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About us

At Active Pathways, we believe everyone deserves a life filled with meaning, dignity and purpose. For over 20 years, we have supported people with complex mental health conditions, autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, and other complex needs. Our person-centred approach enables individuals to grow, thrive, and progress at their own pace, in therapeutic settings tailored to their unique needs.

Our services offer a clear, consistent step-up, step-down pathway – from inpatient hospital care through to residential living and enhanced supported living in the community.

We provide the right support at the right time, with a focus on building confidence, personal skills and long-term stability.

Our story

Founded with a vision to create safe, innovative yet personalised alternatives to hospital-based care, Active Pathways has grown to support people across the North of England through a blend of therapeutic, residential and enhanced supported living services.

We partner with local authorities and Integrated Care Boards, with a reputation for:

Responding quickly to urgent or complex referrals
Adapting and reconfiguring services to meet evolving needs
Delivering excellent clinical outcomes and value for money
Our services mirror national mental health strategy
Supporting people to live safely in the community or supported living, with access to the right support.

Our approach to care

We are proud of the strong therapeutic and clinical framework that underpins every service we deliver. Each of our residential and supported living settings includes a full in-house therapeutic team, working closely with individuals, families and commissioners to support recovery and sustained progress.

Our services include:

Psychology-led care planning and therapeutic input
Occupational therapy assessments and group sessions
Behavioural support and risk management
Drug and alcohol support embedded in care plans, if required
Daily living skills and community integration support
Mental health nursing in our service in Brookhaven, Preston

We use evidence-based approaches to achieve meaningful, measurable outcomes – always tailored to the person, their goals, and their unique recovery journey.

Dom Wrigley

“At Active Pathways, meaningful therapy is at the heart of everything we do. Our focus is on enabling people to find purpose, build structure, and regain independence in ways that are meaningful to them. Every small step forward represents real progress.”

Meet the specialist clinical team at Active Pathways

Our Values

At Active Pathways, our values aren’t just words. Our values shape how we work, how we care, and how we grow together. Whether you are supporting someone on their recovery journey or developing your own career, our culture is built on encouragement, learning and teamwork.

Our approach is guided by our core values:

Competent – We are skilled, knowledgeable and confident in what we do.
Through training, reflection and professional development, we maintain the highest standards of practice and continually strive to improve the quality of care and support we provide.
Accountable – We take responsibility for our actions and decisions.
Being accountable means being transparent, honest and reliable – following through on our commitments to the people we support, our colleagues and our partners.
Resilient – We remain positive, focused, and adaptable in changing circumstances.
Our resilience allows us to adapt to change, support one another and keep moving forward, ensuring continuity and stability across all our services.
Ethical – We act with integrity, fairness and respect.
Doing the right thing – even when it is not the easiest thing – is central to our culture and our commitment to providing care that is safe, person-centred and values-driven.