Private Practice Success Stories

Have you ever thought about building a telepractice? Have you thought about being the CEO of a telepractice? My guest in this episode, Glory Lichon, did just that, so she is joining me to share her story! ​​Glory Lichon is an Air Force veteran that started Glow Bright Therapy in April 2019 with the encouragement and support of her husband Brian Lichon (also an Air Force veteran). Due to the burnou...

Why are some private practices popular, in demand, and constantly getting new referrals and others are working hard, spinning their wheels, and barely getting any inquiries? It all comes down to word of mouth! In this episode, we're talking about word of mouth marketing and one of the major things that you need to focus on in order to get it. Word of mouth marketing is what I like to call the “hol...

You can start a private practice that plays to your strengths and interests. This means that you can offer something outside of the box! Madeline Boe, my guest in this episode, did just that! She offers Hippotherapy through her private practice, so she is joining me to talk all about how she got started and why she decided to offer something a little different. Madeline Boe is the owner of Unbridl...

Are you thinking about starting a specialty-based private practice? Do you already have one? In this episode, I am talking to an SLP celebrity, ​​Autumn Reed Henning, about how having a specialized business and private practice has really helped her increase her impact and find success fast as a private practice owner. Autumn R. Henning, MS, CCC-SLP, COM®, IBCLC is a certified and licensed Speech-...

Do you ever feel like you aren’t being challenged enough or you are ready for a change? It's an interesting feeling when you start to feel restless as an SLP. It’s like you're going through the motions and you know what to do, but you're no longer challenged or excited by it. Jamie West Florida is joining me in this episode because she felt that exact same way before she started her own private pr...

Did you learn anything about private practice when you were in graduate school? If not, you're not alone, and it's not your fault that you don't know anything about starting or growing a private practice. There are actually only two SLP grad programs that have a practicum, not even a full course in private practice... In this episode, we are talking about why that is and more importantly, what you...

When I first started my career as a speech-language pathologist, I never thought I would own a business. I honestly used to think that business was boring… I only ever wanted to help people, and I didn’t think that becoming a business owner was the way to do that. You might think the same thing! Even if your instinct is to think that business is boring and you see yourself primarily as a helping p...

Are you ready to take control over your professional, personal and financial life? My guest in this episode, Ashley Perkins, knew this was something she wanted even before finishing grad school! She knew that she wanted to be in business for herself because she wanted control over her time and the time that she could spend with her family, so she started seeing private clients as soon as she earne...

Most speech-language pathologists wished that they earned more money… The problem is that in most traditional SLP settings like schools, hospitals, and early interventions, salary increases are few and far between. Do you agree with this or have you experienced this? The question remains: how can you earn more money as an SLP? In this episode, I am covering three ways that you can earn money as an...

Have you ever thought about starting a private practice as a school SLP or as someone who lives in a more rural area? This is the perfect student success story for you to listen to! Sarah Desimone, MS, CCC-SLP is the owner of Huckleberry Therapy LLC, located in Athol, ID. Since graduating in 2016, Sarah has had the opportunity to serve children from birth to age 17 in a large multidisciplinary cli...

Have you ever thought about starting a private practice out of your house? This episode with Kathy Hindman, a speech-language pathologist in Lawrenceville, NJ, is one of my most popular episodes to date, and I can attest that to so many SLPs being interested in her on the side, in-home practice. Kathy Hindman has over twenty years of experience that includes evaluating and treating children and yo...

Do you feel called to do more as an SLP? Quintina Briscoe, my guest in this episode, felt the exact same way before she started her private practice during the pandemic. Quintina Briscoe is a speech-language pathologist, mentor, and clinic owner in the greater D.C. area. She went from being a solo private practitioner, just seeing clients on the side of her school job to employing many therapists,...

Do you dream of your last year in the school setting? Does the idea of leaving your school job to work for yourself interest you? My guest, Ruth Marquez, started her speech therapy private practice on the side of her school job, and she just recently left it to pursue her private practice full-time! Ruth Marquez opened the doors of Be Brave Speech Therapy in June 2020. Since then, she has done man...

Have you been thinking about private practice for a long time, but you aren't sure if you're ready? A lot of SLPs have internal worries and fears related to whether they are ready to start a private practice, and those often come from impostor syndrome which is something that we have talked a lot about here on the podcast. People feel like they need to be experts to start a private practice, but i...

What does freedom mean to you? One of the top reasons why SLPs start their own private practice is because they want freedom. In this episode, we are talking all about what freedom and independence mean as a clinician and how you can get more of it through private practice. I’ll never forget the feeling I had when I accepted my first private practice client and realized that I was going to be able...

Have you ever thought about offering mobile fees? Are you wondering how to regroup, rebound, and truly grow a mobile fees business after COVID? Do you want to know more about the realities of starting a private practice with a business partner? My guests, George Barnes MS CCC-SLP and Allison Mataras MA CCC-SLP, are joining me in this episode to cover all of these topics. George and Allie started t...

Are you interested in working with adults? Are you interested in learning from a fairly new SLP who built a specialty practice to full-time within six months? Katie Brown, who is joining me in this episode, is who you want to hear from if either of these (or both) are of interest to you! Katie Brown, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS is a speech-language pathologist and certified brain injury specialist practicin...

There are so many benefits to having a private practice, but one of the most desirable benefits is the ability to have a flexible schedule. Kelsey Martin, who is joining me in this episode, knows all about the balance that private practice can offer. She created a private practice so that she could spend as much time as possible with her young children while financially providing for her family as...

Have you ever thought about the cost of not starting a private practice? Have you thought about it both in terms of the money you could be earning and also the time you could be spending doing things you love? One reason why SLPs put off starting private practices is that they worry that they need a lot of money for startup costs. In this episode, I am flipping the script and talking about the cos...

Are you waiting until you have all of your ducks in a row before you start your private practice? I hear this a lot because many SLPs are concerned about timing especially if they are in the middle of moving. I totally get that, but there are definitely things you can do to get started whether you are physically moving or just moving into private practice. In this episode, I am joined by Nicole Do...

Would you like to make more money as a speech-language pathologist? There are a lot of people who would, but very few people are talking about it! I want to introduce you to the concept of multiple streams of income. You have likely heard about this before! In this episode, I am talking to you about how this can work for you and how you can add your first or next stream of income. In Today's Episo...

Mentors show you the way when you’re doing something you’ve never done before, and they help you achieve success better and faster than they did. They save you so much time, money, and frustration. Don’t you agree? In this episode, I am joined by Pamela Jackson Rowe, and we are discussing how she became a speech-language pathologist and a business owner as well as what mentorship has meant to her,...

Does making a difference in your own life and the life of others fire you up? In this episode, Sarina Murrell is talking to us all about how she decided to relight her own fire after experiencing burnout by starting her own private practice! Sarina Murrell is more than a speech-language pathologist. She is a parent coach, an educator, a conference presenter, and now - a private practice owner. Sar...

Imagine if you could follow a step-by-step program to help you go from overworked and overwhelmed to treating ideal clients, working for yourself on your own time, and making the money that you deserve as a masters-level clinician. Doesn’t that sound amazing?! That is what the Start Your Private Practice program is for! In this episode, I am sharing why I created the Start Your Private Practice pr...

Are you ready to hear a no-nonsense, straightforward story about starting a private practice? In this episode, Danni Augustine is describing the steps that she took to get her private practice off of the ground and her motivations for doing so through a keep-it-simple approach. Danni has been an SLP for 5 years. After working in a variety of settings, she found her love for dyslexia intervention,...