Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

MENTAL HEALTH APPS

Below is a brief list of evidence-based mental health apps. These apps are self-help in nature and should not be viewed as a replacement for therapy:

Calm – provides guided meditation that can help with overall mental health. Available for iOS and Android. 

Headspace – provides guided meditation that can help with overall mental health. Available for iOS and Android.

Moodnotes – straightforward thought record app that helps you track and improve your thoughts. Available for iOS.

nOCD – app that helps guide users through exercises that may help them manage symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Available for iOS.

Pacifica – provides CBT-based exercises and symptom tracking that help with stress and anxiety. Available for iOS and Android. 

PTSD Coach – developed by Veteran’s Affairs Canada to provide self-help information and symptom tracking related to PTSD. Available for iOS and Android.

TruReach – provides 5-minute CBT lessons that teach skills to help deal with depression and anxiety. Available for iOS and Android.