Richard Hull

Most people find ways to cope with life’s highs and lows by leaning on friends and family, using past experience, and drawing on inner resilience. At times, however, pressures can build until managing alone feels impossible. In those moments a conversation with a qualified therapist can help restore balance and a sense of control, and finding the right counsellor is an important part of that process.

Richard Hull practises as a person-centred counsellor, offering a warm, gentle and compassionate environment where clients can feel truly heard. He uses an integrative approach, drawing on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Self-Compassion and Transactional Analysis (TA) to find the mix of tools that best fits each person’s needs.

Early sessions focus on building rapport and understanding what has brought someone to therapy. Clients are invited to share at their own pace while together they agree the direction of the work and set goals that matter to them. Progress is reviewed periodically, adjustments are made as needed, and Richard typically recommends a minimum of six sessions before reviewing how best to move forward.

Feeling comfortable with a counsellor is central to effective therapy. Richard approaches his work with kindness and curiosity, aiming to understand the root causes of distress and to support clients as they reconnect with themselves and their capacity to heal.

He trained at the Heartwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy at Dartington College in Devon, completing both a Level 3 Certificate and a Level 4 Advanced Diploma. His counselling background includes work in a College of Further Education with young adults aged 16–24, a hospice supporting clients up to 80+, and a busy NHS GP practice seeing people of all ages and a wide range of presentations. Alongside his formal training he has practised meditation and mindfulness for over 30 years and is a qualified yoga teacher with the British Wheel of Yoga. Richard has 3 years of experience and is based in the United Kingdom. His areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationships, family issues, grief, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting, anger, depression and coping with life changes; he is a male, older, liberal therapist.