Meet the team

Hessa & Vicky founded HV Holistic Health to provide a complete body and mind service. For a consultation, please use our booking form.

Hessa Khalifa and Vicky Andrews

FOUNDERS

Hessa and Vicky, who both share a passion for health, lifestyle and sports, founded HV Holistic Health in order to create an integrated health centre with a focus on holistic principles. 

A competitive sports person from an early age, Hessa is a keen runner and has completed Triathlon and Ironman events. She is a qualified CHEK Exercise Coach and a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach and is passionate about guiding people to better health and nutrition, to better recovery from sports injuries and to improved physical function and flexibility.

From an early age, Vicky has dedicated herself to a career in sports and fitness. Her experience started within the British Army as a Personal Training Instructor where she developed significant skills related to the underlying disciplines of fitness, with a particular emphasis on stamina, endurance and core strength training.

With a Diploma in Sports Therapy, she has been self-employed as a CHEK Practitioner for some 20 years. During this time she has been increasingly drawn towards the corrective and rehabilitative aspects of overall fitness and well being, with a leaning to postural and flexibility improvement. She undertook further training to attain a CHEK Practitioner level II Holistic Lifestyle Coach 3 qualification. As a Holistic Lifestyle Coach she continues her passion, with extensive practice in Functional Medicine, wellness diagnostics and injury  rehabilitation. She is a specialist in sports-related healthcare with an emphasis on cycling and triathlon and actively participates in these sports on a personal level.

Kate Jelley

Senior Health & Wellness Coach

Kate has a Diploma in Sports & Exercise Science, and is a certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Having worked in Bahrain’s fitness industry for more than 14 years, she is an experienced and reliable pair of hands. As a qualified level one CHEK Holistic Coach, Kate will guide you through various, functional training methods, and help you make positive changes to your lifestyle. She’s passionate about empowering you to take control of your life, and make sustainable solutions for lasting health, happiness and confidence.

Joanna Batang

Health & Wellness Coach

Joanna started her fitness journey when she was overweight and decided to do something herself. Whilst on this journey she became passionate for fitness and wanted to motivate people to a healthier life. Now she’s a certified personal Trainer from the UK and has been in Bahrain for 8 years. Her biggest passion is to help people change their lives in the simplest most realistic way possible. She believes everyone deserves the right to good health and to be happy with themselves inside and out. She specializes in strength training, posture correction, back care, mobility and injury prevention. Joanna works hard to ensure you are fit, healthy and pain free forever.

Mary Jane Espiridon

Senior Receptionist

MJ has been with HV Holistic since its opening in 2016. Not only does she organise our hectic client schedule, she’s the first point of contact for communication. MJ plays a vital role in the HV family, and keeps all the clients and staff organised, and happy. She has recently released her ‘inner philosopher' by sharing daily, inspirational quotes on our bathroom mirrors.

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