Jo Ridd brings Solution Focused Hypnotherapy to Deeping

Talking to Jo Ridd gives you a feeling of well-being. Maybe it is her sunny countenance, her barely distinguishable but soft Welsh accent or her wellbalanced professionalism, but it is undeniably there, and that is before you discuss the nitty gritty of solution focused hypnotherapy.

Jo came to the discipline after a career as a spa therapist at a world-renowned spa, where she offered treatments including massage and holistic treatments. Becoming interested in Hypnotherapy she studied at the Clifton Practice where she gained a level 4 Diploma in Solution Focused Hypnotherapy and a level 4 Diploma in Hypnotherapy. Always one for a challenge she is now on her way to attaining the coveted Level 5 in Advanced Hypnotherapy.

Jo explains ‘By encouraging a deep level of relaxation, through hypnotherapy, it is possible to strengthen the neural pathways of the brain encouraging healing and change a person’s way of thinking, by creating new networks and overriding pre-existing ones.

In reducing anxiety and learning new, more positive thoughts and interactions it is possible to overcome more negative and stressful thought processes. As Jo explains ‘As a natural consequence of the need for self-preservation the primitive brain is negative and more likely to catastrophise events.’ Here she holds up George, her 3D representation of the primitive brain as crafted for her by a good friend.

As more positive ways of interpreting life events are introduced, more intellectual decisions are made, representing a move away from more negative thought processes.

Her biggest passion is women’s health and Jo is qualified to deliver sessions for a calm pregnancy and childbirth. Similarly, she is concerned that the symptoms of the menopause, of which there are 40 plus, should be addressed and not be brushed under the carpet as they have been for centuries. Clinical hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective in reducing many of the symptoms of menopause, including hot flushes, brain fog and fatigue.

Terrified of spiders? Just three sessions with Jo can banish your phobia. Jo can also help with anger and panic attacks, PTSD and trauma, anxiety, insomnia and lack of confidence, smoking and vaping and weight management.

Jo also runs a clinic in Broad Street, Stamford and Church Street, Market Deeping, where the premises of Deeping Osteopaths has allowed more accessible space and the opportunity to work alongside other like-minded professionals. An initial consultation is free of charge. Facebook: Jo Ridd Hypnotherapy.