I love this place. The staff is amazingly wonderful. They genuinely cared for my son and the other boys there. Resolution Ranch gave me back the son I prayed for better than ever. My son was at the ranch for ten months and even he appreciated going to the ranch for troubled youth for it profoundly helped him be the person he is today. I can never thank Resolution Ranch enough, they not only saved my son but also saved me and my family. Thank you for what you guys do for families!!❤❤❤❤❤
Last March, we made the hardest decision and sent our son to Resolution Ranch Academy. As parents, we just wanted him with us and felt like we were losing our son, but instead, he was brought back to us. The kid we used to know before life got in the way. We now have a happy and confident son. We know he couldn’t have made such amazing changes without the help and support of the staff. The staff is amazing. They are caring, fun and relatable.
But most importantly, they love our boy too. The communication we received was phenomenal. I knew more about his school than when he was at home. I learned more about him and what was going on than I did when he was at home. We can not thank you enough for everything you did for our son and family.
We visited the Texas boys ranch first in March 2019. It is a beautiful place with a peaceful feeling as you enter the property driving by the horses, longhorns next door, and the pond. When I saw the young men in the bunkhouse, I realized they were similar to my son. There was also a peaceful feeling inside. We brought our son the following week. It was a hard decision, but I knew he was where he needed to be. The staff is thoughtful and kind and understands how to deal with teenage boys. They were especially helpful with discipline, respectful communication, and a focus on internal values. My son finally began truly engaging in counseling and focusing on his future and our family. The favorite part of our weekend visits was watching the daily team sports activities outside. They often play soccer, basketball, touch football, and volleyball. There are a lot of smiles as they enjoy the playful competition. Big thank you to everyone at the Ranch for your very important hard work. You change the lives of the young men and their families.
We brought our son to Resolution Ranch in August of 2017 for dealing poor choices and all the mess that ensues. He went utterly apathetic; “I don’t belong here; I’m not like these other kids; my parents are crazy.” It took about three months before I saw a shift in our son; accountability for his actions and acknowledgment of the pain he caused our family and himself. His therapist, Brandon Rodriguez, was right on when he explained to us that it takes some time before the boys realize that the manipulations they may have used at home or on the street will not work at the ranch, and they finally man up and start the personal work that they need to do. This is not a militant program, so we chose Resolution Ranch. I felt the staff’s goal was not to break down the boys and build them up but rather assist them with introspection and reflection and show them the real connection between their choices and the consequences that follow. I believe there is no need to bully or scream at someone to get them to comply, and I knew that approach would not benefit our son. There IS major structure and boundaries at this ranch, but it is done with empathy and love. It’s cut and dry: this action = this consequence. It’s up to you. I love this approach because it gave our son the lessons and skills he can use outside the program in the real world. In this review, I feel compelled to point out that you will get the most out of this program if you participate in your son’s journey here. Show up. Ask questions. Give constructive feedback. Visit when you can. It’s a family affair; parents must show up even when your kid is acting like a complete monster. I realized I had personal work to do as a parent while my son was away, and I know his father felt the same and did the work, too. It was not easy. We are a divorced family that had some still sensitive wounds. Not to mention this was a financial hardship for both of us. But we love our son. So we found a way. And we healed ourselves as we helped our son heal himself. He graduated yesterday, and we are so proud of the personal work he has done. Yes, I am anxious and nervous that he will fall. And he is, too. But Resolution Ranch has provided him with the necessary tools for his life. And his family is here to support him, celebrate with him, and help him up when he needs it. The rest is up to him. Lastly, I think the world and am so grateful to the staff at the ranch. My son has so much love and admiration for his teachers and therapist. Thanks, guys, if you read this. I would happily talk to any parent considering enrolling their son at the ranch.
Sent my son here. What a lifesaver. He changed his attitude and outlook on everything. It wasn’t easy on us with him being gone, and I know it wasn’t summer camp for him, but even he admits it was what he needed. Thank you, guys!
Our son has been at Resolution Ranch since the beginning of May. We have seen positive changes in him in the short time he’s been there. Of course, we were initially apprehensive about making this decision, but we did a lot of research and talked to many people in our support community. This is the best choice we could have made for our 15-year-old, and I wish we had made it sooner. The short residential programs were not helping or getting through to him. He needed this because we were failing at home, no matter what we did or how we tried to help him. The staff is incredible; I can’t say enough about them. They are always there to answer my questions and take my phone calls, no matter how busy they are. It’s not easy to send your child away somewhere, but this is what he needs to change his direction. I highly recommend this place to help your son struggling with life-controlling issues or behavior problems.
My 16 year son has been at the Ranch for 5 months now and the changes we’ve seen in him have been very positive. We were in crisis mode and didn’t know where to turn after 2 unsuccessful treatment centers and Resolution Ranch has been a life saver for not just him, but also our family. Alicia (therapist) has been AMAZING to work with as well as the rest of staff. While it’s not a walk in the park (the boys are there for a reason) and there are hiccups, the staff does their very best to pivot when needed. Modeling respect for oneself as well as others is huge at the ranch and I’m very appreciative for all they do!
We continue to be pleased with the “new and improved” version of our grandson!! He’s been home about 1 1/2 years now.
This place is a life saver! my son went here for 10 months and thanks to the amazing staff at resolution ranch I have my son back better than ever! When my son first came here of course he didn’t want to be at the ranch he wanted to continue what he was doing…when my son left he was actually grateful I sent him to resolution ranch. He is no longer interested in his old negative actions. To all the parents that felt like I did, lost and discouraged, Resolution ranch for teen boys is the answer… it was for my family.
Sending our son to Resolution Ranch was a tough decision, but it ended up being the best one we could have made. Struggling with behavioral issues, we felt lost. Resolution Ranch’s compassionate staff provided exceptional, individualized care including excellent therapy.
The therapists are skilled, family therapy was invaluable, the teachers are invested and the supportive community fostered growth in our son. Our child returned home transformed, with improved self-awareness and coping skills. Even typing this out gives me great joy to see how much better he has been. Needless to say we’re deeply grateful and highly recommend Resolution Ranch Academy!!!
As a former student at Resolution Ranch Academy I honestly can’t say enough good things about this place, I was sent here early December 2023 by my parents to be given a chance to turn my life around/to abandon the negative lifestyle that I was living. Before attending the ranch I was on a daily basis using drugs, skipping school, and disregarding authority all together. I won’t lie and say this place was easy or that all my problems in life are gone because of my time at the ranch, but I will say if you are truly able to help your kid understand that change needs to happen and that the way he is living currently isn’t working and that this place isn’t a punishment, you can expect positive change.
The staff there do truly care and want to see the best for you many of whom I still keep in contact with after graduating recently January of this year. The therapists there are also really empathetic most especially the one who I was assigned with, Mr. Clayton. He would consistently go out of his way to check in with his other students not because he was required to but because he cared, I can remember the countless times where it would be hours past his shift and he would still be there talking and processing with me to help me deal with my emotions and problems that I was struggling with.
Thanks to the ranch I was able to excel at school and was able to turn my thoughts of wanting to dropout into now pursuing my education even further. The teachers there are super supportive and are willing to help you any chance they can and because of this I was able to go into the ranch mid way through my sophomore year of high school and come out a year later a high school graduate. As I mentioned before, yes this place can be difficult however anything worth doing WILL take time and on top of that your effort into whatever it is you are working on. If you choose to go in with a bad mindset chances are not much will change, but if you truly dedicate yourself to change I can promise you that you will be rewarded for your hard work.
Lastly, I’d like to thank the ranch once again for all that they have done and the opportunities that they provided for me to be able to succeed in life in a way that I was unsure on how to do before.
Sending our son to Resolution Ranch was really hard, but it was absolutely the right decision. We were struggling, and he was struggling. He finally found the support and understanding he needed. The therapists and staff truly cared about him as an individual.
We saw him grow in confidence and self-awareness during his time there. It wasn’t easy, but Resolution Ranch gave him and our family a second chance. We are forever grateful. A special thank you to Scott for creating a special place.
Our experience with Resolution Ranch was good. Anytime you have to research a place like this for you teenage–it’s not a fun time of your life. You are looking for the best situation that he can possibly learn from. The staff there are very patient with the boys. They are stern and when they don’t follow the rules, there are consequences–which is life. Better to learn consequences there than on the street. After talking to Scott, he will tell you if your son is a fit for their program. When we would visit with our grandson, the staff was always very courteous, and you could tell they were genuine concern for each of the boys.
I spent roughly 8 months back in 2012. Looking back this place was great. I was able to finish high school because I went here. This place isn’t supposed to be a vacation, it is supposed to instill discipline and work ethic in to children who couldn’t get it at home. The whole time I was there every single staff member who I met genuinely cared about the kids there and wanted to see them successful.
While this place can help your child with a lot of things nothing will be a perfect solution when you’re talking about substance abuse. People will not change until they want to change, but a place like this will allow them to learn some tools that will help them when they do decide to make that decision or even keep them alive long enough to make that decision.
This experience was a roller coaster. No kid is ever going to enjoy this place because the people and the program here challenges you to be a better person and to look past all your faults. It was not fun I can tell you that, but I know I would be in a much worse place if it wasn’t for the Ranch.
I’m not going to sit here and say it was perfect because it wasn’t, the idea that the owners and the staff had was though. You go there because your parents have no other choice and that is because you as the kid makes them feel that way. The Ranch made me appreciate the good days and made me fix the bad ones. Taught me problem solving, staying positive, work ethic, and lots of respect. I made friends all ages and even got to see a side of people I never knew. It made me think about life in a whole different way. The Ranch made me stronger in so many ways and I hope it can help anyone needing it.
Resolution Ranch offers an informed and multifaceted approach to academic and life skills training to optimize relationships and life success. You will find the staff to be both personable and professional. It is worth the time to get a tour and hear first-hand of their commitment and successes with young men in their developmental journey.
Hello my names Thomas Lancaster, Resolution Ranch May sound “scary” but I couldn’t be less scared for what I got out of this program, I learned respect and all forms of doing right. Before resolution ranch I was a troublemaker, always being disrespectful and abusing substances, and honestly when I arrived I told myself that the ranch wouldn’t help but it did, more than y’all can even imagine, I was at the ranch for about 1 year and 1 month and it changed me in so many ways: now I’m an all A student, know the meaning of respect, and trust.
For everyone who is saying this place doesn’t help, it’s because y’all don’t let it help, you need to believe and not just be lazy and let the help “come to you” you must believe to change. And that is where you will start seeing the change! Thank you RRA!!
When I came to the Ranch, I was very lost in my beliefs and I had crushed my relationship with my parents to what I thought was the point of no return and my family started to crumble as a whole… This was until I realized it was possible to make the changes needed to create a new reformed relationship with my family and that I was given a second chance for what I though I had forever destroyed.
At first, it was very hard to accept that I was at the Ranch and your child being at the Ranch will most likely be the most difficult task your child will ever face, but change is never easy, it will always take work, and that’s what Resolution Ranch Academy taught me. I apologized to my parents for everything in the past and they forgave me, I changed my attitude and character from what was a negative and dangerous evil soul into a person of joy, peace, love, kindness, and just a much healthier and kind-hearted person, developing into the man I needed to be.
The staff are very nice, and I have seen them do a great job at attempting to help these kids, because it was easy. It was becoming very difficult to deal with the kids so always keep that in mind to stay focused on yourself and the changes you need to make. The school is very great and I actually finished in a very fast period of time which I never thought was possible… a high school graduate at 17.
Being at the Ranch was the hardest thing that I ever had to do in my life, and I am a firm believer that it will continue to be the hardest thing I have ever done in my life, but if you dedicate all you have within yourself to the process, the change is inevitable. And for the parents, this will 100% without a doubt be the hardest decision that you will possibly ever have to make, so if you’re not 10,000% sold on it and you have the slightest bit of doubt, don’t proceed in sending tour child to the Ranch, but however, if you realize that there are no options left for saving your child and his future, then the choice is to be made.
I learned a lot of things like respect, setting goals, routine building, consistency, and having a loving soul, learning to care for and love each and every soul at this place, but nothing comes close to the 2 main lessons I leanred: 1. Trust God Always 2: Always be the individual who works the hardest out of anybody in the room, because life is a game of toughness and hard-work.
I was at the Ranch for 5.5 months, and I have now been back home for a bit over 2 months, and my entire life has changed and transformed before everyone elses eyes, as well as mine. I have never been doing so good in my life after the lessons I learned that I had stated above. I hate that this had to be the decision, but it was the only decision that could save me, and I can never thank the Ranch enough for the transformation they had the privilege to distill in me. God Bless!
My name is Nazim Saqib, I attended this school for 3 months. My experience was fantastic. Although at the time I had a very hard time realizing, that the staff there cared for me like no one else on the outside, even my parents. If I had been more present I would’ve taken this school for what it’s worth; I completed my entire senior year in 2 months thanks to their self pace program.
A cook who made personal food for me due to religious obligations. A program director who I can’t express enough gratitude towards. And round the clock staff who genuinely cared for me. All the guys were real and honest. 10/10.
In many cases when this service is needed for families to try to resolve past difficulties, this place allows for the opportunity for families to get away from situations or conditions that have contributed to an unfortunate or difficult family dynamic. RR allows for families to take a step away from those day to day situations that had , for whatever reason, created relationships that couldn’t get passed a wall or went unresolved.
RR gives families that time, that separation from the daily grind, from social media, from four walls that can sometime appear to be shutting in, and from conflicts that can fester and gives a family a chance to get away from all of those conditions in the middle of the hill country in central Texas for a perfect retreat for not only a kid to rewind for some time, but a family to sit, listen, talk, and focus on the most important relationships, helping a family find mercy, grace, forgiveness and resolution. There are no better people that I know of who care and are committed more for finding a “happy new beginning” for your kid and your family than RR.
It wasn’t an easy choice to leave a loved one all alone at an unknown place, but in this case it was a blessing. My son was at a place in his life where he needed to choose his path in life and I truly believe without the guidance, support and trust of the wonderful staff, teachers and therapist at the ranch, he would’ve chosen the lesser path.
He learned a lot about himself and life in general. I can say this experience was extremely positive and life changing. Since graduating the program he has excelled in school, he always encourages others to do their best, is much more involved with family, and he has even started planning his future career path. I can’t say enough good things about resolution ranch…they are an amazing team that actually cares about the kids – to that I will be ever grateful.
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