Autor/-in: Clare Riddell

Clare Riddell is an experienced sports massage therapist, educator, author, and founder of Pressure Point Training in Nottingham, UK. With a passion for helping therapists grow in both skill and confidence, Clare has dedicated her career to providing high-quality massage therapy, professional training, and online education. As a VTCT-approved tutor and training provider, Clare has helped hundreds of students gain recognised qualifications and Continuing Professional Development (CPD), combining evidence-informed practice with practical, hands-on teaching. Her approachable teaching style makes complex anatomy, assessment, rehabilitation, and treatment techniques easy to understand and apply in clinical practice. Clare is also the author of Your Journey to Massage Confidence: From First Client to Established Practice, a practical guide designed to help newly qualified therapists bridge the gap between the classroom and the treatment room. Drawing on years of clinical experience and teaching, the book provides invaluable advice on building confidence, developing clinical reasoning, attracting clients, and creating a successful massage business. Beyond the classroom, Clare is passionate about sharing educational content with therapists around the world. Through her Pressure Point Training social media channels, she creates videos covering anatomy, sports massage techniques, and assessment methods, reaching tens of thousands of therapists and students. Her online community includes more than 25,000 YouTube subscribers and 60,000 Instagram, Facebook and TikTok followers, making her one of the UK's leading independent massage educators. Whether she's teaching in the classroom, treating clients, writing educational resources, or creating online content, Clare's mission remains the same: to inspire confidence, raise professional standards, and help therapists build rewarding and successful careers.