I can’t explain how incredible it feels to be among so many people who understand me–it’s one thing to email with people who have OCD, but it’s quite another to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Conferences
First Day in LA: Success!
IOCDF blogger Alison Dotson is attending the 21st Annual OCD Conference for the first time this year, and will be blogging about her experiences all weekend in Los Angeles. I… Read more »
Tips from a Local: Things to Do in LA
In today’s blog, Wendy Mueller, our 2014 Patricia Perkins Service Award Winner and a Southern California resident, offers some tips and recommendations of things to see and do while you are in… Read more »
Meet Wendy Mueller: The Woman Behind OCD-Support
Last week, we announced the 2014 IOCDF Award Winners who will be honored at the 21st Annual OCD Conference in LA next month. Among them, is Wendy Mueller, moderator of… Read more »
The International OCD Foundation Honors Individuals for Their Outstanding Work in OCD Awareness
Dr. Steve Rasmussen, Wendy Mueller and Margaret Sisson Receive Awards for their Work in the OCD Community BOSTON, June 27, 2014 – It can take up to 17 years from the appearance… Read more »
International OCD Foundation Honors Comedian Maria Bamford With First Annual Illumination Award
Respected Comic Awarded for Bringing Awareness and Challenging Stereotypes of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder BOSTON, June 24, 2014 — The International OCD Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with… Read more »
Lights, Camera, Improv! The Second City’s Improv for Anxiety at the Annual OCD Conference in LA
Today’s guest post is from Jon Hershfield, MFT, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with the UCLA Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program and MFT in private practice. Jon is co-presenting Improv for… Read more »
Living the Dream: Introducing Keynote Speaker Ethan S. Smith
Each year at the Annual OCD Conference, we feature a keynote speaker who can share their own personal experiences of living with OCD and finding hope for recovery from OCD…. Read more »
Doing the Opposite of What Anxiety Expects – Dr. Wilson’s Treatment Group
Each year at the Annual OCD Conference, Dr. Reid Wilson hosts his 2-day intensive treatment program immediately before and following the conference weekend. This cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT)-based group, is… Read more »
Inside the Professional Plenary: The Untold Story About Negative Emotions
In today’s blog, IOCDF executive director, Jeff Szymanski, PhD, introduces the Plenary Speaker at this year’s Annual OCD Conference. The Plenary is a talk with an invited speaker, which serves as a… Read more »