Building a Private Practice and Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Clients and Families: Emily's Story
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Why should speech‑language pathologists consider starting a private practice?
Starting a private practice isn't what it used to be. Today's clinicians are starting private practices much quicker, easier, and cheaper than before. And they aren't guessing their way through it or getting stuck in analysis paralysis. They're following a tried and true roadmap in order to save time, money, and frustration. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel or struggle to figure out how to start a private practice on your own. We've helped thousands of SLPs and OTs through this process, and now we wanna help you too. For a limited time, I'm offering a free copy of our Private Practice Roadmap, specifically for SLPs and OTs who are curious about private practice and want to see what the journey looks like.
To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. One of the main reasons why I believe that SLPs should start private practices is to create an ideal work environment that suits their interests, personality and season of life. And this is just what Emily McCullough of Austin, Texas has done. After working in nearly every traditional pediatric setting across a few different states even, she decided that she wanted to offer private therapy services. So she joined my beginner program, the Start Your Private Practice System, to learn exactly how to get started step-by-step. And today, you are going to hear the full story of how and why she got started.
So stay tuned. I'm Jenna Castro-Casbon, 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.
Hello, listeners, and welcome to another episode of the Private Practice Success Stories podcast. This week, I'm gonna introduce you to Emily McCullough, who started a private practice to fit with her life. Now, she's only been at it for about a year, so those of you who are brand new or just starting to dream about private practice, make sure you listen to this entire episode because Emily is just a few steps ahead of you. Emily hits on a lot of really important things in this episode, but here are a few things in particular that I want you to be listening for. First off, Listen to how she describes why she wanted to shift into private practice. I talk to students in the Start Your Private Practice system about this all the time, but it's really important to identify your why, your driving force for choosing private practice.
Emily's why might be different than yours, but equally important. Another thing that Emily talks about is which service delivery model she and her clients prefer using. One of the best things about private practice is that you get to choose who you serve and how you serve them. Because in most settings, you don't get to choose which clinical populations you treat. A caseload is assigned to you. SLPs feel much more fulfilled when you can choose which clients to work with, which clients light you up and allow you to do your best work. Similarly, the ability to choose service delivery models that work best for your clients and for you is also very appealing. I hear nightmare stories from school SLPs who have crazy mixed groups and as a result are frustrated and saddened by the lack of progress that their clients are able to make.
In our interview, Emily describes how rewarding it is to work with clients individually and how they're able to make much more progress because of these individualized and personalized services.
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Chapters
3 chapters
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Why should speech‑language pathologists consider starting a private practice?
0:00–14:45
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What motivated Emily McCullough to transition from traditional settings to her own practice?
14:45–25:02
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How did Emily’s background in bilingual and autism services shape Parade Pediatric Speech Therapy?
25:02–33:44
Speakers
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