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Jenny | How to Start a Private Practice as a Physical Therapist

28 Nov 2021 · 2 min

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In this testimonial, Jenny Santamaria, owner of FemStrong Physical Therapy in San Diego, recounts her nine‑week collaboration with business coach Kelly Alhooie. When she launched FemStrong in January, she was still employed full‑time elsewhere and felt her practice was stagnant. Kelly provided targeted business guidance—covering practice management, client acquisition, patient communication, and value articulation—that gave Jenny the confidence to quit her full‑time job and devote herself entirely to her pelvic‑floor physical therapy practice. Jenny credits Kelly’s coaching for the strategic shift, increased confidence, and the ability to pursue her vision for the business.

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Hi, I'm Jenny Santamaria, owner of FemStrong Physical Therapy based out of San Diego, California, and I worked with Kelly Alhooie for the past 9 weeks, and I think that was one of the best decisions I could have made for my business. I began FemStrong in January, but at that time I still had a full-time job somewhere else and was really getting nowhere with my business. And so I decided to start working with Kelly and start learning more because of course I knew physical therapy, I knew very little about business, so I definitely needed some guidance and that's exactly what Kelly provided. I learned how to manage my business, how to get clientele, how to talk to patients and just really show the value of what I can provide for them. I feel so much more confident now, and I'm ready to tackle on being a business owner and progressing my pelvic floor physical therapy company. I actually got to quit my full-time job, and it was all thanks to Kelly Alhooie, because without her, I wouldn't have known that it was the right move. I would have always questioned it, And now I have all the time to dedicate to my business and to progress it and create it into the dream that I see it being. And I owe it all to Kelly. Thank you, Kelly. I am so glad we worked together.