Starting a Mobile Pediatric OT Practice with Anna Humes
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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.com backslash roadmap to sign up. Now on to the episode. Anna Humes is an occupational therapist with a pediatric private practice in San Diego, California. In this episode, Anna will share her journey of starting her private practice, played well pediatric therapy, and her diverse career path, which included working in multiple outpatient clinics, school contracts, and even taking a two-year break from occupational therapy. Anna decided to return to the field by working in early intervention, and then realized that she could better serve her clients by starting a private practice. Encouraged by this very podcast and personal reflection, she took the lead to establish her own business.
Anna's practice quickly became financially successful, allowing her to exceed her previous income within four months. She also shares why she took a break from occupational therapy and worked at Starbucks. Hint, she was burned out. And how she got her love of OT back because of private practice. And also how many days a week that she's working. And guess what? It's not five days a week. It'll also share how she got started easily and inexpensively. If you've been feeling burned out in your profession and maybe even considered leaving the field altogether, why not try private clients first? Which is just what Anna did, and she was able to regain her love of her profession and make more money while working less hours.
Stay tuned for this episode. It's going to be perfect for you. 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.
How are you doing today? I'm doing great. Thank you so much for having me on. Oh my gosh. I'm so excited to be here and to be here with you. And again, as I mentioned earlier, we have featured OTs on the show, but not enough. And one of the reasons why is because there's not enough OT private practitioners out there. So thank you for being on and really kind of sharing your story to inspire others.
Yeah, well I'm excited to represent the OTs here.
Love it. Love it. So for anybody who who doesn't know you yet, can you please share your name, your location, and the name of your private practice?
Yes, I'm Anna Humes. I am in San Diego, California. And my private practice is played well pediatric therapy. Okay, love
that. And for people watching live, they can see the beautiful view behind you. Love San Diego. So how did you get started in private practice? Can you take us back to kind of that point in your career where you started thinking about private practice and share what led up to that moment?
Yeah, so I think that's probably part of my or the best part of my story is this long winding path to finally get to here where I'm at.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the overall focus of this episode and who is the guest?
0:00–5:00
2
How did Anna’s career path lead her to consider private practice?
5:00–8:10
3
Why did Anna take a two‑year break from OT and work at Starbucks?
8:10–10:29
4
What steps did Anna take to launch Played Well Pediatric Therapy cheaply and efficiently?
10:29–15:47
5
How did Anna use a phased, business‑first approach to grow her practice?
15:47–32:21
Speakers
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