Private Practice Success Stories

Adrienne Fuller, SLP envisioned herself as a private practitioner early on. In addition to skilled nursing facility work and public school contracting, she has extensive experience as a published author and a public speaker. Adrienne currently has an established practice working with two other speech-language pathologists.Here's What We Cover: Her recommendations for entering and sustaining private practice fill books, with more to come Her definition of private practice which may surprise potential practitioners The benefits and obstacles she encountered as she branched out from her solo practice The leap from working for someone else to your own private practice leading to more “control of your financial destiny” Her networking ideas to ensure she stays connected to the small business community Eye-opening brainstorming session on how different your path to success can be  Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amy Strekas, SLP explored a variety of pediatric settings prior to developing her private practice. She is highly specialized at treating stuttering. Amy currently sees pediatric clients with a variety of disorders in their homes and schools.Here's What We Cover: How her freelancing experience helped her set up her private practice Her unique manner of finding clients The many ways that seeing clients in their natural environments works for her Her decision to create a new and helpful resource for parents Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kelley discovered her passion for hippotherapy as a college student. While she mostly worked with adults in the inpatient rehabilitation field throughout her career, she "dipped her toes" into private practice by taking on one pediatric client. Currently Kelley is growing her private practice as well as working PRN part-time.Here's What We Cover: Her specific model of hippotherapy that has worked for her clients How her private practice stands out from the therapeutic riding centers in her area Her need to provide ongoing education to clients on hippotherapy benefits Jena’s input regarding successful Facebook advertising Her advice for pursuing hippotherapy in the absence of your own horse and barn Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bobbi had a family connection to speech-language pathology early on and pursued it beyond her education degree. She has experience both in contracting in the public schools as well as working for others' private practices. She has recently launched her own private practice as a certified autism specialist.Here's What We Cover: Her in-depth research that unearthed important business revelations Her development of a unique product to generate passive income The difficult yet beneficial decision she made to delay renting an office space Her best recommendations to join in and collaborate with your community Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

McKell envisioned starting her private practice when she was in college, but never suspected that it would occur so early in her career. She currently manages a large office employing several therapists. Together they provide services mostly through telepractice with a small percent of clients seen in-house.Here's What We Cover: Her insider’s point of view of the developing field of telepractice Her process to finding new clients with a recommendation to consider delegating tasks as needed The art of new navigating business relationships and licensure rules Exciting developments regarding her new teletherapy platform Her best recommendation for new practitioners Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Leanna's private practice has been "in the making" for the last 15 years. She prepared by working in the schools and in the medical field, primarily in pediatrics. Her target population is children with autism spectrum disorders. Leanna started with one client and has experienced tremendous growth over the course of a year.Here's What We Cover: Her compelling argument in support of in-home services Her strategies to generate referrals from numerous resources How she promotes collaboration, not competition, with other SLPs and healthcare practitioners Her pragmatic advice to balance both your private practice aspirations and your sanity The helpful resources she created (and is now sharing) that have been valuable to her practice Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Katie has worked closely with adults and children throughout her career. However, she is most passionate about working with children. She currently works as an early interventionist part-time and part-time as a traveling private practice provider. Katie is in her first year of private practice.Here's What We Cover: The "leap of faith" she took launching a private practice Rising to the challenge of marketing herself despite her shy disposition Balancing her ideal work life with her family needs Her dedication to continuing education Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stacey underwent a career change when she left her occupation as an accountant to become an SLP. She worked as a school SLP for three years until she felt ready to pursue private practice. She treats children in need of primarily social-emotional functioning and dyslexia at this time.Here's What We Cover: The need to be flexible when you start private practice to earn the flexibility of an established practice The specific population of referrals that surprised her the most How she set herself apart when she chose her specialization in dyslexia Combining skills from her various interests to craft her own "low effort high impact" curriculum, which she presents online and in workshop form Technology’s impact on communication, which has challenged adults and children alike How important it is to continuously self-assess one’s own communication skills, from the standpoint that everyone can improve Her recommendation to new clinicians regarding private practice Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

While Emily has had experience working for other private practices in her career, she set off to found her own company when she realized she wanted to pursue the clients she was most passionate about and make her own schedule. Her practice is driven by her training as a Hanen instructor and considerable time spent with therapists in other fields, such as occupational therapy. Here's What We Cover: How she chose the unique name of her practice Educating herself on business administration skills in order to acquire clients, particularly online The benefits she has reaped from delegating different activities to others How she structures her day to maximize her time Her successful marketing strategies and the next group she wants to break into The particular feature of her website that has helped add a personal touch Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Autumn Bryant, M.S., M.A., CCC-SLP/L​ of Griffin Speech Chartered, entered the working world as a school SLP. After 8 years in the schools, she transitioned to a pediatric outpatient clinic. Most recently, she decided to start pursuing private practice to assist clients typically in need of assistance to attain career advancement. Her specialties include accent modification, residual speech sound disorders, and voice therapy.Since this episode was recorded, she was featured in the Chicago Tribune, had my "Pop-Up Museum of Voice, Accent, and Speech" themed open house/ribbon-cutting. She has also taken a job at Northwestern University, so she is back to only doing her private practice on the weekends.Here's What You'll Learn: Her low-cost effective marketing strategies How she has initiated and maintained her multiple streams of income Her theory that speech-language pathologists should be able to shadow other clinicians, just as physicians learn from watching one another The success she has found from choosing an office in an optimal location How she maximizes her relationships with other clinicians and health professionals in her area How she appeals to the clientele she prefers to work with through the use of branding   To get the resources you need to start or grow a private practice, please visit: www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Polina has the most experience working with early intervention and school-aged children with autism. Her professional journey consisted of transitioning from different work environments in search of increasing independence and supervisory positions. She is currently working as an adjunct communication disorders professor at a university in addition to her private practice.Here's What We Cover: How she's diversifying her skill set through continuing education, leading her to her declaration that she will be a “student forever” The jaw-dropping moment which would likely have stopped others in their tracks Her best source of referrals, including her path to building her social media presence Her important decision to never undersell competitors Why she actively seeks interaction with and learning experiences from professionals in other specialties Need helping starting or growing your private practice? Visit www.PrivatePracticeInfo.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Melissa actively pursued working in a variety of settings during her career. The bulk of her career has been spent in the medical field working with adults who have neurological disorders. Increased interest in mind-body medicine has led her to her calling in private practice.Here's What We Discuss: The challenges in combining her passion for holistic therapy with her degree in speech-language pathology Her best recommendation for maintaining steady clients and a steady stream of income Her experience working exclusively with private pay clients except one type of insurance that is worth the paperwork She reveals an essential difference between schools/hospitals and private practice that clinicians need to navigate carefully Her approach to seeing clients, keeping her accessibility and flexibility of schedule in mind How she has established strong bonds with her community For links and show notes, please visit: http://privatepracticesuccessstories.com/14 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Kearney discovered a passion for speech-language pathology as an undergraduate student. Her graduate program afforded her the opportunity to work with children with autism. Dr. Kearney continues to apply her incredible research skills to all areas of her life. In her current practice, she continues to establish both connections with colleagues and balance between family time and attention to clients.Here's What You'll Learn: How Dr. Kearney’s career continues to include her role as a part-time school speech-language pathologist The first steps she took, and the obstacle that nearly made it impossible Her wide assortment of therapy tools that appeal to her clientele Meeting the needs of her clients by planning on a multidisciplinary approach Her adventures as the mom of an infant who is also balancing a growing private practice Her recommendations for undecided practitioners who are wondering whether to continue with private practice, including how to handle accepting insurance Her unique plans for the immediate future to maximize her clients’ therapy time this summer For links and show notes, please visit www.PrivatePracticeSuccessStories.com/12 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fara Augustover is a speech-language pathologist, owner of Island Wide Speech on Long Island, NY and author of the children’s book, Harmony Hears a Hoot.Five years ago, Fara worked at a nonprofit clinic in NYC, transitioned to school based while seeing clients part time privately. As her caseload grew and the commute to Manhattan became tiresome, she decided to repurpose space in her home and create an in-house clinic complete with a separate entrance, bathroom, and waiting room. Here's What We Discuss:- Where Fara's desire to work independently stemmed from - How she transitioned from part-time to full-time private practice- How she decided whether to do private pay vs. insurance, what her schedule should be, whether to stick with her primary specialty (aural rehab) or branch out, and more.- How a former professor from SUNY Buffalo taught her an important lesson that has guided decisions in her practice- Fara's easy to follow social media strategy- Jena’s "aha moment" about private practice business plans- How she became a children’s book author with a successful Kickstarter campaignFor more information, including a discount code for her book, visit: www.PrivatePracticeSuccessStories.com/11This episode was sponsored by The Private Practice Solution. To learn more, visit: www.ThePrivatePracticeSolution.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

By day, Zach is an acute care SLP at a hospital in Los Angeles, California and by night, he has his own private practice focused on adult neurogenics. Zach is in the process of starting a mobile FEES company. While he's hit a few roadblocks due to state regulations, he's set to be the first person in Los Angeles to offer mobile FEES services.Here's What You're Going to Learn:- How Zach's adding a new, in-demand service to his private practice- Where he gets the majority of his referrals and how you can start this service in your community- Zach's #1 piece of advice for beginnersThis episode is brought to you by The Private Practice Solution. For more info, please visit: www.ThePrivatePracticeSolution.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.