Running Personalized and Play-Based Private Practice with Kristen Weitz
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To download your free copy, please visit startyourprivatepractice dot com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Kristen Weitz is a speech language pathologist and the founder of NeuroKids Therapy, which is based in Folsom, California. Kristen's journey into the field of speech language pathology began when she was just six years old and received speech therapy herself. She always wanted to become a speech language pathologist, and today not only has she fulfilled her childhood dream, but she's also established a very successful private practice which provides care for children and even some adults in her community. In this episode, Kristen takes us back to where it all started. from the fun and engaging therapy sessions that she remembers as a child, to then her decision to join the Start Your Private Practice program and pursue private practice after having a challenging experience in a previous workplace.
You'll hear about the strategic steps that she took to get started, the support of her husband, her commitment to providing compassionate, client centered care, and the lessons that she's learned along the way. So if you've ever wondered what it takes to start a private practice, or you're curious to hear about her growth journey, this episode is 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.
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Before we dive in, can you please share your name, your location, and the name
of your private practice? My name is Kristen Whites, and I'm located in Folsom, California, which is just outside of Sacramento. And my practice is neurokids therapy.
So, Kristen, I am so excited to do this interview with you because I've gotten to watch you start and grow your practice. But before we get to what your practice looks like now, can we go back to the beginning and talk a little bit about how you discovered the field and also when did you start thinking about private practice? This
goes way back. I actually came into the field when I was about six or seven years old. I went to speech therapy for my, hold on, R's and S's. Shout out to Christy Bacon, was my SLP in San Jose, California. She played a really fun game with me and she made therapy fun. I actually loved going to therapy. I loved seeing her. I remember one time asking if I could come every day. And I feel like that really says a lot because R's and S's are terrible. They are the absolute worst. So I enjoyed it. I loved coming. And one day she played a game with me and I told her, this is such a fun game. I want to do what you do when I grow up. And I did it. That was kind of the family joke.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–6:00
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What sparked Kristen’s early interest in speech‑language pathology as a child?
6:00–15:47
3
When did Kristen first start thinking about opening her own private practice?
15:47–28:39
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What pivotal moment led Kristen to resign from her previous clinic and launch NeuroKids Therapy?
28:39–36:28
Speakers
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