Why Use an Independent Therapeutic Consultant?

What is the Benefit of Hiring a Professional Therapeutic Consultant?

• A consultant can help determine when additional testing may be needed to receive specific and best matched program or school accommodations.
• A therapeutic consultant will guide a family in discussing options of transporting their children to a program, school or wilderness camp in the safest manner.
• A consultant has extensive knowledge of addiction treatment centers, aftercare programs, Christian based schools, as well as clinical based programs and their available support services.
• A therapeutic consultant can provide alternative program placement for substance use and mental health needs for pre-teens, teens and adults.
• A therapeutic consultant can provide expert recommendation for alternative sentencing.
• A consultant will evaluate your adolescent's or young adult's needs and suggest suitable program and school choices.
• A therapeutic consultant guides you throughout the program or school selection and admission process.
• A therapeutic consultant provides individual assessment for proper placement in pre-teen programs and schools, residential boarding school settings, sexual offender treatment programs, specialized therapeutic and residential programs, summer camps and wilderness programs.
• A therapeutic consultant provides personal attention and assistance.
• A therapeutic consultant travels often to visit and evaluate a wide range of programs, schools and wilderness camps. They spend time getting to know the environments and staff as well as keep up to date on various industry changes.

Families working with Dore Frances can expect a professional atmosphere where discussions focus on the student's interests and talents, needs  educational objectives and strengths and weaknesses. Dore will recommend options, and help families weigh alternatives of activities, cost, curriculum, location, and institutional atmosphere. Dore will advise families about the admissions process and share information based upon recent personal visits, research and experience.

Next to the home mortgage, the funding of a child's education may be the single biggest financial obligation the family may encounter. Therefore, families must know their budget and their own realistic definition of need in order to better plan for payment of residential boarding school.

We occasionally are asked to find immediate placement for a client whose child is in crisis.

We can intervene within 24 hours when the safety of the child or others in the home is an issue.

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. "  - Benjamin Franklin

30 or 60 Minute Phone Consultation

Phone Consultation with Dore Frances, M.A. - 30 or 60 minutes
For Parents and/or Professionals
(This is NOT therapy and insurance cannot be billed)

A phone appointment will be arranged within one week of your online payment.