Welcome!
I am a licensed counselor in Lakeland, Florida and my life's passion is helping people. I am honored to represent the counseling profession as a therapist, professor, and author. I am a Registered Play Therapist (RPT) and Certified Group Psychotherapist (CGP). One of my specialties is working with children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disabilities. I also help families of all kinds overcome many types of challenges. I use many innovative types of therapy such as play, solution-focused, and cognitive therapies and I conduct groups with children and adolescents to help them understand themselves and learn to use their amazing gifts and find their place in the world.
About Me
Kevin B. Hull, Ph.D. is a licensed counselor in the state of Florida. Kevin was born in Rochester, New York and moved to Florida with his parents who began working for Children’s Bible Mission in Lakeland, Florida when Kevin was nine. Later, Kevin’s parents worked as directors of Lighthouse Ministries, a homeless shelter in Lakeland that offers spiritually-based rehabilitation and teaches life skills to homeless men and women. Through watching his parents serve others through their work, Kevin became interested in finding a career where he could help others and make a positive difference in their lives. After graduating from high school, Kevin began working at the Florida Baptist Children’s Home in Lakeland, Florida and soon found his passion for counseling young children and teens who were struggling. The rest, as they say is history. After completing his undergraduate training in psychology at the University of South Florida, Kevin completed his Master’s degree and Ph.D.in Professional Counseling at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Kevin worked for several years in community mental health centers around the Lakeland area with children, families, and adults in several different settings. He joined the private practice of Linda Compton, P.A. in 2000 after becoming licensed and began working with children, adolescents, families, couples, and individual adults in the private practice arena. Kevin became owner of Hull and Associates, P.A. in 2007 and specializes in play therapy with children and adolescents, as well as working with children, adolescents, and adults on the autism spectrum. Kevin was an adjunct professor for Webster University's Master's of Counseling Lakeland Campus for eight years and is currently an assistant professor for Liberty University’s Online Master’s program where he has taught since 2010.
Kevin enjoys swimming, biking, golf, reading, playing the piano, writing, growing orchids and bonsai trees, watching sports, swimming, playing with his kids, and going on long walks on the beach with his wife Wendy.