You can read the article here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/08/06/save-student-loan-repayment-plan-for-travel-therapists/

Travel Therapy Job Market Update - July 2023 Join us to hear the latest insights on the travel therapy job market! We'll bring you updates from several different companies, recruiters, and owners. Plus we'll provide our own insights and suggestions! Whether you're a current traveler or considering travel therapy- you won't want to miss this info!

Wedding Recap + Honeymoon Update! We've been married 1 month and traveling around Europe for nearly 4 weeks on our honeymoon! We've been to: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Serbia, Slovenia, & Latvia so far! Up next are Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway & Denmark! Join us to hear more about our wedding in Virginia & our Europe Honeymoon trip so far!

How much $$ do travel therapy recruiters make?! You might be wondering the answer to this question for two different reasons: 1- You're curious if the recruiters are taking advantage of us travelers & making bank off our travel therapy contracts and/or 2- You're actually considering leaving clinical work & wondering if becoming a recruiter would be a lucrative option To get the full scoop on this topic - listen in on this episode! You can also read our new article on this topic: “Travel Therapy Recruiter Pay: How Much Do They Make & How is Pay Structured?” at TravelTherapyMentor.com

Travel Therapy Contract Cancellations Contract cancellations can be a big concern for travel therapists Fortunately contract cancellations are rare, but they do happen sometimes There are strategies that travelers can use to try to avoid getting a contract cancelled, and further strategies to employ if a contract does ultimately end up getting cancelled Listen in to learn more & ask questions! We also have a detailed article on this topic which you can read here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/04/27/travel-therapy-contract-cancellations/

Net Take Home Pay Vs Gross Pay Quotes for Travel Therapy Pay Packages: Travel therapy pay can be confusing, and is much different than discussing perm hourly or salary pay for regular therapist jobs. To add to the confusion, some recruiters quote weekly pay packages as "net" or after tax pay, and some quote as "gross" or before tax weekly pay, which can add to frustration among travelers. In this episode, we discuss the differences in these types of pay quotes, if one is better than the other, and our recommendations for travelers to have a smoother experience with pay quotes between travel therapy recruiters. We also wrote a detailed article on this topic which you can read here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/04/11/net-take-home-pay-vs-gross-pay-quotes-for-travel-therapy-pay-packages/ Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE for more travel therapy content! For even more education on travel therapy, visit our website at https://www.traveltherapymentor.com You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook at @traveltherapymentor

April 2023 Travel Therapy Job Market Update! Join us to hear the latest insights for the travel therapy job market! We gather information across a dozen travel companies, including owners, managers, and recruiters, as well as current travelers, to bring you the most up to date info about what's going on in the travel therapy industry! This information is pertinent to current travelers to know what to expect for upcoming job searches. It's also vital for aspiring travelers to know what to expect if you're planning to start travel therapy sometime this year! Listen in for all the updates!

Travel Healthcare with a Family: We often get questions about whether you can travel with your family- with a spouse and/or children. The answer is YES, absolutely! But, everyone's situation will be a little different & will require unique considerations! In this episode, we discuss traveling with a family, including various considerations for different family types! Listen to learn more!

In this episode, we interview Joe Reinke at Fitbux. We discuss the student loan pause, student loan repayment strategies, and financial planning considerations for travel therapists. Managing student loan debt is an ongoing concern for current healthcare professionals and students getting ready to enter the workforce… With the current student loan pause, there's a lot of discussion about what to do with your loans now vs later when they go back into repayment… And there are some special considerations specifically for healthcare travelers. We discuss all of this and more with Joe. Listen in to learn more! . . If you'd like to get help with your financial planning and student loan management, create an account at FitBux: https://www.fitbux.com/?ref=jaredcasazza . . Reach out to us with any questions. You can find more of Jared's financial articles here: https://fifthwheelpt.com/finance-categories/ .

Working internationally as a travel therapist... We personally only work as Travel PTs in the US… But we get questions all the time about working internationally & have done a lot of research on it… Join us to hear our insights on working in the US vs. abroad as a travel therapist! You can also read a guest post on this topic from a company that helps staff PTs & OTs in Australia & New Zealand here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/2023/01/26/internationalphysicaltherapy/ Read more posts from therapists who have worked abroad here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/unique-traveler-stories/

It's TAX SEASON & we always get a ton of questions about filing taxes as a healthcare traveler! We also get tax and tax home questions all throughout the year. It's been a while since we discussed taxes so this is an updated video discussing all things traveler taxes! Join us to learn more about taxes as a traveler!

Travel Therapy Job Market Update for January 2023! Listen in to get the latest information about the travel therapy job market! We have gathered insights across multiple staffing companies including recruiters, managers, and owners— as well as insights from fellow travelers about what they're seeing right now. Here are some questions we address: -Is the job market good for travel therapists right now? -Will 2023 be a good year to be a travel therapist? -What trends should I be aware of? -Is it a good idea to travel as a new grad? How are rates looking, should I expect high pay packages? Listen in to learn more & send us any questions you have! . . . *Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to our podcast to get even more travel therapy content! *Reach out to us for advice & recruiter recommendations if you're ready to get started on your own travel therapy journey!

Travel Therapy Mentor 2022 Recap & 2023 Plans : Join us to hear a recap of our year in 2022! We had some amazing adventures… traveled all over… including hitting our 50th state, 60th national park, and 40th country! plus, we connected with so many new and old travel friends & colleagues… It was definitely a year for the books! We have some fun stuff in store personally & for our business in 2023…. Join us to hear more!

International Travel Tips/Travel Hacking + Recap of our 2022 Around the World Trip! We just returned from a 9 week international trip where we circumnavigated the world for the 2nd time! This was our 5th time traveling internationally for 2 months or more. Overall we have traveled to 42 countries in the last 5 years! On this trip we visited 4 continents & 8 different countries! Tune in as we go over our trip, including all the places we went & amazing things we experienced! We also discuss international travel hacking- including flights, hotels, activities, cell phone service, insurance, paying for things, getting around, and more! If you want to be able to be able to travel abroad frugally & efficiently like we do- you'll want to tune in to learn more!

*Travel Healthcare Without Tax Home* Join us to learn more about pursuing travel healthcare WITHOUT having a tax home! Many of you may know the importance of having a tax home to get tax free stipends as a traveler - but some may be wondering if you can still travel if you don't maintain a tax home We'll recap some tax home essentials, then go into some considerations & implications if you take travel contracts but don't meet the tax home rules!

[RV Life: Overview, Pros/Cons, Logistics, Financial Considerations & More!] Join us to learn more about living in an RV as a travel therapist! We traveled and lived in a 5th wheel camper for 3 years at the beginning of our travel therapy careers. We'll discuss logistics, financial considerations, lifestyle, pros/cons & more! Listen to learn more!

For this episode, we took questions exclusively from members of our course group for our Comprehensive Travel Therapy Course (Becoming a Financially Successful Travel Therapist). We answer each question and scenario in depth. Questions ranged from starting the first day of a contract, to investing and finance, to setting up a tax home, to job market trends, to resigning from your permanent job, to getting licensed in new states. Listen in to hear the questions & answers, listen to us talk through and give advice on scenarios, and learn more! If you're interested in enrolling in our travel therapy course to get started on the path to success as a travel therapist, you can learn more about our course here: https://traveltherapymentor.com/course/

October 2022 Travel Therapy Job Market Update: Listen in to hear all the updates on the travel therapy job market! We gathered info from a dozen travel therapy companies, including recruiters/managers/owners. We go over recent changes, projections for the end of the year, and what we anticipate for 2023. This is pertinent info for anyone considering getting into travel therapy soon… and for current travelers making decisions about contracts, negotiations, extensions, etc. If you're ready to get started with travel therapy, check out our website for more travel therapy education: https://traveltherapymentor.com/ And if you'd like personalized recommendations for travel therapy recruiters and companies, fill out our recruiter recommendations form: https://traveltherapymentor.com/travel-therapy-recruiter-recommendations/