Five days of healing — a complete look at what happens, from arrival to closing ceremony. Lodging, meals, and transportation included at no cost.
The Accelerated Wellness Program is our flagship five-day residential experience, bringing together Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Integrative Restoration, adaptive yoga, and therapeutic music inside one confidential week. It is offered for six individuals or three couples per cohort, and it is entirely free to participants. Here is the full day-by-day schedule.


All active-duty military, veterans, law enforcement officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers, corrections officers, and their spouses, partners, and immediate family members. You do not need a diagnosis or a department referral.
Yes. The program is 100% free — lodging, meals, transportation, and every therapy are covered. Responders First is a donor-funded 501(c)(3); you are never billed or asked for insurance.
Each day pairs clinical work — Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Integrative Restoration with licensed clinicians — with restorative activities like adaptive yoga, therapeutic music, time on the water, and shared meals. The full day-by-day schedule is above.
It is anchored at the Sandhill Scout Reservation in Hernando County, Florida, about an hour north of Tampa. Most participants stay onsite for the week; lodging and local transportation are included.
Yes. Each cohort runs for six individuals or three couples, and spouses also have access to year-round one-on-one counseling.
Every service is free and strictly confidential. No diagnosis, referral, or paperwork required — a brief phone call is all it takes to start.