About Us
Holding Space for Growth
Connection. Prevention. Purpose.
Meet Sal How
Holding Ground Connections was created from one core belief: when people feel safe, seen and supported, they grow.
Sal is a Behaviour Specialist whose work sits at the intersection of education, youth development, family support and therapeutic environments. Her approach is attachment-informed, trauma-responsive and always grounded in the power of connection.
With deep experience across complex systems, Sal founded Holding Ground Connections to help shift the narrative from crisis response toward prevention, connection and environments where young people are recognised not as risks to manage, but as resources to nurture.
Our Approach
Our approach recognises that behaviour is communication. Rather than responding to distress with control or punishment, we focus on building regulation, resilience, relational safety and practical life skills.
Attachment-informed and trauma-responsive practice
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) frameworks
Strength-based, not deficit-focused
Prevention over crisis response
Recognising young people as contributors, not problems
"Young people are not the problem. Disconnection is. And connection can be built."