Private Practice Success Stories

Lauren Meglen is a former school SLP who transitioned to full-time private practice in the Rochester, MN area. In this episode, Lauren shares her journey into private practice and what that looked like for her. She talks about how she decided on a whim to start her private practice and her experience with bringing on employees. She shares so much great wisdom and advice on ditching perfectionism and why you should go for your dreams of private practiceWhat we discuss:Her career journey as a SLP and how she started her private practiceHer experience with bringing on employeesThe big goals that she has for her practiceLessons she’s learned about letting go of perfectionismLinks:Six Figure Private PracticeEntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the TrenchesYour Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important GoalsFree to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing LessThe Vision Driven Leader: 10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your BusinessProfit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making MachineClockwork: Design Your Business to Run ItselfOwl Therapy ServicesOwl Therapy Services FacebookStart Your Private Practice WebinarFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

Are you ready to start your private practice? If you’ve been thinking about getting support from the Start Your Private Practice system but haven’t fully decided to go for it yet, you’ll definitely want to hear this episode as I am joined by 4 mentors of the program, Claudia, Tommy, Adrienne and Bobby. In this episode, the mentors and I chat about what led them to the program, the people who tend to succeed in it and how having a private practice has helped them level up in business and life!What we discuss:What the culture of the group is likeWhat traits you need to be successful in the program and private practiceBenefits that you get from being apart of the groupAdvice for people on the fence about starting their private practiceLinks:All Things Speech TherapyDuncan Lake Speech TherapySpeechBuilders Speech and Language TherapySpeech Bubble TherapyStart Your Private Practice WaitlistStart Your Private PracticeFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

2021 might be the year that you finally start your private practice. We all went through so much in 2020 and through that year, I watched countless people start their own private practice. I also saw many others pivot their business overnight in the midst of a pandemic. And even some who expanded their businesses vastly, bringing on more clients and employees. In this episode, you’ll hear what could happen if you take the steps needed and finally make your private practice dreams a reality in 2021.What we discuss:The hope we all have for the futureHow I feel about 2020What I did to help clients transition to teletherapy in 2020What I saw private practitioners accomplish in 2020Why you have a choice to makeLinks:Start Your Private PracticeGrow Your Private PracticeFree WebinarFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

If you allow yourself to stay in fear mode, you won’t ever get to the outcome that you desire. You have to learn to overcome the fears that are holding you back! In this episode, I talk about why you need to do what you need to do to get your message out there and start chasing the career and life you want!What we discuss:Whether or not there are benefits in waitingWhy you have to step out of your comfort zoneWhat I teach SLPs in my programsLinks:Start Your Private PracticeGrow Your Private PracticeFree WebinarFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

Claudia Hamilton Davisson is a private practitioner based out of Michigan and a mentor for my Start Your Private Practice program. Claudia has been a SLP for over three decades and has worked in so many different areas of the business. In this episode, Claudia shares how she started her business as a private practitioner on the side of her job. She talks about the reasons she was drawn to private practice and the areas where she sees other private practitioners get stuck in their business. We also talk about where she sees most of her referrals come from and her advice for someone who is unsure if opening their own private practice is the right move for them.What we discuss:What her career has been like as a SLPWhat made Claudia entertain the idea of starting a private practiceIssues she’s seen other SLPs in the program have within their businessHer advice for someone who isn’t sure if they can get into private practiceLinks:All Things Speech Therapy, LLCMentoring MommyGoogle My BusinessStart Your Private Practice WaitlistStart Your Private PracticeGrow Your Private PracticeFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

One of the biggest reasons I hear from SLPs about what’s holding them back from starting private practice: the fear of getting sued. In this episode, I am talking all about getting your practice set up the right way from the beginning and why you need to get your ducks in a row to minimize the risks of starting your private practice!P.S. One easy way to decrease the risks associated with private practice is to make sure your clients sign the proper legal forms. Click here to grab The Clinic Forms and save!What we discuss:How to protect yourself and minimize your legal, personal and financial risksEasy ways to minimize your risksWhat essential protections you need (and about how much they cost)Documents you must have clients signThe biggest risk associated with starting a private practiceLinks:Start Your Private PracticeGrow Your Private PracticePrivate Practice FormsFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

Jessica Sekhorn is a private practitioner based out of the Houston, TX area. She started out as a SLPA in college and knew this was the career path she wanted to take. In this episode, she shares her journey of becoming a SLP and how she decided to start her practice, Thrive Speech Therapy. She even discusses how she uses SLPAs to help build her private practice. She talks about how she’s been able to set her private practice apart from others and how she’s gotten an influx of referral sources from getting contracts with insurance companies and creating an opt-in on her website.What we discuss:How her career was before starting her private practiceThe transitions she’s made since getting insurance contractsWhat she plans to delegate (and the surprising thing she doesn’t want to delegate)Her long-term goals for growing her private practiceHow she uses an opt-in to get more referrals and build a connectionLinks:Thrive Speech TherapyThe Independent Clinician Guide to Private Patients: Start Your Own Speech, Occupational or Physical Therapy Private PracticeFacebookInstagraminfo@thrivespeech.netSLP Private Practice BeginnersWebinarStart Your Private Practice WaitlistFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

Every now and then I tend to go back to old business books I’ve read to get a fresh perspective on them. In this episode, I am talking about a business lesson that I pulled from a book that I’ve read and how it correlates to how a lot of speech language pathologists feel about their 9 to 5 jobs. I talk about what this means for these practitioners who may be considering private practice and how I can help you bridge the gap and step into the vision you have for your private practice.What we discuss:What I realized in rereading The E-MythThe parallel of that lesson and how a lot of SLPs feel at their jobsHow great clinicians aren’t always great business peopleLinks:The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About ItStart Your Private PracticeInstagramFor more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

Thank you for listening to the Private Practice Success Stories PodcastI interview speech-language pathologists in private practice to share their lessons and journeys. Speech therapy graduate programs don't teach about private practice. I invite you to listen and learn!Links Mentioned: Free Training: www.StartYourPrivatePractice.com/webinarAdvanced Programs: www.GrowYourPrivatePractice.comWork with Jena: DM me on Instagram @IndependentClinician