Private Practice Success Stories

Laura Knott-Riggal, SLP had extensive experience as a school SLP when she launched her private practice over six years ago. It has since developed into a multidisciplinary with multiple therapy providers and supporting staff. Her clientele spans both children and adults, though her primary focus has been on early intervention services. She continues to explore avenues for expansion and innovation.

Here's What We Cover:

• The importance of visually appealing content on one’s website
• Her decision to take a no-holds-barred leap into the private practice arena
• How she carefully grew her business into a multidisciplinary clinic
• Her keys to success leading to a steady stream of clients and work-life balance
• Her heartfelt recommendations for up-and-coming practitioners

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Amanda Townsend, SLP was predominantly working in the school system when she decided to pursue private practice. Her specialties include pediatric speech sound disorders and language. She actively pursues an energetic and systematic approach to all aspects of the profession.

Here's What We Cover:

• Her comprehensive approach to involving parents in every step of the process
• How her straightforward manner, from her website to her first conversation, helps her attract potential clients
• Her compelling reasoning for only accepting private pay
• How the book Profit First revolutionized her approach to growing her business
• The importance of applying a "cost-benefit ratio" to outsourcing work
• Her belief in the need for a positive mindset to meet the challenges ahead

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​Elizabeth Perry, SLP opened her private practice about two years ago and since that moment it has flourished. She treats pediatric clients primarily and also specializes in corporate speech-language pathology. She has grown her business through a combination of continuing education, delegation, and dedication to evidence-based practices.

Here's What We Cover:

• The critical moment that led her to pursuing private practice
• Her encouragement to seek business coaching from various sources
• Her rationale for seeing pediatric clients in their homes or school environment
• Her unique approach to ensuring a fulfilling provider-client relationship
• How her company has developed from a one person operation to a thriving enterprise

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Erin Anderson, SLP started off her career in speech-language pathology working for 8 years in the school system, ranging from pre-k to middle school. After her first child was born, she began the pursuit of starting a private practice in order to have more time to focus on her family. Being one of the few speech pathologists in her small community, she has experience serving a broad range of clients. Erin is hopeful for continued growth for her practice and more opportunities to serve all of those in need.

Here's What We Cover:

• How her desire to spend more time with her family drove her to start her private practice
• The impacts that positive relationships and word of mouth have had on building her clientele
• Her experience of being the only speech-language private practice in her town, and the wide range of clients that she has the opportunity to serve
• How the unique location of her practice has set her up to dream about her future
• Her advise to people just starting out and the lessons that she has learned through growing her practice

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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.

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

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Erin Gaul, SLP started her private practice about two years ago. She was originally headed in the direction of Audiology, but with the guidance of a professor she realized that Speech-Pathology was her passion. Today, Erin primarily serves clients with Apraxia and those who are hard of hearing. Her journey has been shaped by positive relationships with her clients, and her bravery to walk through open doors and make the most of every opportunity.

Here's What We Cover:

• How she overcame the obstacles of a difficult work environment
• How her positive relationships with her clients impacted her decision to start her private practice
• The value of being open to opportunities and having the bravery to take the risk
• Her passion to specialize in therapy for the hard of hearing and clients with apraxia
• Her advice for those who are just beginning and continually growing their practice

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Lori Melnitsky, SLP first encountered speech-language pathology as a client with stuttering. She earned a degree in accounting and decided on a career change to speech therapy. She delved into the fields of early intervention and the public schools early on. Currently her practice focuses on individuals who stutter and children with oral-motor deficits, and she concurrently works at a school part-time.

Here's What We Cover:

• The value she has found in her unique personal experience as well as continuing education
• How she balances her thriving practice with a growing number of responsibilities
• The reasons she recommends having an office within your own home
• Her innovative ideas to expand her practice
• Her best advice for practitioners who are nervous about starting out 

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Adrienne Fuller, SLP envisioned herself as a private practitioner early on. In addition to skilled nursing facility work and public school contracting, she has extensive experience as a published author and a public speaker. Adrienne currently has an established practice working with two other speech-language pathologists.

Here's What We Cover:

• Her recommendations for entering and sustaining private practice fill books, with more to come
• Her definition of private practice which may surprise potential practitioners
• The benefits and obstacles she encountered as she branched out from her solo practice
• The leap from working for someone else to your own private practice leading to more “control of your financial destiny”
• Her networking ideas to ensure she stays connected to the small business community
• Eye-opening brainstorming session on how different your path to success can be 

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Amy Strekas, SLP explored a variety of pediatric settings prior to developing her private practice. She is highly specialized at treating stuttering. Amy currently sees pediatric clients with a variety of disorders in their homes and schools.

Here's What We Cover:

• How her freelancing experience helped her set up her private practice
• Her unique manner of finding clients
• The many ways that seeing clients in their natural environments works for her
• Her decision to create a new and helpful resource for parents

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Kelley discovered her passion for hippotherapy as a college student. While she mostly worked with adults in the inpatient rehabilitation field throughout her career, she "dipped her toes" into private practice by taking on one pediatric client. Currently Kelley is growing her private practice as well as working PRN part-time.

Here's What We Cover:

• Her specific model of hippotherapy that has worked for her clients
• How her private practice stands out from the therapeutic riding centers in her area
• Her need to provide ongoing education to clients on hippotherapy benefits
• Jena’s input regarding successful Facebook advertising
• Her advice for pursuing hippotherapy in the absence of your own horse and barn

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