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This project successfully funded on 2nd June 2024, you can still support them with a donation.
Community Hub & MilitarySpecific Therapy, Somerset
Wincanton, Somerset, United Kingdom
Aim
A Community Hub in Wincanton, providing military specific therapy, peer support, suicide intervention, pre-loved shops and wellbeing garden.
Who are we?
Got Your Six UK is a not-for-profit community interest company, supporting the military community in and around Somerset and Dorset.
Our Story
Got Your Six UK CIC have been providing a trauma-informed military specific counselling and psychotherapy service for almost 4 years, with referrals coming in frequently from statutory and charitable organisations, such as Always A Rifleman Programme, DMWS, Op Nova, local GPs, welfare units, med centres and more.
Currently, we aim to make contact within 48hrs of a referral coming in and assess clients within two weeks, with those who disclose suicidal ideation being seen almost immediately, meaning we are bridging a gap locally in military mental health.
With a lack of support for the military community identified in south Somerset and north Dorset, and an increase in demand for our services, a decision was made to expand the support available to our military community so Got Your Six UK became a registered CIC in Aug 2023.
Got Your Six UK also now has a team of serving and veteran Peer Support Mentors who provide informal buddy-to-buddy style support for those in need of a chat and assistance with signposting to the appropriate services.
In addition, we have 5 trained volunteers in Suicide Intervention and Prevention meaning we can act fast and preserve life.
Here's a snapshot of 2025...
Expansion
A suitable premises was secured in 2024 on a five-year lease in Wincanton, Somerset, although it was in need of extensive refurbishment, having been a former bank and left empty for some time.
Walls came down, walls went up, and everything from new ceilings to new floors went in!
The landlord carried out the major works with help from our veterans andserving personnel, however, we had 1400sqft to decorate and furnish ourselves!
The premises is now complete and home to a community wellbeing hub and military specific therapeutic centre.
We added another multi-use room to expand services such as more therapy, reiki, massage, and a private room to meet with other services.
We run an informal drop-in social space with regular drop-in clinics provided by local services and advice organisations; quiz nights, social events; a communal wellbeing garden, pre-loved shop, Bank Vault Bookshop, and opportunities for group classes, trips and get togethers.
Why do we need funding?
Being a CIC means we fund most of the project ourselves through our therapy, bookshop, events, merchandise, and goods for sale, however, the demand for our services means we require some funding to assist us to fulfil our cause.
Therapy, where possible is funded by the relevant regimental charity or association. We still have incredible gaps in funding for those who serve(d), particularly those in the Navy or RAF where their associations will not fund us directly.
Lengthy processes mean serving personnel are often left waiting months to begin therapy through alternative channels (often generic therapy - not military-specific). We believe if someone has reached out, they need our support there and then!
Some clients, due to their unfortunate circumstances cannot afford to contribute at all to their sessions, yet are in desperate need of support. We do all we can to offer that therapy at no cost but we cannot do that without support.
How will your donations help?
As little as £5 will help us to offer free tea, coffee and biscuits to those who stop by, perhaps just in need of a chat, friendship, or just to get out of the cold!
Something more, for example, £60, would allow us to offer a therapy session with an experienced military specific therapist, at no cost to the client.
What else do we do?
Aside from the 'in-house' stuff, we also aim to provide external activities, for example on a Monday we visit a woodland, in summer we run camping trips, perhaps a day out, or an afternoon paddleboarding. Anything that supports the mental health and wellbeing of our military community and decreases isolation.
The more we receive, the more we can offer to our military community.
In February 2026, we were presented with our 2025 award for 'Exceptional Service to the Community'
For more information, including how to support or donate please email 📧 [email protected]
Directors
Tara - Somerset based, GYSUK Founder, Military Spouse, BACP registered therapist.
Andy - Dorset based, GYSUK co- Founder. Director, Armed Forces Veteran.
Gareth - Dorset based, Armed Forces Veteran of 22 years. Senior Project Manager in Civvy Street.
Shaun - Somerset based, Armed Forces Veteran. Director of Military Transition and Welfare.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made