Owl Mentoring

For Speech Pathologists

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What keeps you up at night?

Online or in person mentoring,

for paediatric speech pathologists who want to grow.

Access 30+ years of my experience to support your journey

Are you a sole speech pathologist?

If you are working as a sole speech pathologist, you may not have access to regular mentoring or supervision from an speech pathologist.

My name is Michelle O'Brien. I am a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with over 30 years experience as a Paediatric Speech Pathologist, clinic owner, lecturer and researcher, and am passionate about supporting others grow.

We all need support at times. That support may take many different forms including;

assistance with individual clients, often those that are complex, or are just not making the progress we expected,
support developing new skills with a specific client population.
- PD is a great starting point.
- Applying your knowledge to clients with the support of a mentor can help integrate that knowledge into your everyday practice.
working through the things that keep us awake at night, such as;
- managing a demanding caseload or
- having difficult discussions with families or colleagues.
- a crisis of confidence,

Regular supervision or mentoring is essential for all of us to assist in our development as professionals, and as humans working in a caring profession.

If you do not have access to regular mentoring, please contact me to discuss.

Give me a call

Michelle O'Brien, experienced mentor for speech pathologists

Pull up a chair, and let's talk.

My name is Michelle O'Brien and I have 30+ years as a clinician, practice owner, lecturer and researcher (in a past life) and have a passion to support early career speech pathologists and practice owners.

If you would like an introductory session to find out more, please contact me.

A mentor is the person you can go to when you are unsure, overwhelmed, needing a confidence boost, or just want to share a win.

After 15 years of mentoring clinicians at my own practice, as well as colleagues starting out on their own, there are some common threads. Often clinicians are looking for support in;

clinical decision making,
working with complex clients and complex families,
identifying goals when there is so much to work on,
working out why a child might not be making progress,
managing a busy caseload
having difficult discussions with parents, teachers or colleagues

Just to name a few.

Have you started your own practice?

Regardless of your level of clinical experience, going out on your own is

exciting,
challenging,
exhausting and
usually involves a HUGE learning curve!

I started my speech pathology practice from scratch in 2010. By the time I sold it, we had 5 amazing speech pathologists, and a clinic that was supportive, with a great culture and felt warm and welcoming to clients.

Having been through this journey, and it was definitely tough at times, I'd love to help you with yours.

A few challenges you

might face include;

making decisions
such as should I
expand or remain
on my own?
registering a business name, applying for an ABN. Do I or don't I need/want GST?
recruiting and retaining clients. Did you know that how you answer your phone can determine whether a client moves to the next business or books in with you?
Setting up your forms and processes

Developing an identify for your practice. What makes your practice different from the one down the road?
employing staff

This is where a mentor who has been down this path before, can be very helpful.

You can waste a lot of time and energy trying to work everything out yourself.

if you would like some support from someone who's been down this road, give me a call!

Give me a call