About Pathfinder John

My name is John Gulka

Mental Health Services across the country have big gaps in how they “help” the severely mentally ill secure treatment. We don’t claim to fix it.

We have, however, over the last thirty plus years discovered and followed paths for my own family and hundreds of others across the country to secure help within the complex system of our local city and county government-based programs to help get your loved one to a more stable life and hopeful improvement in their lives and yours.

We can’t promise success. That depends on factors beyond our control.

It is not a straight line or quick either. There is no one way to do it.

We are not a doctors, therapist or attorneys. Although some are referring their clients to me.

We ARE Trained and Certified Family Support Facilitators for the families of the mentally ill for over twenty two years. We are Virginia Trained Peer Recovery Specialist (PRS) by Proxy, which is recognized in 49 states and 18 international organizations.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS…

…HELP a family like yours, working with us, get around, over or through the gaps and blocks in these local systems to secure treatment for your loved one. It is not simple, but in many cases it is achievable. That is because we know how it works in many locations.

We are available to you to find the right path for your family to help your severely mentally ill (SMI) loved one get help and hopefully get stable, own it and improve.

We want you to get the help you have been trying to secure for your adult child, sibling, spouse or parent. Yes, we’ve helped families with each of these loved ones over the years.

And often the family lives nowhere near their loved one, who is in another state or across the country. Yes, we’ve helped many of them get positive results.

You don’t have to be lost in this maze anymore. Let us find the right path for your family to help your loved one want to own their life again.