Clinicians Creating Impact is a show for physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and speech-language pathologists who want to find the next right answer and create more impact.
Each week, Clinical Director and Owner of Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation, Heather Branscombe, shares valuable tips, tools, information, and learnings to help therapists find clients, stop overworking, make more money, and make hard conversations easier, so that they can create a bigger impact without feeling awful.
Interested in working with Heather Branscombe and Abilities Neurological Rehabilitation?
Visit https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com to learn more.
This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions like:
How do I make more money as a physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech-language pathologist?
How do I have a hard conversation with my boss/a client/a patient/ a family/ a parent?
How to get more work done as an occupational therapist.
How do I create a bigger impact without feeling horrible?
How do I get all my charting/documentation/work done as a physiotherapist?
How to get more clients as a physical therapist.
121. The Future of Care: What Holds When Everything Shifts
When everything around you is changing, it can be hard to know what to hold onto. Funding models shift, organizations face uncertainty, and clinicians can start wondering what the future of their work will look like. In this episode, I explore what I believe stays important when everything else is changing, and why having a clear sense of purpose can help you navigate change without losing your direction.
Drawing on my experience through the pandemic, changes in regulation, and the current shifts happening in pediatric care, I share why I believe the future of care belongs to clinicians who know their why and families who have a real say in their care. You will also hear how rehabilitation assistants fit into that vision by extending clinical care while allowing therapists to focus their time and expertise where they matter most.
Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/121 (https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/121)
Let's stay connected! Follow me on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/heather-branscombe/
10 Sept 2026
120. Beyond the Basics: Growing into Leadership Before You Feel Ready
Sometimes the next step in your career arrives before you feel ready for it. Whether you are mentoring a therapist, taking on a student, starting a practice, or leading a rehabilitation assistant, there is a common threshold where you move from doing the work to shaping how the work gets done. In this episode, I explore what it really means to grow into leadership before you feel completely ready.
As you move beyond the basics, leadership becomes less about doing more and more about developing people, designing how the work flows, and getting ahead of friction before it forms. I share how this shift shows up when working with rehabilitation assistants and why your own discomfort can either fuel your growth or become pressure that spills onto the people you lead.
Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/120 (https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/120)
Let's stay connected! Follow me on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/heather-branscombe/
13 Aug 2026
119. It's Not You. It's Not Them. It's the System.
Something going wrong with a rehabilitation assistant can quickly turn into a story about who is at fault. Is the rehabilitation assistant the problem? Am I the problem? In this episode, I explore the third option that we often miss: the system. When something feels off, the issue is often not about a person failing, but about a structure that needs more clarity, communication, or support.
I break down how unclear instructions, mismatched expectations, inconsistent feedback, and supervision that is either too distant or too directive can create friction within team based care. You will learn how to shift from seeing challenges as personal failures to viewing them as opportunities to strengthen the systems that support both clinicians and rehabilitation assistants.
Book a free demo of the Jane App at jane.app/demo. And, for your first month free, use code ABILITIES1MO
Get full show notes, transcript, and more information here: https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/119 (https://abilitiesrehabilitation.com/119)
Let's stay connected! Follow me on LinkedIn here: www.linkedin.com/in/heather-branscombe/
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
Quality
92
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
60
Contact Clinicians Creating Impact
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Clinicians Creating Impact?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
