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A Positive Start CIC

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Last updated: 08/08/2025

A Positive Start CIC (APS CIC) is a holistic emotional health and wellbeing, asset-locked community interest company supporting community mental health. We are based in Hawick and serve the Scottish Borders.

We provide professional person-centred counselling, psychotherapy and holistic therapy, working face to face, both on a one to one and peer group basis with adults, helping them to recognise, cope and heal from the negative impacts of trauma including; Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), abusive and toxic relationships, divorce, separation, poverty and unemployment, mental and physical health issues, inequality, discrimination, care-experience, exclusion and isolation.

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  • Scottish Borders

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A Positive Start CIC, 8 Sandbed Roundabout, Hawick, TD9 0HE Click here to toggle the Accessibility section
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Following an initial assessment. Services can be a mix of both face to face & online sessions.
Sessions can be held online by appointment via our purpose built secure platform 'myclienthub'.
Telephone sessions available by appointment
Skills and Training
Therapy
Counselling
Complementary Therapies
Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund
Third Sector Interfaces (TSIs)
Adults
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A Member of Child Protection Professionals
Members of the Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professionals

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A Chartered Fellow Member of the Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists & Hypnotherapists
A Member of Child Protection Professionals

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