Who We Are
Kate Wilson
Born in Edinburgh, Kate left home at 18 and spent a brief time working in Teesside before moving to Brussels’s,
Avril Kindo-Jermieson
My name is Avril Kindo-Jermieson
I am a student on placement at A Positive Start. I have an MA honours degree in Psychology and currently doing a postgraduate course in Psychotherapy.
Pamela Drysdale
I am Pamela.
I recently joined the Board as a Director at A Positive Start due to our shared passion about early intervention to support children's emotional health and well-being. I too am passionate about trauma informed practice and teaching co regulation and preventing escalation of need. I have a nursing diploma and am keen to share my experiences and give tools/strategies to help others.
Sebastian Etienne
I am Seb. I volunteer at A Positive Start.
My approach is that of Lived Experience
I will be working with Debbie and the team
Neo Crozier
Coco's brother from another mother, Neo takes up the important and prestigious role of therapet at A Positive Start, under Coco's watchful leadership of-course.
Vanessa Westermann - MA Couns Psych
Evie Logan
I’m Evie, a qualified trauma psychotherapist working part-time at A Positive Start CIC. I work integratively to adapt each approach to the need of every client, whilst interconnecting trauma-informed skills into my practice.
Alex Cameron
I am Alex Cameron and I have been a volunteer in A Positive Start's Community Thrift Shop since
July 2023. I have lived in Hawick for the past five years after relocating from Edinburgh
Lorna Peddie
My name is Lorna Peddie. I am a lived experience practitioner (LEP) at A Positive Start CIC.
I have experience across substance use services of around 20 years.
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Liz Sneddon
I am Liz Sneddon, local to Hawick, I have been a Director at A Positive Start CIC since December 2019.