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From Full Time to Part Time Private Practice: Lauren's Story

1/16/2021

 
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​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 practice

What we discuss: 
  • Her career journey as a SLP and how she started her private practice
  • Her experience with bringing on employees
  • The big goals that she has for her practice
  • Lessons she’s learned about letting go of perfectionism
 
Links:
Six Figure Private Practice
EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches 
Your Best Year Ever: A 5-Step Plan for Achieving Your Most Important Goals
Free to Focus: A Total Productivity System to Achieve More by Doing Less
The Vision Driven Leader: 10 Questions to Focus Your Efforts, Energize Your Team, and Scale Your Business 
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine 
Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself
Owl Therapy Services
Owl Therapy Services Facebook
Start Your Private Practice Webinar
 
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

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Guest: Lauren Meglen, M.S. CCC-SLP

Lauren is a 2006 graduate of the University of Minnesota - Duluth and a 2008 graduate of Syracuse  University, where she earned a Master's Degree in Speech Language Pathology. Lauren began her dream of starting OWL Therapy Services in 2011.
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Growing up with a sister with special needs, Lauren understands being on both sides of the therapy table and is now one of her sister's legal guardians. Lauren understands the struggles, concerns and celebrations that go along with being a caregiver, and believes that your life should be easier when it comes to therapy services.

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Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, 
The Independent Clinician. 

​She has written articles for 
The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).

You'll find her online in the 
SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.


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This episode was brought to you by my premium program The Start Your Private Practice System.

​If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or "on the side" I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!

Visit startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar.

Meet The Mentors: 5 Start Your Private Practice Mentors Tell All

1/9/2021

 
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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 like 
  • What traits you need to be successful in the program and private practice
  • Benefits that you get from being apart of the group
  • Advice for people on the fence about starting their private practice
 
Links:
All Things Speech Therapy
Duncan Lake Speech Therapy
SpeechBuilders Speech and Language Therapy
Speech Bubble Therapy
Start Your Private Practice Waitlist
Start Your Private Practice
 
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

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Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, 
The Independent Clinician. 

​She has written articles for 
The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).

You'll find her online in the 
SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.


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This episode was brought to you by my premium program The Start Your Private Practice System.

​If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or "on the side" I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!

Visit startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar.

Is 2021 the Year of Your Private Practice?

1/2/2021

 
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​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 future
  • How I feel about 2020
  • What I did to help clients transition to teletherapy in 2020
  • What I saw private practitioners accomplish in 2020
  • Why you have a choice to make 
 
Links:
Start Your Private Practice
Grow Your Private Practice
Free Webinar
 
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

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Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, 
The Independent Clinician. 

​She has written articles for 
The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).

You'll find her online in the 
SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.


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This episode was brought to you by my premium program The Start Your Private Practice System.

​If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or "on the side" I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!

Visit startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar.

Is fear of failure keeping you stuck?

12/27/2020

 
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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 waiting
  • Why you have to step out of your comfort zone
  • What I teach SLPs in my programs
 
Links:
Start Your Private Practice
Grow Your Private Practice
Free Webinar
 
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

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Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, 
The Independent Clinician. 

​She has written articles for 
The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).

You'll find her online in the 
SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.


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This episode was brought to you by my premium program The Start Your Private Practice System.

​If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or "on the side" I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!

Visit startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar.

You're not too old and it's not too late: Claudia's Story

12/19/2020

 
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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 SLP
  • What made Claudia entertain the idea of starting a private practice
  • Issues she’s seen other SLPs in the program have within their business
  • Her advice for someone who isn’t sure if they can get into private practice
 
Links:
All Things Speech Therapy, LLC
Mentoring Mommy
Google My Business
Start Your Private Practice Waitlist
Start Your Private Practice
Grow Your Private Practice
 
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com

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Guest: Claudia Davisson, M.A., CCC-SLP

Claudia Davisson, M.A., CCC-SLP is a bilingual (Spanish/English) speech-language pathologist. She has over 30 years experience as an SLP.


She has worked with toddlers, pre-schoolers, school-age children, adults and their families in a variety of settings.

Claudia lives in Berrien Springs with her husband & two dogs. Both of their sons are now grown. Claudia received her undergraduate degree from Andrews University in 1987, and her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from The Ohio State University in 1989.

Claudia decided to start her private practice to meet the needs of families in her community for speech therapy services. ​

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Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP

Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, 
The Independent Clinician. 

​She has written articles for 
The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).

You'll find her online in the 
SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.


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This episode was brought to you by my premium program The Start Your Private Practice System.

​If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or "on the side" I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!

Visit startyourprivatepractice.com/webinar.
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