Join NECOA Boston at Mudflower Farm for a family-centered workshop that brings the SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) model out of the therapy room and into the pasture. Working in small groups alongside our equine partners, parents and children will engage in structured groundwork exercises as a team in activities that mirror the... Read more »

Please join NECOA clinical director Jason Krompinger, PhD and staff clinician Kristen Perrelli, LICSW for an ‘ask me anything’ style conversation on October 13, 2026 at 2pm EST. ​Jason and Kristen come with combined decades of experience working with OCD at all levels of care, and are eager to answer any and all questions related... Read more »

​For OCD Awareness Week, participants will design their very own “Emotions Hotel,” using art to turn their feelings into characters and create special rooms for each one. They’ll explore what helps different emotions feel welcome and practice making space for all feelings, even the uncomfortable ones, with kindness and curiosity. ​We’ll also connect this activity... Read more »

​Intrusive thoughts can be weird, uncomfortable, or even downright disturbing, yet having them is a normal part of the human experience. This interactive session will explore why these thoughts can feel so meaningful, challenge the stigma that can surround them, and offer strategies for noticing thoughts without getting caught up in what they might mean.

Explore how mindfulness, breathing, and yoga can support OCD treatment by helping us notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting to them. We’ll connect these practices to ERP, acceptance, and learning to sit with uncertainty.