Well, one of the reasons I want to get my MA is because the one school (Loyola) has a PsyD program I applied for but didn't quite make it, so I'd have my foot in the door. I definitely want to continue on to a doctoral degree, the only thing is that I'm working at the only hospital in my city right now, and while it's great experience, I don't think I can work there for the next year and a half until I'd be able to go to another grad school. I sort of hate it. It's not the work that I hate, it's the coworkers...that's why I thought I'd get started on my graduate studies right away. Also, I'm worried that if I wait a year and reapply I still won't get into any of the doctoral programs, and I'll be in the same boat I'm in now, but a year behind...
(btw, you can practice with just an MA in Clinical...so I could work while I continue for my doctorate...most of the therapists at my outpatient internship only had MAs in Clinical) just something to consider.