Our son was sinking into a black hole of poor behavior and personal problems. Before selecting Horizon Family Solutions, I traveled to Colorado to meet with Dore Frances in person. She understands dealing with a troubled child is hard on the parents and other family members. We have now returned to a more functional family environment and have hope that our adopted son is on the right path.

Honestly, we felt absolutely hopeless when we contacted Dr. Frances. She brings a keen first-hand experience to her work and can accurately as well as quickly assess a situation. She quickly assessed our adopted son’s situation. We are happy to have found Dr. Dore Frances.

Dore’ Frances has been an incredible resource to our family. We engaged her to be our educational consultant as we faced some difficult decisions about wilderness and therapeutic boarding school; her counsel and guidance were phenomenal. From there, she has coached us through our parallel process as parents, and has assisted us with other major educational and developmental milestones with our two other children. Dore’ has been the lynchpin to our family’s ability to successfully navigate the most difficult period of our lives, and she has been the foundational support that has carried us through.

We adopted a boy from Romania when he was 16 months old. We knew that we had to make up for the trauma he experienced as a baby. One night he became so enraged at his best friend, that he beat him up for a joking remark. It was clear that we needed to place him in a Therapeutic Residential Treatment Program before he ended up either incarcerated or dead. Dore Frances is someone who is highly experienced and had direct knowledge of all the various programs in order to be able to choose the right placement. She was truly a Godsend.

Our family is from Southern California, and we had no idea where to send our adopted son (who was 15 at the time) after his wilderness program. Dore was an amazing resource because she visits all the schools and programs she recommends and also visits the students she is helping to get to know them before and after they are placed. Another thing that touched my mother’s heart is that Dore prays for all the children she places. She has a special spot beside her bed, and truly takes time to think and pray about their success.