Creating a Unique Voice Therapy Practice for Performers with Ellen Lettrich
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice dot com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Ellen Lettridge is a speech language pathologist who has a very specialized private practice, which is focused on voice therapy specifically for performers and also articulation support for older students. Ellen is based in Richmond, Virginia. She started her private practice, the Performers Lab, after years of working in prestigious voice centers and realizing that she wanted more flexibility and also. Also the ability to serve a niche population that she is passionate about. I've gotten to know Ellen during her time in the Grow Your Private Practice program, and it has been so cool to watch her bring together her background in teaching, musical theater, and speech language pathology and turn it into something truly unique.
In this episode, she talks about how she found her calling through voice therapy and what it looks like to build a private practice that doesn't fit the traditional mold. If you've been thinking about starting a private practice and you don't fit the typical type A business-minded stereotype and you want to learn how to build a business around your passions, then this is a must-listen episode. 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. Alright, so before we dive in, can you please share your name, your location, and the name of your private practice?
Sure. So my name is Ellen Lettrick, M S C C S L P. My location currently is Richmond, Virginia. Midlothian, it's outside of Richmond. And the name of my private practice is the Performers Lab.
So Ellen is a lot of fun listeners. You are in for a treat. And it's been really cool, Ellen, to get to know you in our GROW program. And I'd love to hear what your private practice is like now. But before we get to that, can you please share a little bit about how you got started in the profession and then when did you start thinking about private practice?
Sure. So I was a high school teacher. I'm certified seven through twelve social studies. And I always say to students with whom I'm sharing that, shut up. We had fun. We w wore costumes and acted a lot of things out. And in the meantime, I had loved singing, but I didn't ever really do a musical. This comes from musical theater, my story ultimately. I didn't ever really do a musical in high school. One of the reasons I'm so passionate. about voice work is I quit singing in tenth grade between 10th and 11th grade because I just thought I'm just not good enough. And what I realized was that I have a really excellent ear, which has turned into a really cracker jack clinical ear.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–12:42
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What is the guest’s background and why did she start The Performer’s Lab?
12:42–15:12
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How did Ellen’s love of musical theater lead her to a career in voice therapy?
15:12–29:06
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What pivotal moments pushed her from teaching to clinical graduate work in voice?
29:06–45:23
Speakers
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