Private Practice Success Stories

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"Connect with Your Community" with Bobbi Adams-Brown, SLP Nov 29, 2018

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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

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"Starting a Telepractice" with McKell Smith, SLP Nov 26, 2018

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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

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"Developing Your Strategy" with Leanna Vollintine, SLP Nov 19, 2018

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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

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"Take the Leap" with Katie Carney, SLP Nov 15, 2018

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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

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"Communicate With Purpose" with Stacey Crowley, SLP Nov 12, 2018

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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

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"Maximizing Your Time and Resources" with Emily Cohen, SLP Nov 08, 2018

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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

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"Multiple Streams of Income" with Autumn Bryant, SLP Oct 12, 2018

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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

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Know Your Worth with Polina Shkadron, SLP Sep 14, 2018

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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

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"Transformation from The Inside Out" with Melissa Wolak, SLP Aug 01, 2018

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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

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"Making My Vision a Reality" with Dr. Tinita Kearney, SLP Jul 23, 2018

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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

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