Frequently Asked Questions

Please get in touch using our contact form or email us on info@unitySLT.com to discuss whether Speech and Language Therapy would benefit your child. You will be offered a free 15 minute telephone consultation with a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist to discuss your concerns and provided with advice about next steps.

Unity SLT works with children and young people between 1-18 years and young adults if they are or are suspected Autistic or have a Learning Disability.

Whilst we don’t have any specific age limits, we advise you to contact us to discuss your specific needs to explore whether we are the right service for you. If Unity SLT are unable to support you, we will always endeavour to signpost you to alternative services.

Speech and Language Therapy sessions can vary in length based on the goals of the session and the needs of the child or young person.

Assessment sessions typically take place for 60 minutes at a time. Our assessments are always child-led, play based and engaging. Sessions may be shorter in duration or include breaks and opportunity for movement to support children who might find paying attention for a long time hard.

The length of intervention sessions can vary depending on the need and goal.

At Unity SLT, we are flexible with the location of appointments. Appointments can be offered in the family home, at education settings such as schools, alternative provisions or colleges. We have a clinic space available should this be preferred, however we find most success when sessions take place in a familiar, comfortable environment. This also allows us to embed strategies into the child’s day to day life.

We are able to offer a combination of both home and school appointments, to support with applying strategies across settings.

Yes, we welcome parents or carers to be present at their child’s appointments. You know your child best and will be able to support us in understanding their communication and what helps them. This will help us to share information with each other and carry over strategies outside of sessions.

We are however, able to complete sessions without parents present should this be preferred. We will always provide a session summary to the child, parent/carer and school to ensure work is carried over.

Yes, Unity SLT will always contact your child’s NHS Speech and Language Therapy service with a view to work together with them to provide consistent support.

Should your child have a recent SLT assessment report, we are able to work from their report and will not require them to access another assessment.

At Unity SLT, we are passionate about collaborative working and believe that working closely with a young person’s support network is crucial. We will always endeavour to be in consistent contact with other professionals involved with your child’s care should you give us permission to do so. We are able to provide joint sessions alongside other professionals to embed communication strategies. This can include education staff, health and care staff such as Occupational Therapists, Advisory Teachers, Social Workers etc.

Should your child have a recent SLT assessment report, we are able to work from their report and will not require them to access another assessment or report.

Should your child require a review assessment to ascertain their communication skills and areas of need and identify goals for therapy, we are able to offer this without a report should this be preferred.