Welcome to Thirsk Counselling
Online Counselling & Clinical Supervision Across the UK
Online therapy rooted in connection, compassion, and care
Welcome, and thank you for visiting Thirsk Counselling.
Hi, I’m Paul Cullen, a counsellor and clinical supervisor based in North Yorkshire.
I offer online counselling and clinical supervision to people across the UK, providing a supportive and confidential space to explore whatever may be bringing you to seek support.
I work with adult individuals through secure online sessions and am a registered member of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society).
My background
I’ve always had an interest in emotional wellbeing and human connection, though my path into counselling wasn’t a straightforward one.
Over the years I’ve worked across a wide range of support services, including children and family services, residential and community-based drug and alcohol services, education and pastoral care for young people, and delivering mental health and emotional wellbeing training in both professional and community settings.
My journey into counselling
Before entering the counselling profession, I worked with my hands as a cabinet-maker, window cleaner, and even on a production line packing selection boxes. Through both personal experience and professional encounters, I found myself increasingly drawn toward supporting people through life’s more complex and difficult moments.
My Approach
I understand what it can feel like to carry emotional weight, holding stories that have not yet had the space to be told.
I believe deeply in the value of having someone alongside you as you begin to unpack those experiences, not to fix or rush you, but to witness and support you as you begin to make sense of what you are carrying.
A personal welcome
As Ferris Bueller once said,
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
How I can support you
I offer online counselling and clinical supervision across the UK, providing a supportive and reflective space shaped around your individual needs.
Online counselling
A calm, supportive space where you can explore what you are experiencing at your own pace. My approach is person-centred, trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming and LGBTQIA+ affirming, with the therapeutic relationship at the heart of our work.
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Free introductory session
The therapeutic relationship is central to meaningful change. To support this, I offer a free 30-minute introductory session where we can meet, discuss what you’re looking for, and see whether working together feels right.
If it doesn’t, I’m happy to help you find someone who may be a better fit.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Person-Centred and Integrative Counselling
- Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice
- Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
- Advanced Online and Telephone Counselling Practitioner
- Certified Rewind Therapy Practitioner
- Level 6 Certificate in Clinical Supervision, including Online and Telephone Supervision
Professional membership
- Accredited Professional Registrant with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Listed on the Counselling Tutor Supervisors Directory
Contact me
If I’m unavailable, please feel free to leave a message and I will return your call.
All enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
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