The Sports Counsel, Vicky Begg

Kerry, Ava and Charlotte and I were watching Team Scotland in action at the velodrome last week.

Some action shots from Tollcross Pool last night at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026, in para-swimming; Brock Whiston: gold, Husnah Kukundakwe: silver, Iona Winnifrith: bronze - inspiring women and girls to become athletes because they CAN. Keanna McInness for Team Scotland: silver, 100m butterfly. Team Scotland ladies 4th in the 4 x 200m, and Duncan Scott also 4th in the 200m Butterfly. Finally Adam Ramsay-Peaty receiving his bronze for 50m breaststroke.

I am launching a new wee business, Kirkintilloch Counselling to compliment and run parallel with The Sports Counsel. I offer empathetic CBT counselling and psychotherapy. You might be experiencing low mood, anxiety, or going through changes that are impacting your mental health. Psychotherapy is proven to improve health and general wellbeing. Taking the first step is often the hardest, and it is as simple as getting in touch. My tagline at Kirkintilloch Counselling is 'here for you,' so please do contact me if you are interested in finding out more about therapy and/or let others know about my services.

Exciting new venture!
At Project 3, Fiona maurer and Emma Whyte are committed to developing and growing triathlon and endurance sports through excellence in coaching.
At The Sports Counsel, Vicky Begg helps athletes maximise performance success and break down psychological barriers through counselling and sport psychology interventions.
In our new joint venture we will offer athletes in Glasgow, Scotland and beyond unique opportunities to invest in bespoke athlete support combining our professional services and skills with a lifetime of experience competing in, living with, and enjoying our wonderful, crazy sport.
DM for more detail. #

Some nice news stories this week, I have now qualified as a Counsellor in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Yahoo! These achievements never happen as a solo effort, so thank you to David, my family, friends, course tutors and the class of '26 at the Glasgow Cognitive Therapy Centre for your support.
What does this mean? This means I can work with people from all walks of life who might be struggling with psychological health issues, general wellbeing or those who simply want to make things better and may not have a specific identifiable concern. I continue to specialise in working with people involved in sport and exercise and believe this qualification has given me the confidence to work with complex issues as well as helping you reach your performance goals.

Great News! Fit-Think my partnership with Dr Elanor Cormack of Cormack Psychology continues to be the official sport psychology partner for the Dragon's Back Race 2026. We are aware that the Northern Traverse event has passed, however we would very much encourage any competitors preparing for this year's Dragon's Back Race to get in touch. We are super happy that ULTRA X has agreed to continue to promote our services.

Enjoy listening to Adam Waugh, sailor, talk about The Mini Globe Race and working with The Sports Counsel. 12.05.26

With Mental Health Awareness week in mind, please enjoy listening to my client Adam Waugh describing his solo, circumnavigation of the world race experience. It is an uplifting story, full of aspiration, hope and competitive spirit. You can watch us here, on my YouTube channel, or listen here via Buzzsprout. We worked together both before and during Adam's race. I never doubted him and can only marvel at his achievement, and that of his fellow competitors....

Enjoy listening to Adam Waugh, sailor, talk about The Mini Globe Race and working with The Sports Counsel. 12.05.26 With Mental Health Awareness week in mind, please enjoy listening to my client Adam Waugh describing his solo, circumnavigation of the world race experience. It is an uplifting story, full of aspir…

With Mental Health Awareness week in mind, it is my pleasure to invite you to watch (or listen) to my discussion with Adam Waugh.

Watch on YouTube,
https://youtu.be/CVFo7HeOopA

or listen via the podcast link,
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2282198/episodes/19164898

Adam has recently completed a solo, circumnavigation of the world as part of the Macintyre Mini Globe Race in his hand built sail boat Little Wren. His achievement, and that of the other sailors, is without question extraordinary. Adam and I discuss his incredible achievement from the perspective of working with me, a CBT Counsellor specialising in psychology of sport. You can hear about the Mini Globe Race, Adam's expectations, competitiveness, aspirations, highs, lows and ultimately his success.
I've been looking forward to posting this since we started working together. I never doubted Adam's ability to complete the race.