Kevin Dorman, SLP has always had a passion for voice. Through their own journey and experience they became passionate about the field of Transgender Vocal Training. Being transgender themselves, Kevin is able to identify and relate to their clients, offering encouragement and support to each individual. Many of Kevin's clients are seen through telepractice. Kevin’s energy and passion for helping others has been the driving force behind their success.
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Here's What We Cover:

• Kevin’s journey to discovering his passion for Transgender Vocal Training
• How they have established their area of expertise
• Tips for having a successful Telepractice
• The importance of marketing and building relationships within your community
• How they use all of their resources to maximize the growth of their practice

Guest: Kevin Dorman, MS CCC-SLP
Kevin Dorman, MS, CCC-SLP, is the owner and sole practitioner of speech-language pathology at Prismatic Speech Services. They created Prismatic Speech Services to provide speech, language, and voice intervention for those who are not treated with the respect every human being deserves. They serve transgender clients and clients with voice disorders of all ages both in-person and via telepractice. As they have advanced through their career, they've faced their share of discrimination due to their gender identity and sexuality. Rather than letting these roadblocks deter them from pursuing their passion, they have turned this negativity into motivation to make an impact in their community. They have opened the doors of Prismatic Speech Services to work with clients of all backgrounds to receive culturally competent care, with a specialization in transgender vocal training.

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

Jena lives in Boston, MA and is a wife and mama to two young boys. ​​

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Fara Augustover is a speech-language pathologist, owner of Island Wide Speech on Long Island, NY and author of the children’s book, Harmony Hears a Hoot.

Five years ago, Fara worked at a nonprofit clinic in NYC, transitioned to school based while seeing clients part time privately. As her caseload grew and the commute to Manhattan became tiresome, she decided to repurpose space in her home and create an in-house clinic complete with a separate entrance, bathroom, and waiting room. 

Here's What We Discuss:

• Where Fara's desire to work independently stemmed from 
• How she transitioned from part-time to full-time private practice
• How she decided whether to do private pay vs. insurance, what her schedule should be, whether to stick with her primary specialty (aural rehab) or branch out, and more.
• How a former professor from SUNY Buffalo taught her an important lesson that has guided decisions in her practice
• Fara's easy to follow social media strategy
• Jena’s "aha moment" about private practice business plans
• How she became a children’s book author with a successful Kickstarter campaign

Guest: Fara Augustover, MS CCC-SLP
Fara Augustover, MS, CCC-SLP, received her Bachelors degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences and Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from SUNY at Buffalo. She founded Island Wide Speech in 2013, after several years of working in the clinical field. Fara's clientele ranges in age focusing on auditory, speech and language therapy in individual and group sessions. She has a specialty in auditory oral therapy for individuals with hearing loss, auditory processing disorder, and other listening challenges.

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

Jena lives in Boston, MA and is a wife and mama to two young boys. ​​

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​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

​​The premiere episode features Kathy Hindman, a speech-language pathologist in Lawrenceville, NJ of Connections Speech Therapy. Kathy went from working in the schools, to being an independent contractor with early intervention to working for herself "on the side."

Here's What We Discuss:

• What she needed to do to treat clients in her home
• How she's scheduling clients around her life (when it's convenient for her)
• Kathy's two fantastic and completely FREE marketing tips

​Mentioned In This Episode:
-- Google My Business
-- See pictures of Kathy's clinic space in her home! 

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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