Cogs Psychotherapy

06/08/2025

Some client availability this month for:
Psychotherapy & EMDR training case (in-person or online)
Equine assisted therapy: in-person

Email: info@cogspsychotherapy.com
🔗 Or the link in my bio to book a free discovery call.

Orla

17/07/2025

🌱🐴Psychotherapy and Equine Assisted Therapy available in-person in Avoca, Co. Wicklow. Or Psychotherapy available online.

Please get in touch to book, or follow the link 🔗 in my bio to book in a free discovery call, which is a great opportunity to see if I'm the right fit, and explore what you are hoping to get from therapy.

Welcome to Cogs Psychotherapy, I offer psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), EMDR, online and in-person to adults who experience a range of common mental health difficulties. I also offer equine assisted therapy to adults and children / young people in Avoca, Co. Wicklow

04/07/2025

🌿🌱 Horses can help us understand ourselves, in an environment that nourishes our healing.

If you are interested in equine assisted therapy, please get in touch to find out more. I am based in the peaceful countryside of Avoca in Co. Wicklow 💛.

Orla

01/07/2025

Self-compassion, a topic that is present often in the therapy room, but usually as a strange paradox where we are more aware of its absence, than we are familiar with actually implementing it. 🧐

What comes to mind when you see these words?

Common responses include “self-indulgent, woo-woo, weak, letting myself off the hook”. ☮️

This makes sense; we are often more familiar with self-criticism and may have the belief that being critical of ourselves is what motivates us to do more or work harder.

A starting point can be to learn to be curious rather than judging ourselves. If we were curious, we might ask about the part of us that learnt to cope in that way.

There are a lot of tools out there, but my experience is that jumping into tools, without some thought for compassion, can often lead to more frustration.

🌱 Reflection: What’s one small step you can take today towards developing more compassionate relationship with yourself? 🌱

30/06/2025

ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) can really help with learning how to be more present. Being present doesn't mean being free from thoughts, for those of us with busy brains this is unrealistic. But it can help us learn how to respond differently to certain thoughts, and act based on values.

Being present is a superpower. It allows us to truly experience each moment, without being held back by past regrets or future worries.

30/06/2025

🌱 Some Monday thoughts…

I’ve been thinking about how there is so much information out there about mental health, therapy, healing, trauma, nervous system regulation, the list goes on. My own apps are full of it; podcasts, posts, videos, AI… and I love it, I learn from it, but it can be overwhelming. I can get caught in a trap of wanting to know more and more, but how much am I actually implementing?

I catch myself wondering what more can I offer in my content, in this sea of information, that isn’t already out there? So, I often avoid doing anything that might lead to further comparisons (hello protective part of me, trying to keep me safe!).

For me to work with myself and my values around this, I want this page to be more than just information, I want it to be real; to share my own processes and reflections.

I’m an ADHDer, I’m on my own journey of understanding myself, whilst also being SO passionate about therapy and holding space for clients as they navigate their processes.

Knowledge is everywhere, but connection is personal, it is messy and imperfect, and that’s important.

Orla 💛

 

13/06/2025

Out of office 🌿

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04/06/2025

You are more than the constant chatter in your mind. You are the one who can observe and choose your reactions.

03/06/2025

🌙 The topic of rest comes up a lot (for me personally and with clients), and it often sounds something like "I'm not very good at sitting still".

I get that, and it's ok! 💫

Knowing there are different types of rest means we can spend time exploring what our bodies and minds might need at different times. There is no one right way to "rest".

For example, if you feel tired, but find it hard to sit down and focus on something, such as reading or watching TV, you might instead engage in another activity that you enjoy, BUT also give yourself permission for it to be non-goal oriented, so as not to add overwhelm to the already existing tiredness...which often leads towards burnout (and rest then becomes needing to recover).

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09/03/2025

Fantastic weekend spent with Athena and the Athena practitioner community in the Wicklow/ Dublin area.

We took some time to do mindfulness practices together, in the presence of horses and nature 🌿, and reflect on our own takeaways and learning from these. A great opportunity to share how we each bring our own work and experiences into this space. A great time spent with like-minded people. 💛