She and I talk about her own private practice and why she started Fresh SLP as a resource to help other speech-language pathologists get started in their careers. Mattie is very passionate about giving back and helping up-and-coming SLPs as they enter the field and I know you’re going to enjoy our conversation.
What we discuss:
- How she got decided to get into speech-language pathology
- Why she wants to empower other SLPs
- Mattie’s goal of growing her website and podcast to help even more people
- Her advice for people on finding a community and being brave
Links:
Fresh SLP
The Missing Link for SLPs
Instagram
For more information, visit: www.IndependentClinician.com
Mattie is the founder of Fresh SLP and has worked as a medical SLP for the past 25 years. Additionally, she is an Assistant Professor, Clinical Supervisor, and Interim Clinical Director for an accredited CSD graduate program. She is also a certified speaker for NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness) and strives to create a well-rounded hard-skill and soft-skill focus on what SLPs do in the world.
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.Jena lives in Boston, MA and is a wife and mama to two young boys.
If you’ve been thinking starting a private practice full-time or “on the side” I encourage you to sign up for my FREE TRAINING. I’ll make sure you know everything more in a free 60 minute presentation than you ever learned in grad school!
