I want to earn a Ph.D or Psy.D in Psychology any advice?

[Costello]

I am currently a sophomore and I just declared my major which is a B.A. in Psychology. My first few semesters in college were rough and with a combination of things going in my life at the time and my lack of focus I currently have a cumalitive gpa of 2.8. I will be a junior after the next semester and I am just wondering if it is possible to still get into a Ph.D or Psy.D program even though I didn't start my undergrad academic career on the right foot. Some people told me that if I could get my GPA to a 3.0 I could have a good chance of getting into a program to earn a Master's degree and then after completing my M.A. I would have a better chance of getting a Ph.D or a Psy.D. Does anybody have any suggestion of what I could do now besides the obvious of getting my GPA up to get into a Ph.D or Psy.D program? Do you think its a good idea to go the M.A. first and take it from there considering where I am at this point? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.