Trauma and PTSD
Support for intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance, emotional shutdown, anxiety, shame and the impact of traumatic experience.
Veteran-founded support
Support for Veterans
and the Armed Forces Community
Specialist counselling and psychotherapy for veterans, serving personnel and families navigating trauma, transition, injury, loss and identity change.
Built for difficult terrain
Life after service can bring terrain that is hard to explain to people who have not walked it.
Pathfinder Therapy CIC was created to provide safe, professional and accessible therapeutic support for people whose lives have been shaped by military service, trauma, transition, injury or loss.
We support veterans of all genders, including women veterans, male veterans, reservists, serving personnel, families and the wider Armed Forces community.
We do not reduce people to a diagnosis. We work with the person, the story, the context and the route forward.
Transition and Identity
Support around leaving service, loss of role, change in identity, civilian adjustment and finding direction after military life.
Injury and Loss
Therapy for people navigating physical injury, disability, limb loss, grief, anger, self-image and major life change.
Relationships and Family
Support for the emotional impact of service on partners, families, communication, connection and belonging.
Who this page is for
Veterans, serving personnel, reservists, families and professionals.
You can contact Pathfinder if you are seeking support for yourself, making a professional referral, or trying to find the right help for someone connected to the Armed Forces community.
Request Support →Pathfinder Therapy CIC is an NCPS Recognised Counselling Service, membership number RCS6035.
Veterans
For ex-serving personnel navigating trauma, transition, injury, loss or emotional difficulty.
Serving Personnel
For those still serving who need confidential therapeutic support alongside appropriate clinical boundaries.
Families
For families affected by the wider emotional impact of service, trauma, transition or injury.
Professionals
For organisations, charities, supervisors and professionals seeking to refer or partner with Pathfinder.
Armed Forces Covenant
A signed commitment to the Armed Forces community.
Pathfinder Therapy CIC has signed the Armed Forces Covenant and is committed to fair access, veteran-aware practice and appropriate support for military families.
Start here
Request support or make a referral
If you are looking for support for yourself, a veteran, a family member, or someone you support professionally, contact Pathfinder and we will guide you to the next step.
Contact Pathfinder
PATHFINDER THERAPY CIC · Company Number 17248842
Registered Office
Ribble Court, 1 Mead Way, Padiham, Burnley, BB12 7NG
Telephone 01282 790280
Email [email protected]
Clinical pilot
Adaptive immersive care for veterans
Pathfinder Therapy CIC is developing an immersive clinical pilot with a particular focus on military trauma, moral injury, life-changing injury, disability and rehabilitation.
The programme will examine how immersive technology can be adapted for veterans living with PTSD, complex trauma, moral injury, limb loss, phantom limb pain, chronic pain, reduced mobility, traumatic brain injury, blast injury, identity disruption and difficult transitions following service or injury.
The programme is intended to complement established veteran healthcare and rehabilitation services. Pathfinder intends to explore opportunities for collaboration with veteran organisations, subject to agreement and appropriate governance.