Having never before struggled with any kind of mental illness, in 2018 an orthopaedic surgery caused Vicky to develop severe anxiety.

 

She pursued all the available options to try and get better, visiting her GP for advice and accessing the well known mental health websites but every path just led to waitlists, self help leaflets or costly options of private therapy. Unable to return to work, financial pressures started to add up. Things started to spiral and she felt herself slipping down the gaps into a dark place.

 

Vicky credits two things for her recovery, her Aunt paid for private counselling sessions, and she was welcomed into a gym community without financial commitment thanks to Andy who saw that Vicky needed help.

 

Without this support the outcome could have been very different. Mental health isn't a condition you wake up with one day, it is a moving scale. If we can catch it before it slips we can make a huge difference.

 

Using the lessons she learned during her experience Vicky founded BTG in order to provide a quick solution to those who are looking for support. Providing access to counselling and accelerating results by creating healthy routines and coping mechanisms with personal training.