Smart Private Pay Pricing Model with Melonie Reiter
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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. Every now and then we release an episode of this podcast that I think contains truly groundbreaking information. And this episode is one of them. This is really gonna be a must-listen episode for anyone who has a private pay practice who wants to get creative about their pricing. The pricing model that today's guest is using is literally so smart. And let me explain why. First of all, it leads to consistent, predictable revenue, requires less time and money spent on marketing, and allows for scheduled time off during the year. So, this allows today's guest to completely escape the feast and famine cycle and also helps her reduce burnout because of the built-in breaks.
I literally cannot wait to get this information into your hands and your head. So, today's guest is Melanie Ryder, who is an occupational therapist and the owner of Arrows Development Support and Pediatric Therapy, which is a Pediatric private practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On this episode, Melanie shares her journey from initially aspiring to be a physician to discovering her passion for occupational therapy and eventually establishing her own private practice. What Melanie is going to share is how she provides her services through what she calls a packaged pricing model, which is what I described earlier. Now, Melanie is going to spell out the whole thing in the episode, which you are totally going to love.
And she also provides insight about some other things like her private practices growth, her hiring process, because yes, she does have a couple people working for her now, and also. about how she balances her professional and her personal life. So if you've been thinking about creating a unique private practice model in order to have more consistent revenue and also predictable scheduling, 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.
Before we dive in, can you please share your name, your location, and the name of your private practice?
Yes, my name is Melanie Ryder. I am in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the name of my practice is Arrows Developmental Support and Pediatric Therapy Services.
I am so excited to do this interview with you today because I've heard that you're doing something really cool from a financial model and how you're setting up your private practice in terms of sessions. And so we'll get to all the details about that here pretty soon. But I would love to learn, first of all, a little bit more about how you got started as an occupational therapist.
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