General
My Approach to Therapy
Meeting You Where You Are My therapeutic approach is intentionally simple, responsive, and deeply person-centred. It’s about meeting you where you are on the day, not fitting you into a pre-prepared plan. I keep my session notes minimal — often no more than “held space” — unless there’s something…
Our Mission
A Positive Start CIC exists to support emotional healing, safety, and growth through trauma-informed, person-centred approaches. We honour lived experience and empower individuals—especially those impacted by adversity, exclusion, or trauma—to reconnect with themselves and their communities.…
About Our Founders Role
Deborah J Crozier is the founder and a director of A Positive Start CIC since 2017. While she holds a governance role as a director, along with all of our directors, she is not remunerated for those duties. Since February 2025, Deborah has worked full-time with the organisation on a self-employed,…
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The Dorsal Space
There’s a place beyond exhaustion, beyond sadness, beyond fear. A place where the weight of everything drags you down so completely that movement feels impossible. Where the black cloud of doom doesn’t just hover—it swallows.This is dorsal collapse. It’s not just being “stuck.” It’s being buried.…