Ottawa Centre for Cognitive Therapy

Ottawa Centre for Cognitive Therapy Providing cognitive therapy to residents of Ontario for 30 years
🌟CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS🌟
Individual, Couples, Families
Virtual and In-Person

03/06/2026

Train your brain to handle stress better.

Mindfulness doesn’t just calm you, it actually changes how your brain responds to stress.

Regular practice can:

• Reduce activity in the amygdala, your brain’s automatic alarm system

• Strengthen the prefrontal cortex, improving reflection, self-control, and emotional regulation

Over time, this means you react less, think more, and feel steadier, even in difficult moments.

At the Ottawa Centre of Cognitive Therapy, we help individuals build these skills with steady, unconditional support.

Leave a comment if you’ve tried mindfulness, or save this to come back to later.






Mindfulness strengthens reflection and reduces emotional reactivity.Resilience isn’t personality, it’s neural training.S...
03/04/2026

Mindfulness strengthens reflection and reduces emotional reactivity.

Resilience isn’t personality, it’s neural training.

Small daily practice creates measurable shifts in how you respond to stress.

At OCCT, we integrate evidence-based techniques that help strengthen long-term emotional regulation.

Learn how cognitive therapy builds resilience. Visit https://ocbt.ca/ today.

03/02/2026

Hard moments often trigger convincing thoughts:

“I’m not coping.”
“I should be handling this better.”

In cognitive therapy, we don’t automatically accept those thoughts as facts. We examine them, test them, and replace them with perspectives that are more accurate and helpful.

Difficulty is information.
It is not a definition of your capability or worth.

At the Ottawa Centre of Cognitive Therapy, we work with individuals to strengthen this skill, learning how to pause, reflect, and respond intentionally rather than react automatically.

Resilience is built in those moments.

If you’re ready to approach challenges differently, support is available.

Visit https://ocbt.ca/

Resilience is not independence.It’s knowing when to lean on support.Strong relationships protect against stress and incr...
02/26/2026

Resilience is not independence.
It’s knowing when to lean on support.

Strong relationships protect against stress and increase emotional recovery.

At the Ottawa Centre of Cognitive Therapy, we believe connection is not weakness, it’s strategy.

Who is part of your support system right now?

02/24/2026

Resilient people don’t do everything alone.

Research consistently shows that supportive relationships reduce stress reactivity and improve emotional recovery. Connection isn’t weakness, it’s a protective factor.

At the Ottawa Centre of Cognitive Therapy, we help individuals strengthen resilience by building both internal skills and supportive networks.

You don’t have to be strong by yourself.

Tag someone who’s part of your support system.






Resilience isn’t about being tougher.It’s about becoming more skilled in how you respond to difficulty.At the Ottawa Cen...
02/20/2026

Resilience isn’t about being tougher.
It’s about becoming more skilled in how you respond to difficulty.

At the Ottawa Centre of Cognitive Therapy, we provide steady, unconditional support while helping you build practical, evidence-based skills to strengthen resilience.

You can learn to:
• Recover after setbacks
• Tolerate discomfort
• Approach challenges differently
• Train your mind to respond, not react

Growth is possible. And you don’t have to do it alone.

What does resilience mean to you right now?

Albert Ellis called it “I-can’t-stand-it-itis.”That belief quietly drains resilience.The shift isn’t pretending things d...
02/18/2026

Albert Ellis called it “I-can’t-stand-it-itis.”
That belief quietly drains resilience.

The shift isn’t pretending things don’t hurt.

It’s learning: I can stand this, even if it’s uncomfortable.

That mindset builds grit over time.

Have you noticed this phrase in your own thoughts?


02/12/2026

Resilience isn’t about being unbreakable.
It’s about how you recover.

In cognitive therapy, we focus on building grit through practical, research-based skills:

• Strengthening supportive connections

• Viewing challenges as surmountable

• Training the brain through mindfulness

• Learning to tolerate discomfort without telling yourself “I can’t stand this”

Resilience isn’t a personality trait. It’s a set of skills that can be developed.

For many individuals here in Ottawa, this shift from avoiding discomfort to standing it, changes everything.

Which of these are you actively working on right now?

Save this for the next hard day. Share with someone building resilience.


Resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t have.It’s a set of skills you can develop, especially during hard mo...
02/10/2026

Resilience isn’t something you either have or don’t have.

It’s a set of skills you can develop, especially during hard moments.

In cognitive therapy, we focus on:

• Strengthening connections
• Accepting challenges as part of growth
• Training the brain through mindfulness
• Learning to tolerate discomfort without panic

Which of these feels hardest for you right now?




02/06/2026

Mindfulness doesn’t remove pain from life, pain is part of being human.
What it does change is how much we suffer.

When we resist discomfort, suffering grows.
When we practice acceptance, we create space, clarity, and resilience.

That’s why mindfulness is such a powerful tool in therapy.

💬 What do you notice happens when you stop fighting a difficult feeling?

What if thriving isn’t about feeling good all the time?Albert Ellis, a founder of cognitive therapy, identified low frus...
02/04/2026

What if thriving isn’t about feeling good all the time?

Albert Ellis, a founder of cognitive therapy, identified low frustration tolerance as a defining challenge of modern life.

Today, evidence-based cognitive therapy focuses on building resilience and perspective, not avoiding discomfort.

💬 What helps you stay grounded when things feel hard?

🔗 Learn more about our approach at ocbt.ca

02/02/2026

Feeling good isn’t the same as thriving. ✨

When you imagine thriving, what feels most important right now?

Psychological research shows that lasting wellbeing comes from meaning, engagement, and personal growth, not just comfort or pleasure.

At the Ottawa Centre for Cognitive Therapy, we use evidence-based approaches to help people build the skills that support real, long-term wellbeing.

🔗 Learn more at ocbt.ca







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1150 Morrison Drive #400C & #303B
Ottawa, ON
K2H8S9

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+16137290801

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