OICBT Pre-Doctoral Residency Program
The Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (OICBT) offers a pre-doctoral residency in clinical psychology for students from accredited Ph.D. or Psy.D. clinical psychology programs.
Participating Membership
Our pre-doctoral residency program is a member of the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs (CCPPP) and a full member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC).
Residency Positions
We currently offer three full-time positions available to students from Ph.D. or Psy.D. programs in Clinical Psychology. We also offer two part-time external placement positions to residents in the Centre for Psychological Services and Research (CPSR) Pre-Doctoral Residency Program at the University of Ottawa
Residency Appointment
Appointments begin early September and finish at the end of August. The stipend is paid over the period of a resident’s training (refer to Residency Brochure for current stipend). An additional $500 is provided to full-time residents for professional training activities. Additional benefits include 15 days of vacation and all statutory holidays, 3 days of professional development leave, and 5 sick days
Pre-Doctoral Residency in Clinical Psychology at the OICBT
The OICBT is a private practice clinic founded in 2009 and composed of therapists with expertise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Our therapists come from different disciplines, including psychology, social work, occupational therapy, and psychotherapy. Services include diagnostic assessment and ADHD assessment, as well as individual, couples, and group therapy. We also run an intensive treatment program for clients who need more intensive services or who have not responded to treatment as usual. Most of the therapists at the OICBT have been involved in hospital-based practice and have received in-depth training in the delivery of evidence-based treatments.
Our team has a wealth of experience using CBT to treat a range of mental health problems, including mood (depression and bipolar), anxiety, phobias, perfectionism, OCD, PTSD, borderline personality disorder, skin picking, grief, substance use, and more. In addition, most of our staff also use other approaches that are derived from or that complement CBT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Schema Focused Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), and transdiagnostic based therapy approaches.
We provide services to children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
The OICBT is open from 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, with some clinicians seeing individual clients before 9am or in the evening. Most of our groups are offered in late afternoon or early evening
Frequently Asked Questions: Pre-Doctoral Residency Training Program
Frequently Asked Questions about the Pre-Doctoral Residency Training Program
Applicants should be enrolled in a CPA- or APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology.
Eligibility for residency requires that students have completed the following prior to undertaking the residency year:
- all requisite coursework,
- all practicum requirements outlined by their doctoral training program,
- approval of their doctoral thesis proposal prior to application for residency
Applicants must demonstrate a minimum of 600 practicum hours (direct + support + supervision) that includes a minimum of 300 hours total direct client contact (mix of intervention and assessment), 150 hours of supervision, and the remaining hours as support activities
Applicants must complete their application through the Applicant Portal of the AAPI online (APPIC program code number: 188011).
Aligned with the suggested CCPPP member program guidelines, we will be following the recommended 2-step process with respect to interview notification and interview scheduling
For more detailed information on our Diversity and Mission Statement, and application process please refer to the Residency Brochure
You may contact the Director of Training, Dr. Natasha Ballen, via our Contact form.
