Empath Centres.

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Restoring Dignity, Rebuilding Lives, Reimagining Recovery

We need your help

Why support us?

Empath Centres aims to establish a nationwide network of rehabilitation centres designed to support individuals recovering from acute mental ill health.

Our 6 Pillars to Recovery

Our Empath Centres will provide a daily rhythm of purpose and structure.

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  • Movement heals. Through guided exercise, outdoor adventure, and team sport, Empath rebuilds confidence, strength, and connection.  Physical activity becomes therapy in motion—restoring body chemistry, releasing emotion, and teaching discipline through play. Every step reminds participants that resilience can be trained as surely as muscle.

  • Food is medicine and a social arena. Empath’s kitchens teach practical skills, shared meals, and the science of nourishment. Participants cook together, learn balance not restriction, and rediscover pleasure in eating well.  From soil to plate, nutrition becomes a daily act of self-care and collective healing.

  • Money often mirrors mental state. Empath offers clear, stigma-free coaching on budgeting, debt, and long-term security. Financial literacy replaces fear, turning survival into strategy. Participants leave with tools to plan, save, and make informed choices—the foundations of independence and peace of mind.

  • Creativity reconnects what trauma divides. Empath’s studios and stages give space to paint, write, play, and perform. Expression replaces suppression; rhythm replaces rumination. Art and music become languages of recovery—translating pain into beauty, isolation into collaboration, and silence into hope.

  • Purpose sustains wellness. Empath mentors help participants identify strengths, retrain, and re-enter the workplace with confidence. From CVs to entrepreneurship, the focus is on possibility, not limitation. Career support here is about meaning—helping people build lives, not just jobs.

  • Recovery doesn’t end at employment; it evolves there. Empath partners with businesses to create compassionate, high-performing cultures.Through training, mentoring, and ongoing support, we ensure mental wellbeing is woven into every role. The result: workplaces where empathy and excellence coexist—and people truly belong.

  • “Such an important mission you have set yourself… how to bring something of hope out of the awfulness of your experience.” 

    CEO of Maggie’s Cancer Centres Dame Laura Lee

  • “We’re building a model that works with the NHS and communities — and can scale across the UK and beyond.”

    Jeremy Dixon -Founder Empath Centres

  • “Such an innovative intention, yet grounded in reality."

    Karen Turner, Hon Fellow, Royal College of Psychiatrists and previously Director of Mental Health, NHS England

  •  “1 in 4 adults in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year."

    Mind

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Our Story

Empath was born from lived experience — a recognition that recovery needs more than medication or talk. We bring together sport, nutrition, creativity, and purpose to help people rebuild their lives. From hospitals to workplaces, Empath exists to restore dignity, connection, and lasting freedom through compassionate, practical care.

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