3 Lies School Clinicians Believe About Private Practice (That Keep Them Stuck) with Jena Castro-Casbon
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What are the three biggest lies keeping school‑based clinicians from starting a private practice?
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice dot com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Hi there, and welcome back to the Private Practice Success Stories podcast. Now, today's episode is specifically for my school-based SLP Zenotees. And if that's you, if you're working in a school right now and you've been thinking about private practice, but you haven't done anything about it yet, then this is a must-listen episode for you because I'm gonna talk about the three biggest lies that school-based clinicians believe about private practice. And I'm calling them lies on purpose, not myths, not conceptions, but lies because they sound true. They feel true, but they're keeping you stuck, and it's time to finally get started.
So this is gonna be a must-listen episode for you, so stay tuned. I'm Jenna Castro-Kasbon, speech language pathologist, business coach, and creator of the Start Your Private Practice System. And I'm on a mission to turn stuck SLPs into successful private practitioners. If you're tired of dealing with high productivity requirements, high caseload sizes, and low pay, it's time to take control of your professional, personal, and financial life and finally get the freedom, flexibility, and financial abundance that you deserve by working with private clients in your own practice. Join me here each week as I share tips, best practices, and inspirational interviews on the Private Practice Success Stories podcast.
If you're a private practitioner or one in the making, you're in the right place, so let's get started. Okay, so today's episode is all about lies that many school-based clinicians believe that stop them from going into private practice. And I've seen them keep thousands of clinicians stuck over the 16 plus years that I've been doing this. And when I say doing this, I mean working as a private practice consultant for SLPs and OTs at all phases of private practice growth. Now, I started my private practice when I was 26. And working full time. I had no business background, no savings, no connections. And every single one of the lies that we're about to talk about almost stopped me too. So I'm not coming at this from some ivory tower.
I'm telling you this as someone who had to fight through the exact same thoughts that you're having right now. Okay, so let's get to it. The first lie is: I need more experience before I can start a private practice. This is a big one because I hear this constantly. I've only been working for three years. I just finished my CF. I don't feel like an expert yet, even though I've been in the field for decades. And I get it. It sounds responsible to wait. It sounds humble. But here's the truth: the thing that you feel inexperienced at is not therapy. You're a great clinician. If you weren't, you wouldn't care this much. The thing that you feel inexperienced. Experienced at is business. And guess what? A 20-year veteran OT feels the exact same way about the business side as you do right now.
Why? Because none of us learn how to do this in grad school. And as a result, the business side is new to everyone. Whether you've been working for two years or 20 years, you're starting from the exact same place when it comes to things like forming a business entity. Getting enough of the right type of insurance, setting your rates, finding clients, billing, all of that kind of stuff.
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Chapters
3 chapters
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What are the three biggest lies keeping school‑based clinicians from starting a private practice?
0:00–5:02
2
Why does the “I need more experience” myth hold clinicians back and what’s the real requirement?
5:02–8:56
3
How can clinicians launch a private practice without risking their school job or benefits?
8:56–10:49
Speakers
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