About Us

We Are Here to Help Parents, Without Cost or Obligation 

When counseling sessions cease to be effective, enrolling your child in a structured, professional therapeutic program can be the most beneficial next step. Often, parents reach this decision when, despite many months of counseling, their teenager’s situation deteriorates rather than improves.

We understand that this process can be incredibly overwhelming and emotional. No parent ever wishes to send their teen away from home, but sometimes it becomes the only viable option. For the sake of their child’s safety and future, continuing with ineffective methods can be even more distressing and counterproductive. Some parents worry that their window of opportunity for getting their child back on the right path is quickly closing.

Many of us here at Best Choice have walked similar paths, and that’s why our service is completely free—because no family should have to struggle alone or be deterred by financial concerns when seeking the right care for their child. The process of choosing a therapeutic program can be complex, from navigating therapeutic options and school requirements to understanding treatment plans and financial considerations. But you don’t have to do it alone. We are here to guide you every step of the way, ensuring that your teen has access to a program that will help them heal, grow, and build a brighter future.

We work closely with the most reputable and accredited therapeutic programs, giving you free assistance and insights into their treatment approaches, academic offerings, and overall environment. We even know of special discounts or scholarships that are not otherwise publicized.

Every child is unique, which is why we take the time to thoroughly assess your child’s emotional, behavioral, and academic needs before recommending a program that provides the specialized support, structure, and guidance they require. Our strong relationships with top-tier therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, and wilderness therapy programs allow us to provide highly personalized recommendations that align with your family’s specific needs.

While we are compensated by the programs we work with, our recommendations remain completely unbiased—we do not favor one program over another, nor does our compensation vary based on where we refer families. These programs value our partnership because we streamline their admissions process, ensuring that they receive only the most suitable inquiries—students who are truly a good fit for their therapeutic model.

Our goal is to make this decision-making process as simple and stress-free as possible, allowing you to focus on what truly matters—your child’s healing and future success.

Rather than selecting a program for you, we will present you with a curated list of the best options based on your child’s situation, location, and financial considerations. You are never obligated to choose a particular program, or any program, and our assistance comes entirely at no cost to you. Additionally, our involvement does not increase tuition rates—we are the largest and most trusted free service of this kind in the nation.

Our commitment to providing the best information possible, we personally visit and evaluate many residential programs annually, ensuring that we have firsthand knowledge of their therapeutic methodologies, academic environments, and long-term effectiveness.

We also continuously gather feedback from parents whose children we have placed, giving us valuable insight into each program’s real-world impact.

At Best Choice Admissions, we are here to help families like yours find the best possible environment for their struggling teen—one that provides the support, structure, and professional care needed to promote healing and personal growth. If your child is facing emotional struggles, behavioral challenges, academic difficulties, or substance abuse issues, we are here to help you find the right solution and move forward with confidence.

Our Five Steps to Provide You School Information

1. Comprehensive Student Assessment – Gain a deep understanding of the teen’s unique needs, including behavioral, emotional, social, and educational challenges.

2. Identify the Appropriate Level of Care – Determine the intensity of support required. Assess the Ideal Program Duration – Evaluate whether a short-term intervention or long-term placement will provide the best outcome.

3. Review Financial Considerations – Establish budget parameters and explore potential insurance coverage or financial assistance options.

4. Determine Location Preferences with Expert Guidance – Identify geographic preferences while educating families on why the nearest program may not always be the best fit.

5.  Ongoing Support Beyond Placement – As a valued part of the Best Choice family, we remain by your side throughout your entire journey. We offer continued guidance even after placement, including parent tips, webinars, resources on handling common challenges during treatment, and transition support when it’s time to bring your teen back home. This ensures families not only find the right care but also feel supported every step of the way. 

We Visit Programs and Require that they Operate According to Our Basic Standards

We spend a great deal of our time on the road visiting and evaluating a wide variety of programs. Only by conducting such site visits and getting reports from parents who have sent a child there can we get a good understanding of the strengths, options, and expertise of each school.  See our STANDARDS.

What works for one child may not be appropriate for another. Each student and their family’s situation and finances are different. Teaching styles, religious affiliation, specialized therapeutic services, personnel, and the role of arts or athletics in the program are all elements that define each school.

Getting it right can make the difference between a failed experience and a tremendously fulfilling and life-changing one for the student.  In that quest, we help parents narrow down their options.

Here’s How We Work

HOW WE SELECT PROGRAMS TO REPRESENT
We connect with an ever-widening range of programs and schools that we select based on the breadth of their program, longevity, location, reviews, facility, and the expertise of their personnel.  See our STANDARDS. Though we do not know everything that transpires at the programs and schools we represent, those that fail to keep the students safe or that fail to keep up their level of service are removed from our list.  Even so, parents must understand that we have no control over the program or school.

HOW WE SELECT THE OPTIONS
We have a great deal of experience in the therapeutic boarding school and program field and have worked for decades in this industry, however we are not licensed educational consultants or psychologists. We never medically or psychologically “refer” an individual to any specific program, as would a licensed professional. Instead, we offer to the individual a list of several options that we deem are the best out of  the many organizations that we represent, and those options are based on the family’s financial ability and the level of services that may be required for the child. We always recommend that the parent seek licensed medical, psychological, or educational help in making a final determination of which school or program to select.

BEST CHOICE HELPS THE ADMISSIONS DEPARTMENTS OF PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS
The admissions departments of schools and programs are typically quite busy, preferring to meet individuals who have been somewhat vetted beforehand. Best Choice Admissions Services assists in this regard by connecting individuals with what we believe are the most suitable programs and schools, drawing on our extensive experience.  Our sole focus is to help you find the right program or therapeutic school for your child.  

WHAT WOULD CAUSE US TO NOT REPRESENT A PROGRAM, OR TO HELP ANY INDIVIDUAL, WHO CONTACTS US?
We work with individuals, regardless of their ethnicity, gender, or beliefs.  The only individuals who may not be helped by our assistance are those who have no funds to place a loved on in a program or school, or if any or if all of the institutions we represent decline to accept the child, which is at their own discretion. We represent institutions as long as we are assured that they are doing a good job (see our STANDARDS), and the students are properly cared for. However, we cannot know everything that goes on in these institutions, nor do we have any control over what they do or how they operate. As such, the schools and anyone seeking our assistance indemnifies us from liability.  We are simply an information source.  We will not, and cannot, guarantee any specific treatment or outcome for the student, nor their safety.

More Information

Organization name: Best Choice Admissions Services 

Legal name: Best Choice Admissions Services LLC 

Website: https://bestresidentialtreatment.com/ 

Primary phone (National Admissions Helpline): 888-940-6278 (toll-free) 

Primary email: help@bestchoiceadmissions.com 

Physical address: N/A 

Service area: National service 

Core identity: Free, no-obligation guidance service for parents researching therapeutic programs/schools for teens. 

What they do: Guides parents through researching and comparing therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment centers, and wilderness therapy programs; provides a curated list of options based on the teen’s needs, location preferences, and financial considerations. 

Cost to families: Offered at no charge to families. 

How they are funded: Best Choice is a free resource to families as they are sponsored by the programs they represent. 

Limitations/disclaimers: Best Choice are not licensed educational consultants or psychologists; it does not medically/psychologically “refer” to a specific program; it recommends parents seek licensed medical/psychological/educational help for final determination; Best Choice cannot guarantee outcomes or safety, and have no control over programs. 

Target audience: Parents seeking residential therapeutic care/schools/programs for a struggling teenager. 

Program offerings: Best Choice is not itself a treatment program or school; it provides admissions information/guidance. 

Licensure/accreditation: N/A for the service itself (not presented as a licensed treatment facility). 

Religious affiliation: N/A