Clinical Lead | Integrative Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Coach

Supporting individuals, professionals and organisations to overcome challenges, improve wellbeing and create meaningful, lasting change.

Paddy also offers focused life, business and performance coaching alongside his counselling and psychotherapy work.

After a career in the sport and leisure sector and management consultancy, Paddy retrained in counselling and psychotherapy and founded Krysallis in 2007. What began as his own private practice gradually developed into a wider therapeutic service supporting people across Harrogate, Yorkshire and Humberside.

As Clinical Lead, Paddy now brings over 20 years’ experience of helping people through personal, professional and organisational challenges. He offers an experienced, thoughtful and practical approach, helping clients understand what is happening and find a meaningful way forward.

Who Paddy commonly supports

• Anxiety and stress
• Depression and low mood
• Low self-esteem and confidence
• Relationship difficulties
• Family relationships and family-based support
• Life transitions and change
• Transition into semi-retirement or retirement
• Workplace challenges and professional pressure
• Life, business and performance coaching
• Problem gambling
• Personal development, resilience and wellbeing

How Paddy works

Paddy works in a warm, collaborative and person-centred way. His integrative approach allows him to combine counselling, psychotherapy and coaching according to each client’s individual needs and goals.

His life, business and performance coaching can help clients clarify their goals, navigate change and make meaningful progress in their personal and professional lives.

He may also draw on mindfulness, NLP and, where appropriate, hypnotherapy. His focus is on helping people develop greater insight and confidence, alongside practical strategies that support meaningful and lasting change.

Professional background

Paddy undertook several years of counselling and psychotherapy training before establishing his private practice in 2007.

Krysallis continued to develop and, through a longstanding partnership with a national charity, Paddy built and managed a network of practitioners providing problem-gambling support across Yorkshire and Humberside. He delivered this service for approximately 13 years, alongside growing Krysallis and its wider therapeutic work.

In 2023, Paddy made the decision to step away from the national contract and refocus Krysallis as a more local therapy and wellbeing service. It has since continued to evolve, bringing together a growing team of Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychologists, Coaches and specialist practitioners.

Paddy studied at Lancaster University and holds a Graduate Diploma in Counselling, a Transactional Analysis Foundation Certificate and qualifications in performance and life coaching and NLP.

His wider professional background includes occupational testing, leadership development, workplace counselling, employee support, stress management and problem-gambling consultancy and counselling.

Works with: Adults, Professionals and Organisations

Sessions: In-person and Online

A little about Paddy

Outside work, Paddy values time outdoors, creativity and mindfulness. He is interested in what helps people live and work with greater purpose, balance and connection.