Are you interested in working with adults? Are you interested in learning from a fairly new SLP who built a specialty practice to full-time within six months?
Katie Brown, who is joining me in this episode, is who you want to hear from if either of these (or both) are of interest to you!
Katie Brown, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS is a speech-language pathologist and certified brain injury specialist practicing in Buffalo, NY. She owns a private practice called Neuro Speech Solutions which specializes in therapy for adults with neurogenic communication and cognitive disorders. Katie is passionate about providing meaningful, functional therapy to those with aphasia and cognitive impairments related to stroke and TBI.
Outside of her private practice, Katie is active in the SLP community. She is an advocate for person-centered care and creates digital materials aiming to help other medical SLPs feel more confident in providing personally relevant therapy. Katie is a mentor for the Start Your Private Practice Program and an SLP consultant for the aphasia app company, Tactus Therapy. She volunteers for several non-profits and provides a monthly workshop for brain injury survivors.
In this conversation, Katie and I talk about what happens when SLPs decide that they’ve had it in traditional settings and want to work outside of the box. We also get into how she got started in her specialty, what it took to grow her private practice so quickly, and so much more.
In Today’s Episode, We Discuss:
- What it’s like to start a private practice early in your career
- Why you need to always be talking about your private practice
- The difference between being helpful and being salesy
- Creating community over competition with other SLPs
- Limiting beliefs that might deter you from starting a private practice
- Why you should find a mentor to guide you
Katie is a shining example of what is possible in private practice. She followed the step-by-step plan, did the work, and built a private practice that she’s proud of by being a part of the Start Your Private Practice program. She is one of my top success stories, and I’m very proud of what she’s done!
If you were inspired by Katie or have questions about the program and whether it’s right for you, please reach out to Katie via Instagram. You can find her @NeuroSpeechSolutions – https://www.instagram.com/neurospeechsolutions!
If you are ready to get started with starting your speech therapy private practice, head over to https://www.startyourprivatepractice.com/waitlist so that you will be notified as soon as we re-open the doors to the Start Your Private Practice System. I don’t want you to miss out on this opportunity.
Resources Mentioned:
https://www.neurospeechsolutions.com/
https://www.neurospeechsolutions.com/slps
https://www.instagram.com/neurospeechsolutions
https://www.startyourprivatepractice.com/waitlist
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Katie Brown, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS
Katie Brown, MA, CCC-SLP, CBIS is a speech-language pathologist and certified brain injury specialist practicing in Buffalo, NY. She owns a private practice called Neuro Speech Solutions which specializes in therapy for adults with neurogenic communication and cognitive disorders. Katie is passionate about providing meaningful, functional therapy to those with aphasia and cognitive impairments related to stroke and TBI.
Outside of her private practice, Katie is active in the SLP community. She is an advocate for person-centered care and creates digital materials aiming to help other medical SLPs feel more confident in providing personally relevant therapy. Katie is a mentor for the Start Your Private Practice Program and an SLP consultant for the aphasia app company, Tactus Therapy. She volunteers for several non-profits and provides a monthly workshop for brain injury survivors.
Host: Jena H. Castro-Casbon, MS, CCC-SLP
Jena is a private-practice consultant who has helped thousands of speech-language pathologists start and grow their own private practices through her company, The Independent Clinician.
She has written articles for The ASHA Leader and Presented at ASHA Connect (2017).
You’ll find her online in the SLP Private Practice Beginners Facebook Group and in her premium programs, The Start Your Private Practice System and the Grow Your Private Practice Coaching Program.
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