Warriors Heart

About

Warriors Heart is a residential treatment center exclusively serving active military members, veterans, and first responders who struggle with PTSD, addiction, substance use disorders, and mild traumatic brain injury. Operating on a five-hundred-forty-three-acre ranch in Bandera, Texas — with a second five-hundred-sixteen-acre facility in Milford, Virginia — the program offers a six-week foundational treatment and training program followed by extended care options. The therapeutic community is distinguished by its peer-informed culture: ninety percent of staff are members of the warrior community, fostering an environment free from the shame and stigma that often prevents warriors from seeking help. Clinical programming integrates EMDR therapy with experiential modalities including equine-assisted therapy, fitness therapy, contemplative practices such as yoga, qigong, and tai chi, and creative outlets through woodworking and metalworking. Warriors Heart addresses co-occurring PTSD, moral injury, unresolved grief, and substance use within a framework that recognizes the unique psychological burdens of those who serve.

Depth Orientation

Warriors Heart addresses the particular depth-psychological challenges facing warriors — including moral injury, grief, and identity fragmentation — through a peer-informed therapeutic community where ninety percent of staff are members of the warrior community. The program's integration of EMDR with contemplative practices like qigong and tai chi, combined with service animal training, reflects an embodied and relational approach to trauma that moves beyond cognitive processing. The concept of moral injury at the center of their framework resonates with depth-psychological understandings of the wounded conscience and the shadow aspects of military and first responder identity.

Treatment Modalities

Program Details

Best for

• Military PTSD
• First responder trauma
• Moral injury
• Co-occurring addiction and PTSD

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