If you've been feeling stuck, stretched thin, or dreaming of finally starting your private practice, then this episode is your summer nudge!

Stop waiting for the perfect time, it’s already here! You don’t need to quit your job, you just need a plan! And that’s exactly what I’m talking about today.

In this episode, I’m talking about why summer is the best time to start seeing private clients and what you need to put in place now to make it happen.

In Today's Episode, We Discuss:

• Why summer is the best time to start your private practice
• What you need (and don’t need) to get started
• My free 3-day training series taking place in May

When fall comes around, I don’t want you to be filled with the usual dread. This is your time to build your dream practice, and I am here to help you!

To register for my free 3-day training, See Clients This Summer, head over to planyourprivatepractice.com.

Resources Mentioned:

Want to see clients this summer? Join our free, 3-day training series: www.PlanYourPrivatePractice.com

Where We Can Connect:

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Feeling “too young” to start a private practice? My guest today is proof that success in private practice is doable for anyone thinking about it!

Today I’m talking with Aurora Baraiolo, SLP and founder of Aurora B's Communication Device Evaluations & SLP Services. Since joining the Start Your Private Practice program in August 2024, Aurora has built a robust caseload while balancing her doctoral studies and growing her AAC-focused private practice that serves both Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

The best part is, Aurora only works three and a half days each week! She is doing what she loves, earning a great income, and finding time for rest and recharging her batteries.

In this episode, Aurora shares the steps she took to start her private practice, how she grew her caseload, and how private practice has given her the flexibility she’s always dreamed of.

Aurora Baraiolo is from Massachusetts. She attended Emerson College for graduate school and completed her clinical fellowship in a well-known pediatric outpatient center. After about a year and a half, Aurora was exhausted from the setting and decided to do travel therapy for about another year or so. Upon starting her clinical doctorate, she decided it was time to come home and focus on her long-term goal of having her own practice. She started her private practice journey at the end of August 2024, and in just 6 months, has generated a full caseload seeing her preferred population!

Aurora is passionate about AAC and getting students devices that best fit their needs. Taking her career into her own hands was the best decision she could have made and she is grateful for she did!

In Today's Episode, We Discuss:

• How Aurora filled her caseload lightning fast
• Learning about the business side of private practice
• The reality of balancing entrepreneurship and academia
• Why she left traditional roles to serve a much-needed niche in ASC
• How she helps fellow generalist SLPs feel more empowered with their ASC clients

The kind of success and balance Aurora has found is what so many people are craving. I hope her story inspires you to take the leap and see how that success in private practice is possible for you too!

If you would like to know more about our Programs and how we help support SLPs and OTs who want our help to start and grow their practices, please visit www.IndependentClinician.com/resources.

Whether you want to start a private practice or grow your existing private practice, I can help you get the freedom, flexibility, fulfillment, and financial abundance that you deserve. Visit my website www.independentclinician.com to learn more.

Resources Mentioned:

Follow Aurora on Instagram: www.instagram.com/abcde_slp/

Aurora’s TPT: www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/abcde-slp-store

Learn more about starting a private practice: www.IndependentClinician.com/resources

Where We Can Connect:

Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-practice-success-stories/id1374716199

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Do you want to build a private practice around your passions, but aren’t sure what that could look like? This episode will help you see that anything is possible!

Today I am joined by Ellen Lettrich, SLP and founder of The Performer’s Lab based in Richmond, Virginia. I got to know Ellen in the Grow Your Private Practice Program and have been blown away by her ability to combine her background in musical theater with speech-language pathology.

In this episode, Ellen shares how she found her calling through voice therapy and what it looks like to build a practice that doesn’t fit the traditional mold.

Ellen Lettrich is an educator, SLP, theater vocal coach, and dog mom. In addition to her practice, she is the founder of The Fund for College Auditions & MTCA (Musical Theater College Auditions).

In Today's Episode, We Discuss:

• Ellen’s passion for musical theater and how it changed her college path
• Discovering speech-language pathology, and specifically, voice therapy
• Creating a practice to fit her multi-passionate personality and serve a specific niche
• Ellen’s advice about starting small, whether you’re new or seasoned in the profession

The beauty of private practice is making it work for you! Ellen is the perfect example of someone who took a winding path that turned into a truly amazing and meaningful career.

If you would like to know more about our Programs and how we help support SLPs and OTs who want our help to start and grow their practices, please visit www.IndependentClinician.com/resources.

Whether you want to start a private practice or grow your existing private practice, I can help you get the freedom, flexibility, fulfillment, and financial abundance that you deserve. Visit www.independentclinician.com to learn more.

Resources Mentioned:

Learn more about our programs: www.IndependentClinician.com/resources

Follow Ellen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elettrich4voice/

Where We Can Connect:

Follow the Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/private-practice-success-stories/id1374716199

Follow Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentclinician/

Connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/slp.private.practice.beginners/

Mentioned in this episode:

Register for the "See Clients This Summer" Free Training Event --> www.PlanYourPrivatePractice.com