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In this episode, I am joined by Megan Hayes, MS, CCC-SLP, as we explore how working in a private practice setting differs from other professional environments.
Megan Hayes, Speech-Language Pathologist, founder and solo provider of Sunflower Speech Therapy LLC in Baltimore, discusses how home-based private practice differs from school and travel-based settings, highlighting increased caregiver connection, seeing children in natural environments, and modeling carryover, along with different paperwork demands and greater autonomy.
Megan describes community-based care across ages 2–29 using play-based early intervention, functional language routines for older clients, and individualized goals (including supporting a client who teaches Zumba). Challenges include driving, storage, scheduling, radius limits, and social media demands, and she notes field shifts since 2017 toward client-led, neurodiversity-affirming practice and emerging topics like Gestalt language processing.
The discussion focuses on the unique aspects, benefits, and challenges of private practice in comparison to alternative settings.
