About Me
Thank you for visiting my website. My name is Orla Cogill, I am a qualified and accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) with over seven years of experience. I am Accredited with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
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I believe that everyone can benefit from therapy at various stages in their lives, even in times when there isn’t an obvious trigger, sometimes we just need space to talk and be heard without judgement. Therapy can help us to better understand how we are feeling and be more aware of our thoughts and how we are reacting to our thoughts and feelings and to the things happening around us.
I have worked as a CBT Therapist for over 7 years, primarily for NHS primary care services in the UK. I trained firstly as a Low Intensity CBT Therapist in Newcastle University, working in the Student Wellbeing Services and then as a High Intensity CBT Therapist with Royal Holloway, London, working in East London IAPT services. I am accredited by the BABCP (member number: 00001002724). I have completed numerous CPD training courses each year and I am committed to continued professional development in my career. I attend monthly supervision as per the requirements of my BABCP accreditation.
Throughout my career I have worked with a variety of people from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and with a range of different presentations, including depression, anxiety, trauma, self-esteem issues, work-related stress, to name a few. I aim to provide clients with a safe space to be heard and I endeavour to understand each client's difficulties from their own unique perspective, from a place of warmth and empathy.
I am fully insured and work with adults remotely over video conferencing, or in-person in Co Wicklow, Ireland.
My own hobbies and interests include being outdoors, hiking with my dog, and being around horses. I have been involved with horses since a young age and have had the privilege of experiencing the therapeutic power these amazing animals can have on us. I am a believer in the benefits of nature for our physical and mental wellbeing and I always incorporate grounding practices into therapy, and particularly see the benefits when this is done outdoors within nature.
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I offer Equine Facilitated Interactions/ Therapy to be delivered to clients who may benefit from this, in addition to CBT, or as a stand alone practice.
I have completed Level 2 and Level 4 training in Equine Facilitated Interactions with the Athena Herd Foundation. I am an accredited member of the ACCPH (registration number 00002900). Please see the tab on Equine Interactions for more information about this.
