For Families (FAITH)

Family Assistance & Intervention for Trauma Healing

Support for Those Living with a Veteran's Trauma

When a veteran struggles with the psychological effects of military service, the impact extends to their entire family. As a partner, parent, child, or sibling of a veteran, you may be experiencing your own challenges that deserve support.

Understanding Secondary Trauma

Living with someone affected by military trauma can be overwhelming. You might be:

• Walking on eggshells to avoid triggering reactions
• Taking on additional family responsibilities
• Becoming isolated from friends and social support
• Experiencing anxiety, depression, or sleep problems
• Feeling helpless or unable to support your loved one
• Managing difficult behaviours or emotional outbursts
• Worrying about the impact on children in the family

These experiences are normal responses to challenging circumstances and don't reflect any failure on your part. Secondary trauma is real, and you deserve support in your own right.

Understanding More

You can find further information here for :

• Addiction
• Anxiety
• Depression
• OCD
• Sleep and Dreaming
• Trauma (PTSD) and Phobias

A wealth of further psychoeducation information on video can also be found here.

Our FAITH programme offers:

• Free therapy for family members aged 12 and above
• No referral needed - contact us directly
• Prompt support - typically arranged within days
• Local delivery through therapists across the UK
• Flexible options - in-person or online sessions
• Proven effectiveness - 68% reliable improvement rate
• Brief intervention - an average of 7 sessions
• Completely confidential support

What Families Say

"We had family therapy sessions which focused on our healing rather than the details of Dad's trauma. After the sessions, the changes were remarkable: Dad's nightmares ceased, the whole family became calmer, and we haven't experienced the household tensions that used to trigger everyone. The children are sleeping better, I've stopped my anxiety medication, and we're reconnected as a family."
— Military family that participated in FAITH

"I didn't realise how much I was struggling until I got help. Now I can better support both my partner and our children while taking care of my own wellbeing too."
— Sarah, Veteran's wife

Many children benefit most from an improved home environment and better relationships with their caregivers. Our approach for young people aged 12-18 is:

• Age-appropriate therapy techniques
• Support for communication within the family
• Building resilience and coping strategies
• Creating a safe space to express feelings

When reviewing treatment for children under 12, which is a specialised area, we first ensure that we are the right service. Younger children may have highly complex mental health difficulties, and there are often other services already involved, or there may be a requirement for those services before any further action.

For the under 12s, we work with parents to provide guidance on supporting younger family members. In some cases, we can help coordinate with schools or other specialist children's services. This may mean that treatment is not immediate, but dependent on work with other services. Other responsible providers operate similarly.

How to Access Support

• Contact us on 0300 302 0551 or email contact@ptsdresolution.org
• Brief discussion about your situation and needs
• Coordination planning - Especially for children under 12, we discuss any work required to coordinate with other services or signpost to more suitable ones
• Local therapist assigned promptly
• Begin sessions at a time that works for you

All therapy is free, confidential, and focused on your wellbeing.