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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.

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.

How to Minimize Risks Associated with Starting a Private Practice

12/12/2020

 
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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 risks
  • Easy ways to minimize your risks 
  • What essential protections you need (and about how much they cost)
  • Documents you must have clients sign
  • The biggest risk associated with starting a private practice
 
Links:
Start Your Private Practice
Grow Your Private Practice
Private Practice Forms
 
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.

Building a Practice with SLPAs: Jessica's Story

12/5/2020

 
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Jessica Sekhon 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 practice
  • The transitions she’s made since getting insurance contracts
  • What she plans to delegate (and the surprising thing she doesn’t want to delegate)
  • Her long-term goals for growing her private practice
  • How she uses an opt-in to get more referrals and build a connection
 
Links:
Thrive Speech Therapy
The Independent Clinician Guide to Private Patients: Start Your Own Speech, Occupational or Physical Therapy Private Practice
Facebook
Instagram
[email protected]
SLP Private Practice Beginners
Webinar
Start Your Private Practice Waitlist​

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Guest: Jessica Sekhon MS CCC-SLP


Jessica Sekhon MS CCC-SLP is the Owner and Founder of Thrive Speech Therapy PLLC. Jessica received her Bachelor's degree in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences from Texas Tech University.

While earning her Bachelor's degree, Jessica worked in long-term care at a skilled nursing facility with patients at the end of life. While there, she gained a passion for patients with communication deficits. Upon graduation, she went on to receive her Master's degree in Communication Disorders from Texas Woman's University.

While in graduate school, she began her career as a Speech Language Pathologist - Assistant, working with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, speech sound disorders, language delays, and fluency difficulties. She worked in the school setting, while developing a family-centered approach to therapy. Jessica has worked with clients from birth to end-of-life, but her passion is empowering her clients to use their unique strengths to expand communication.
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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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