frequently asked questions
Clear answers before you take the next step.
Learn how Unity Therapy Solutions’ intensive services, assessments, locations, scheduling, payment policies, and follow-up process work. You do not need to decide which service your child needs before reaching out.
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Getting Started
What families need to know before deciding whether to move forward with an assessment or intensive
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No. Begin with the primary concerns that brought you to Unity Therapy Solutions. I will review your child’s history, functional needs, endurance, participation, feeding status, family priorities, and proposed treatment location before recommending a pathway and format.
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Unity Therapy Solutions specializes in children whose movement, communication, feeding, and participation are affected by neurological injury or complex medical needs. This may include children with acquired or anoxic brain injury, cerebral palsy, pediatric stroke, genetic or neurological conditions, and complex oral-motor, feeding, or swallowing needs.
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The discovery call is an initial conversation about your child’s history, current concerns, priorities, and proposed treatment location. After the call, I’ll send a written recommendation outlining whether an intensive may be appropriate, whether I recommend an assessment first or incorporating it into the intensive, and the available next steps.
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Yes. An applicable assessment is required to guide treatment planning. Based on the written recommendation and agreed plan, it may be completed before the family commits to an intensive or incorporated at the beginning of the intensive.
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Services & Clinical Scope
How the intensives differ and what may be included in treatment.
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The Whole Child Neurodevelopmental Intensive is used when broader developmental, motor, postural, regulation, coordination, communication, participation, or functional goals lead the plan. The Complex Oral Motor & Feeding Intensive is used when feeding, swallowing, and oral function are the primary reasons for treatment.
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Yes. When apraxia or dysarthria is a significant clinical need, the intensive may include task-specific motor-speech treatment. Unity Therapy Solutions does not offer general articulation intensives.
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Yes. NPO status does not automatically exclude a child. When clinically appropriate, treatment may address oral-motor readiness, secretion management, positioning, sensory tolerance, non-nutritive oral experiences, caregiver education, and safety-focused progression. Oral feeding trials are completed only when appropriate for the child.
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MNRI® is the treatment approach used in the Whole Child Neurodevelopmental Intensive. In the Complex Oral Motor & Feeding Intensive, direct functional oral, feeding, swallowing, and motor-speech work leads the plan; MNRI® may be incorporated when clinically appropriate.
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Location & Scheduling
Where treatment occurs and how intensive dates are structured.
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Unity Therapy Solutions does not currently maintain a permanent clinic location for intensives. Home-Based treatment occurs in the child’s regular residence when the address and environment support safe, effective care. Travel-Family treatment occurs at an appropriate temporary residence or other specifically arranged location.
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Intensives are generally offered in five- or ten-day packages. Daily treatment length varies according to the intensive selected and the child’s endurance, participation, regulation, feeding schedule, medical needs, recovery time, and clinical priorities.
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Split-day scheduling may be available for intensives with at least two hours of total treatment time per day when clinically appropriate. It must be discussed and approved before booking, and an additional fee may apply when two trips to the treatment location are required.
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I recommend waiting until the intensive dates have been confirmed in writing before booking nonrefundable travel or lodging. Families are responsible for arranging a temporary treatment location that supports safe, effective care.
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Payment & Insurance
The practical terms families often need before reserving dates.
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Dates are officially reserved after the Intensive Therapy Service Agreement is signed and the 25% scheduling deposit is paid. The complete payment, attendance, cancellation, rescheduling, and service terms are provided in the agreement.
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Families whose intensive dates are officially reserved at least 60 calendar days before treatment begins may request the advance installment option. Any payment arrangement must be approved in writing, documented in the applicable addendum, and completed according to the approved schedule.
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Unity Therapy Solutions is a fee-for-service practice and does not bill insurance directly. Families are responsible for payment according to the signed agreement.
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Superbills may be provided for eligible, medically necessary feeding and swallowing evaluation or treatment services. Reimbursement is determined solely by the family’s insurance plan and is not promised or guaranteed. MNRI® and broader developmental services are not represented as insurance-billable feeding treatment.
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Rates depend on the intensive type, daily treatment length, number of treatment days, and any applicable home-service, travel-location, or split-day fees. Families receive a written financial summary before booking so the total cost is clear in advance.
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After the Intensive
How families can carry relevant recommendations into daily life.
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Families receive individualized home recommendations based on the child’s treatment priorities, response to the intensive, and realistic opportunities for carryover. Caregiver education also occurs throughout treatment rather than being saved for the final day.
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No. Home recommendations are intended to identify the most useful, manageable elements to continue—not to turn the family’s daily routine into another full therapy session.
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A follow-up intensive may be considered according to the child’s needs, response to prior treatment, current goals, and available scheduling. The applicable Service Summary explains any repeat-intensive credit that may be available.
a note about policies
Your service documents provide the full details.
This page offers a general, parent-friendly overview. Your applicable Service Summary, Intensive Therapy Service Agreement, and any related addenda contain the complete terms for your child’s services. If information differs, those documents will serve as the final reference.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Find the next right step for your child.
If you still have questions or would like to discuss how these services may apply to your child, a discovery call is a comfortable place to begin.