You want to turn your passion for lactation into a sustainable, efficient, profitable, and enjoyable IBCLC private practice—but you just can’t wrap your brain around all the tech, business, and legal stuff you’re supposed to master.
Wish you had an experienced guide who could simplify everything?
You want to be the kind of lactation consultant who inspires your clients to blast your name all over social media, and send you cute brelfies when their baby is 8 months or 12 months or 15 months.
But your private practice requires a whole lot more from you than what you learned to pass the exam—what you don’t know might really hold you back and bring you down.
You’ve worked so hard to become an IBCLC, but you don’t want to stay at entry-level for long.
Imagine what lactation private practice would be like if you only had to focus on your clients and their babies—because your policies, business elements, tech, charting, and communications systems are all seamlessly flowing and working and not requiring any of your attention.
Your clients and their babies will have even better outcomes, you’ll feel more confident in your practice and protocols, and you’ll discover that private practice can can not only be efficient—it can be sustainable, enjoyable, and profitable.
“I need to give a shout out to Annie Frisbie. She has coached me and consulted as I started my private practice. She’s been nothing but amazing. She’s experienced, thorough and goes above and beyond with her customization.
Annie also helped to build my website. Her efficiency and direction were priceless. I absolutely love my site now and my practice feels complete.
Thank you for everything, Annie. You won’t regret working with her. ❤️”
Everything you need to envision, set up, optimize, and enjoy your calling as a lactation consultant in private practice.
“Between your two books, your emails and FB group, you have helped me so much in both growing my practice and saving time. You sent an email a while ago that inspired me to change my voicemail message directing clients to check my website and book online instead of leaving a message. As soon as I changed the message, I stopped getting voicemails (and the lengthy callbacks they required). For a few hours, I panicked, seeing that people were calling and not leaving messages... but then I had a record-breaking week of new clients who all booked through my website. One client told me she LOVED being able to see my availability since she was unsure of how soon anyone could help her, until she found my website. Thank you SO MUCH for the work you do for us.”
Setting up the infrastructure for your lactation consultant private practice involved a lot of decisions, and managing your client files and communications can feel daunting. There are so many options, from paper forms to 100% paperless solutions to somewhere in between.
But just like with raising a baby, there is no one right way to do things. You’ve got to explore your options and figure out what fits your practice size, your practice setting, your budget, and your long term goals.
In this blog post, I’m going to explore the top EHR platforms used by lactation consultants throughout multiple key categories so that you can make the best decision for your private practice.
In this episode, Annie and Leah talk about the tough topic of setting your fees for your private lactation practice. It’s so important to know your worth as a business owner and to represent that fairly within your specific market. Once you’ve set your rate, you can begin working towards long-term goals for your business as a whole.
“Whatever hesitation you have, set it aside and just do it. You will not regret it. Working with Annie, will make you realize that no matter how effective your workflow is, there is room for improvement and Annie is truly the person to take your practice and your business to a higher level of efficacy and success. Her listening and communication skills are incredibly effective and yield quick progress in all the areas we discussed improving. ”
“I’m feeling so much more confident about converting to a paperless practice! Today I met with Annie and it was so worth the time, effort and financial investment. I had been stalled for years at the paperless starting gate for fear that I was not tech savvy enough to let go of the handwritten forms. Thanks Annie for pointing out my options and helping me to set attainable goals. It feels like my ten year old practice has been unleashed and I’m finally out of the starting gate and in the race!”
“You NEED this book! It would have taken me countless hours to research and sift through all of the amazing information that is so wonderfully curated and presented in Paperless Private Practice for the IBCLC!”
“Becoming a private practice IBCLC is a daunting and often overwhelming task— but Annie breaks down the entire process for you. From the nuts and bolts of starting a small business to the nitty gritty of what to do before, during, and after a home visit for lactation help, Annie holds your hand each step of the way. The world of lactation support is constantly changing, and this up-to-date, tech friendly manual saves you hundreds of hours of research and will position your business for success. Even seasoned private practice IBCLCs will learn from Annie as she discusses ways to publicize your business, improve your charting process, and set your social media policy. I’m confident this book will be the best (PRICE) you’ve ever spent on your lactation practice.”
“I was amazed by how much information this book has about paperless method for IBCLC private practice including HIPAA compliance, file storage and online payments, and much more! This online book covers everything you need to know in order for you to work more efficiently and less stressfully. If you would like to contribute more wise time to your each client, and also to your dear family, this book will help you tremendously. This is my bible!”
“I really love writing on paper, and it has been a leap for me to go paperless. Annie has inspired me to take steps in a systematic way with instructions and resources in to make my growing business more productive.”
“I am so grateful to have found your resources and FB page.
I am a NP as well as an IBCLC and have always wanted to go into PP. Life and circumstance have never afforded me the opportunity...until now. I never knew where to start, but now with your resources, my PP is a reality!
Thank you again!! You have filled a huge gap in the available resources to IBCLCs. ”
“I am just starting out with my private IBCLC practice so this EBook came right on time and is SO comprehensive. I hired Annie for a two hour coaching session to go over the most important things together and it saved me a lot of time! Having someone sit next to you and explain everything, show you all charting options, Fax providers, etc. was tremendously helpful. The book alone is great but I also highly recommend Annie’s coaching services!”
Overwork, compassion fatigue, burnout. It’s a common cycle for anyone in a helping profession, and it feels especially intense for lactation consultants because the stakes are so high—I mean, we’re working with babies who can’t eat! Compassion fatigue is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be the end of you.