A Positive Start CIC

Person-Centred, Trauma-Informed Support for Healing and Growth across the Lifespan.

A Positive Start CIC (APS CIC) is a trauma-informed emotional health and wellbeing organisation supporting individuals, families, professionals, and communities through relational, educational, preventative, and early-intervention approaches to healing and human connection.

Our work is rooted in the understanding that many emotional, behavioural, relational, and coping responses make sense in the context of lived experience. Rather than asking “What’s wrong with you?”, we explore “What happened to you?” — recognising how adversity, stress, trauma, shame, relationships, and nervous system adaptation shape how people think, feel, behave, connect, and survive across generations.

We believe healing begins with understanding, safety, emotional regulation, compassionate relationships, and the gradual journey back to self.