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UK–Ukraine long-term rehabilitation

Fierce Calm provides and supports long term rehabilitation in Ukraine for veterans, families and children affected by war

We deliver clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation in Ukrainian state rehabilitation centres, hospitals, shelters and partner-led community programs.

The Fierce Calm community gathered together in a museum

Recovery is a connected practice.

People, disciplines and partners moving in the same direction.

4,000+People have attended at least one First Call session
100%Free programs
The work, in chaptersSwipe to explore

Our work in numbers

Discover our impact
  • 4,000+People have attended at least one First Call session
  • 15+Years of trauma-attuned practiceExperience developed with refugees and survivors of war, torture and displacement.
  • 100%Free for displaced people, military personnel and veterans
  • 500+Weekly community yoga sessions deliveredDelivered through programs supporting veterans, children and people displaced by war.

Clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation

Fierce Calm delivers and supports clinical and evidence based psychosocial rehabilitation in rehabilitation centres, hospitals and partner-led community programs.

The aim is to help create ethical, safe and trauma-informed spaces for rehabilitation, nervous system recovery, resilience and long-term care.

Dr Lee Watson beside plants in Fierce Calm's gardening therapy space
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Therapeutic garden

Our therapeutic gardening program combines psychological support with meaningful, nature-based activities to help Ukrainian veterans, serving military personnel and their families rebuild confidence, strengthen wellbeing and rediscover connection and purpose.

Since Sept 20261 month so far
Outdoor tables and seating in a landscaped courtyard at UNBROKEN.
OngoingUNBROKEN Rehabilitation Centre · Lviv, Ukraine

Chess Commons — Accessible Chess & Community Rehabilitation

Through our partnership with Lviv Chess Commons and sponsorship of an accessible chess table at UNBROKEN, Fierce Calm helps bring people together through chess, supporting social connection, cognitive engagement and meaningful community participation during rehabilitation.

Since Aug 20262 months so far
Three women in embroidered Ukrainian clothing standing with banduras at an outdoor event
OngoingHAB Lviv & “Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Music Therapy

Our music and DJ rehabilitation program combines therapeutic support with creative expression, helping Ukrainian veterans rebuild confidence, develop new skills and rediscover connection, identity and purpose through music.

Since Aug 20262 months so far
A frame from the weekly archery rehabilitation project video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center, Khutorivka & Truskavets Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Archery Classes

Our adaptive archery program supports Ukrainian veterans and serving military personnel in rehabilitation, building confidence, coordination and independence through tailored coaching.

Since Jun 20264 months so far
A handmade bear with a note for a child at St Nicholas Children’s Hospital
Seasonal · OngoingSt Nicholas Children’s Hospital · Ukraine

Handmade bears for children

Handmade with love by UK volunteers and sponsored with personal messages of kindness, our crocheted teddy bears bring comfort, joy and a reminder of international solidarity to children receiving treatment and rehabilitation in Ukraine.

Started Dec 2025Planned to return in Dec 2026
A frame from the neurotechnology project video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Neurotechnology

Our neurotechnology program combines specialist psychological care with biofeedback, EEG assessment, neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation to support emotional regulation, cognitive wellbeing and personalised rehabilitation for Ukrainians.

Since Sept 202425 months so far
App in development — illustration, not an app screenshot
OngoingUkraine

Veteran mental wellbeing app

Currently in development, Fierce Calm's veteran mental wellbeing app will provide remote access to guided self-regulation techniques and psychological support resources, helping Ukrainian veterans and their families continue their recovery beyond rehabilitation centres and into everyday life.

In development · not yet available
A frame from an adaptive water sport rehabilitation session
Seasonal · Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center & Khutorivka Rehabilitation Centre · Ukraine

Adaptive Water Sport Rehabilitation

Our adaptive watersports program combines specialist coaching and psychological support to help Ukrainian veterans and their families rebuild confidence, rediscover physical capabilities and strengthen connection through inclusive outdoor adventure.

Seasonal · 3–4 warm-weather months in 2026Planned to return in 2027
Frame from the Neuropsychology program video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Neuropsychology

Led by our specialist neuropsychologist, our program helps Ukrainian veterans recovering from injury and trauma strengthen cognitive functioning, develop practical coping strategies and rebuild confidence, independence and quality of life.

Dates to be confirmed
Photo to be added for individual and group therapy sessions
OngoingLviv, Ukraine

Individual and Group Therapy Sessions

Our individual and group psychological therapy programs provide specialist, trauma-informed support to help Ukrainian veterans, injured civilians and families process difficult experiences, strengthen emotional wellbeing and rebuild confidence, connection and purpose.

Dates to be confirmed
See current programs

Our ambition is simple:

To strengthen people, partnerships and Ukrainian rehabilitation systems for the long term.

We work alongside the people already carrying Ukraine’s recovery, supporting dignity, connection and possibility beyond injury.

Learn more about who we are
  1. 01

    Ukrainian leadership first

    Ukrainian professionals and communities shape what support looks like.

  2. 02

    Partnership over ownership

    Our goal is to strengthen what is there, bringing expertise, funding and innovation where it can support long-term care.

  3. 03

    Building Ukrainian capacity

    We invest in skills, relationships and pathways that can endure.

  4. 04

    Evidence before visibility

    We prioritise meaningful rehabilitation and evidence based practice over dramatic storytelling, empowering and protecting the dignity of those we support while focusing on long term support that genuinely improves lives.

Our partners

We work with rehabilitation centres, clinicians, universities, researchers and partner organisations already carrying Ukraine’s recovery. Our role is to strengthen what is there, bringing expertise, funding and innovation where it can support long-term care.

Explore our partnerships

Built on experience. Led in Ukraine.

Fierce Calm and team members from “Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center at an accessible community sports event
  1. 15 years of practice

    Trauma-attuned practice, built over time

    Fierce Calm’s work in Ukraine is grounded in more than 15 years of trauma-attuned practice with refugees and survivors of war, torture and displacement.

    That experience was developed through evidence based protocols delivered and in partnership with organisations such as NHS England, British Red Cross and Freedom from Torture. It taught us that recovery requires more than an intervention: it requires safety, dignity, trusted relationships and support that continues over time.

  2. Led in Ukraine

    Adapted to the Ukrainian reality

    Since the full-scale invasion, we have adapted that experience to Ukraine—not simply transferred a British model. Ukrainian psychologists, clinicians, rehabilitation centres and community partners shape what is needed and how it is delivered.

  3. Lasting support

    Strengthening what is already there

    We contribute specialist knowledge, funding, international connections and long-term commitment. Our purpose is to strengthen Ukrainian-led rehabilitation, not build a parallel system.

Recovery doesn’t end at discharge

Recovery continues long after hospital care ends.

We work alongside Ukrainian professionals to help people rebuild confidence, independence, trust in their bodies and connection to community: at their own pace, with dignity and agency, and without reducing recovery to a single treatment or moment in time.

Listen to the people we support

Get in touch. Help us help others.

Dr Lee WatsonFierce Calm

UK–Ukraine long-term rehabilitation

Fierce Calm provides and supports long-term rehabilitation in Ukraine for veterans, families and children affected by war

We deliver clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation in Ukrainian state rehabilitation centres, hospitals, shelters and partner-led community programs.

The Fierce Calm community gathered together in a museum

Our work in numbers

Discover our impact
  • 4,000+People have attended at least one First Call session
  • 15+Years of trauma-attuned practiceExperience developed with refugees and survivors of war, torture and displacement.
  • 100%Free for displaced people, military personnel and veterans
  • 500+Weekly community yoga sessions deliveredDelivered through programs supporting veterans, children and people displaced by war.

Clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation

Fierce Calm delivers and supports clinical and evidence based psychosocial rehabilitation in rehabilitation centres, hospitals and partner-led community programs.

The aim is to help create ethical, safe and trauma-informed spaces for rehabilitation, nervous system recovery, resilience and long-term care.

Dr Lee Watson beside plants in Fierce Calm's gardening therapy space
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Therapeutic garden

Our therapeutic gardening program combines psychological support with meaningful, nature-based activities to help Ukrainian veterans, serving military personnel and their families rebuild confidence, strengthen wellbeing and rediscover connection and purpose.

Since Sept 20261 month so far
Outdoor tables and seating in a landscaped courtyard at UNBROKEN.
OngoingUNBROKEN Rehabilitation Centre · Lviv, Ukraine

Chess Commons — Accessible Chess & Community Rehabilitation

Through our partnership with Lviv Chess Commons and sponsorship of an accessible chess table at UNBROKEN, Fierce Calm helps bring people together through chess, supporting social connection, cognitive engagement and meaningful community participation during rehabilitation.

Since Aug 20262 months so far
Three women in embroidered Ukrainian clothing standing with banduras at an outdoor event
OngoingHAB Lviv & “Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Music Therapy

Our music and DJ rehabilitation program combines therapeutic support with creative expression, helping Ukrainian veterans rebuild confidence, develop new skills and rediscover connection, identity and purpose through music.

Since Aug 20262 months so far
A frame from the weekly archery rehabilitation project video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center, Khutorivka & Truskavets Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Archery Classes

Our adaptive archery program supports Ukrainian veterans and serving military personnel in rehabilitation, building confidence, coordination and independence through tailored coaching.

Since Jun 20264 months so far
A handmade bear with a note for a child at St Nicholas Children’s Hospital
Seasonal · OngoingSt Nicholas Children’s Hospital · Ukraine

Handmade bears for children

Handmade with love by UK volunteers and sponsored with personal messages of kindness, our crocheted teddy bears bring comfort, joy and a reminder of international solidarity to children receiving treatment and rehabilitation in Ukraine.

Started Dec 2025Planned to return in Dec 2026
A frame from the neurotechnology project video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Neurotechnology

Our neurotechnology program combines specialist psychological care with biofeedback, EEG assessment, neurofeedback and non-invasive brain stimulation to support emotional regulation, cognitive wellbeing and personalised rehabilitation for Ukrainians.

Since Sept 202425 months so far
App in development — illustration, not an app screenshot
OngoingUkraine

Veteran mental wellbeing app

Currently in development, Fierce Calm's veteran mental wellbeing app will provide remote access to guided self-regulation techniques and psychological support resources, helping Ukrainian veterans and their families continue their recovery beyond rehabilitation centres and into everyday life.

In development · not yet available
A frame from an adaptive water sport rehabilitation session
Seasonal · Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center & Khutorivka Rehabilitation Centre · Ukraine

Adaptive Water Sport Rehabilitation

Our adaptive watersports program combines specialist coaching and psychological support to help Ukrainian veterans and their families rebuild confidence, rediscover physical capabilities and strengthen connection through inclusive outdoor adventure.

Seasonal · 3–4 warm-weather months in 2026Planned to return in 2027
Frame from the Neuropsychology program video
Ongoing“Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center · Ukraine

Neuropsychology

Led by our specialist neuropsychologist, our program helps Ukrainian veterans recovering from injury and trauma strengthen cognitive functioning, develop practical coping strategies and rebuild confidence, independence and quality of life.

Dates to be confirmed
Photo to be added for individual and group therapy sessions
OngoingLviv, Ukraine

Individual and Group Therapy Sessions

Our individual and group psychological therapy programs provide specialist, trauma-informed support to help Ukrainian veterans, injured civilians and families process difficult experiences, strengthen emotional wellbeing and rebuild confidence, connection and purpose.

Dates to be confirmed
See current programs

Our ambition is simple:

To strengthen people, partnerships and Ukrainian rehabilitation systems for the long term.

We work alongside the people already carrying Ukraine’s recovery, supporting dignity, connection and possibility beyond injury.

Learn more about who we are
  1. 01

    Ukrainian leadership first

    Ukrainian professionals and communities shape what support looks like.

  2. 02

    Partnership over ownership

    Our goal is to strengthen what is there, bringing expertise, funding and innovation where it can support long-term care.

  3. 03

    Building Ukrainian capacity

    We invest in skills, relationships and pathways that can endure.

  4. 04

    Evidence before visibility

    We prioritise meaningful rehabilitation and evidence based practice over dramatic storytelling, empowering and protecting the dignity of those we support while focusing on long term support that genuinely improves lives.

Our partners

We work with rehabilitation centres, clinicians, universities, researchers and partner organisations already carrying Ukraine’s recovery. Our role is to strengthen what is there, bringing expertise, funding and innovation where it can support long-term care.

Explore our partnerships

Built on experience. Led in Ukraine.

Fierce Calm and team members from “Galychyna” State Rehabilitation Center at an accessible community sports event
  1. 15 years of practice

    Trauma-attuned practice, built over time

    Fierce Calm’s work in Ukraine is grounded in more than 15 years of trauma-attuned practice with refugees and survivors of war, torture and displacement.

    That experience was developed through evidence based protocols delivered and in partnership with organisations such as NHS England, British Red Cross and Freedom from Torture. It taught us that recovery requires more than an intervention: it requires safety, dignity, trusted relationships and support that continues over time.

  2. Led in Ukraine

    Adapted to the Ukrainian reality

    Since the full-scale invasion, we have adapted that experience to Ukraine—not simply transferred a British model. Ukrainian psychologists, clinicians, rehabilitation centres and community partners shape what is needed and how it is delivered.

  3. Lasting support

    Strengthening what is already there

    We contribute specialist knowledge, funding, international connections and long-term commitment. Our purpose is to strengthen Ukrainian-led rehabilitation, not build a parallel system.

Support recovery. Strengthen rehabilitation.

Start an enquiry

Fund a program, partner with us or contribute expertise, training or practical support.

Recovery doesn’t end at discharge

Recovery continues long after hospital care ends.

We work alongside Ukrainian professionals to help people rebuild confidence, independence, trust in their bodies and connection to community: at their own pace, with dignity and agency, and without reducing recovery to a single treatment or moment in time.

Listen to the people we support

Get in touch. Help us help others.

Dr Lee WatsonFierce Calm

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