
179. Building an International Therapy Practice with Lucy Orton
About this episode
Have you ever wondered what it really takes to build an international therapy practice? In this episode of The Traveling Therapist Podcast, I chat with Lucy Orton, a therapist and corporate coach who’s doing just that while living in Southeast Asia. From navigating time zones to working with clients in both the UK and US, Lucy shares how she’s shaped a flexible, global business model that works for her family’s lifestyle.
We explore the freedom of living abroad, how coaching and counseling intersect in her practice, and how her background in advertising and marketing opened doors to corporate coaching opportunities. If you’ve been curious about taking your therapy work international or exploring corporate coaching as part of your career, you won’t want to miss this one!
In This Episode, We Explore…
- How Lucy built her international therapy practice while raising a family abroad.
- Navigating licensure and working across time zones as a global therapist.
- Creating corporate coaching opportunities through roundtables and white papers.
- Shifting to couples intensives and the power of deeper therapeutic work.
- Insight Timer as a creative outlet and marketing platform.
Connect with Lucy:
Website - https://www.couplesawaken.com/ & https://www.lucyorton.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lucyortontherapy
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyorton/
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Connect with me:
- www.instagram.com/thetravelingtherapist_kym
- www.facebook.com/groups/onlineandtraveling/
- www.thetravelingtherapist.com
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