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The 4 Types of Clinical Mentorship (And Why Most Clinicians Are Missing At Least One)
- Nicole Cozean
- Dec 15
- 3 min read
Mentorship has become a buzzword in pelvic PT and OT — but most conversations around it are incomplete.
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Mentorship has become a buzzword in pelvic PT and OT — but most conversations around it are incomplete.
In this episode, we break down the four distinct types of mentorship that actually shape clinical confidence, patient outcomes, and long-term career satisfaction. Most clinicians receive some mentorship — but very few receive all four.
We unpack:
Hard Skills
Hands-on techniques, assessments, and interventions — what most people think of as “mentorship,” and what many con-ed courses focus on.
Soft Skills
Communication, motivation, managing difficult personalities, and helping patients truly buy into care. Often overlooked, but frequently the difference between average and exceptional outcomes.
Information
Understanding diagnoses, testing, medical management, and knowing what actually matters for the patient in front of you — not just what’s theoretically interesting.
Professional Development
Career guidance, burnout prevention, time management, and mentorship that considers you as a person — not just a clinician.
We also talk honestly about what to do if you’re not getting this level of mentorship where you work — and how to approach your career strategically instead of hoping things improve on their own.
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We’ve built a Hiring & Mentorship Map featuring pelvic PT/OT practices — many within the Pelvic PT Rising community — that value training, growth, and long-term career development.
👉 Explore the map: www.pelvicptrising.com/map
Whether you’re early in your career or years in, this episode will help you identify what kind of mentorship you’re actually receiving — and what you may be missing.
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Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS
Founder of Pelvic PT Rising and PelvicSanity Physical Therapy in Southern California.
Dedicated to forever changing pelvic health with online clinical courses to help you be more confident in your practice and business resources to help start and grow pelvic health businesses.
Jesse Cozean, MBA
Co-founder of the Pelvic PT Rising and the Rising Podcast.
Jesse uses his business experience to help pelvic health business owners start and grow their practices so they can build a practice that truly works for them. From website design, SEO, conversions, marketing, finance and money mindset, he wants to make the process of owning your own practice easier and fun.
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