(Text nicked from BACP website – part of an article found here)

Team GB gymnast Ellie Downie has encouraged people in need to seek therapy after being helped by a counsellor following the sudden death of her brother.

Ellie said her world was “flipped upside down” when her brother Josh died last year from a cardiac arrest while playing cricket. Josh was 24 and had an undiagnosed heart condition.

Ellie opened up about taking the first step to see a counsellor and encouraged other people to seek therapy.

“It flipped my world upside down,” said Ellie, who has won 10 European Championship medals and winner of two World Championship bronze medals.

“It was quite hard to admit to myself that I needed to see somebody.

“Now that I’ve started seeing one it really doesn’t feel like that big a deal.

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