Testimonials & Success Stories
Real Journeys, Lasting Transformations
At BTB, we are proud to have helped individuals transform their lives through personalised, compassionate care. Due to the confidential nature of our services, the testimonials shared here have been anonymised, yet each story reflects real journeys of healing, growth, and recovery in our tranquil Barbados setting. Explore the experiences of those who have found hope and renewal with us.
Female Socialite (age 58)
When I arrived in Barbados, I did not want to see or speak with anyone due to my severe anxiety and depression. I have been suffering for 10 years, and nothing has worked. The team in Barbados lfound that I had been suffering from an undiagnosed medical problem causing hormonal issues alongside some psychological issues. After 6 weeks of care, compassion, and extraordinary therapy I finally have my life back thanks to this amazing team. I even went on a jet ski for the first time ever!
Male Lead Singer from Major Band (age 24)
I have literally been pulled out of the gutter (I stopped enroute from the airport to be sick – ask Karen). I found any sort of treatment so difficult to begin with and being asked to work with horses was a little confusing, but I trusted Karen, and the team so went with it. After 5 weeks of extraordinary therapy and embracing the programme, my whole outlook has changed. I had never eaten anything green before and never exercised! But now I have a healthy food plan and a physical exercise regime and I can even run for a short while. I also have an amazing tan and look and feel great and the therapy has really helped me put things in perspective. After all my paranoia about being seen, I now hope the paparazzi are at the airport for my journey home!
Male Financier (age 58)
I do not want to leave! I have been made to feel like I am part of a family who have shown me love and understanding and given me the most incredible support and insight into my past, present and most importantly future. The patience, care and attention given to me was unbelievable. I admit at first, I was very resistant but once I stopped being so stubborn and just accepted what was being reflected back to me the process of change was so much easier. Admitting my part in things has always been a problem for me, who knew that by accepting them and dealing with them I could turn them into a strength.
Male Banker (age 48)
I struggled for the first week and thought this was a waste of time. But through art therapy I opened up and now understand the power of alternative therapy. The surroundings and sunshine have helped enormously, so I understand why Karen built her treatment programme in Barbados, but the key is the patience and skills of the whole therapy team. They never gave up on me even when I was being extremely difficult. Thank you all.
Female Publisher (age 65)
I have been drinking problematically for the past 20 years and required specialist help to stop as I could not find a way to do it on my own. I needed convincing to come all the way to the Caribbean after my detox but thank God I did. I have been sober for 4 weeks and know with continued help from Jacqui and the team I will remain so. I have a better understanding of why I drink and dealt with a number of things in my past and present that were impacting on my life and causing me heartache and more stress than I realised. Through the programme I now have several tools to stay abstinent but equally importantly I have learnt how to deal with life setbacks without turning to the bottle. It will not be easy but having Karen and the team to regularly check on me is enough to make me keep going.
Male Lead Singer from Major Band (age 32)
I was so stressed when I was admitted that I even shaved my head on the first night. I’ve never been in “treatment” before so had no idea what to expect, apart from what I have seen on TV and in the films, which wasn’t great. Well, the TV programmes and films certainly didn’t base their research on what I experienced. The attention, patience, and kindness I received was second to none. I laughed and I cried more times than I can remember. As the weeks went on, I could feel all this baggage that I have been dragging along just fade away. Oh…and the turtles. Oh my god when it swam up to me and I looked in its eyes it was a life changing experience.
My girlfriend came out part the way through and we were able to work on some things together which was really important as I think she is the one, so thank you so much.
My hair is growing back now and so is my life. Thank you so much for showing me the right path forward. I can never tell you how grateful I am.