From Traditional Jobs to Private Practice: A Panel Discussion on How the Start Your Private Practice Program Transformed the Careers of Kaitlyn Palermo, Megan Bartley, and Tiffany Skaggs
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What is the main purpose of the Private Practice Success Stories episode?
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 want to 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 dot com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. In this episode of the Private Practice Success Stories podcast, we dive into the inspiring journeys of three entrepreneurs who transitioned into private practice after going through the Start Your Private Practice program. You're about to meet Caitlin Palermo of Wild Blossom Speech Therapy, Megan Bartley of Clothed in Compassion, which is an occupational therapy practice, and Tiffany Skaggs of More Than Words Therapy. In this episode, they each discuss their diverse paths to starting private practices, including their experiences in public schools and pediatric clinics, and the turning points that led them to pursue more independence and flexibility in their careers.
They each share vulnerable insights on the initial steps of launching a private practice, everything from overcoming fears to startup expenses, to finding Clients through creative strategies like social media and also getting more word-of-mouth referrals. Whether you're considering starting your own private practice or you're looking for practical advice on growing an existing one, this episode is packed with real-world tips and encouragement to take that first step. 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.
Caitlin, do you mind if we start with you? So I'm Caitlin Palermo. I am located in Indianapolis, Indiana. And the name of my private practice is Wild Glossom Speech Therapy.
Awesome. Love it. And thank you so much for being on, Caitlin. Okay, Megan, if you could introduce yourself.
Hi, I'm Megan Bartley. I am in Hutchinson, Kansas. It's a very small rural community and I own Clothing Compassion Corporation.
Love it, love it. And last but not least, Tiffany, who is in the hurricane right now. Thank you for being
on Tiffany. Thank you. My name is Tiffany and I am in Palmetto, Florida, in the hurricane. No. And my practice name is More Than Words Therapies. I love it.
This is so special because we have hundreds of people go through our program every single year. And it's just so cool to see what people are able to accomplish in a relatively short period of time. What setting did you get your start in the profession? And then at what point did you start thinking about private practice?
So for me, I spent a lot of time in the public schools. I ran a preschool language classroom for four years, which is a little bit unique. And after that, I kind of in the middle there spent some time in acute care and then jumped back to the schools. And as I was in the schools and kind of just hitting that burnout mark that I'm sure we all can recall, I started thinking about private practice.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main purpose of the Private Practice Success Stories episode?
0:00–4:44
2
Who are the three panelists and what are their private‑practice specialties?
4:44–16:16
3
What were the panelists’ previous work settings and what sparked their move to private practice?
16:16–31:16
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How did each clinician handle the initial startup expenses for their practice?
31:16–38:33
Speakers
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