Who We Are
Gilly Callen
Hello my name is Gilly and I am a Qi Gong teacher - delivering Qi Gong as part of A Positive Starts Reconnect & Regulate Program.
Veronica Svaasand
My name is Veronica Svaasand. I am a director, a volunteer with Positive Start, and a second-year student therapist in training. I also provide support & assistance during the Reconnect & Regulate workshops.
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.
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 , I am a Director and a Volunteer at A Positive Start, initially volunteering in the 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 Director, and a lived experience practitioner (LEP) at A Positive Start CIC - I also co-facilitate in the Reconnect & Regulate workshops.
I have experience across substance use services of around 20 years.
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