Join OCD Texas at the Norris Conference Center in San Antonio, TX, for the OCD Texas Symposium. We are excited to offer two tracks: for community members with OCD and a continuing education (CE) track for clinicians.

Community Member Track

We invite individuals with OCD and their loved ones to join our Community Member Track:

• 8:30-9am Registration and Check-in

• 9-10:15am OCD 101: Myths vs Facts with Andrea Alvarez, LPC-S and Katy Rothfelder, LPC

• 10:15-10:25am BREAK

• 10:25-11:40am The Many Manifestations of OCD: A Lived Experience Panel with OCD Advocates Courtney Schmidt, Damiana Hernandez, and Brenna Helppie-Schmieder. Moderated by Saharah Shrout, MA, LPC-S.

• 11:40-12:10pm BREAK

• 12:10-1:25pm OCD and Family Accommodations: Helping Families Walk the Line Between Support and Treatment with Christen Sistrunk, MA, LPC-S and Sophie Tiller, LMSW

• 2pm Raffle Drawing and Event Wrap-Up

Clinician Track

For mental health professionals, we are offering a Clinician Track that includes continuing education credits:

• 8:30-9am Registration and Check-in

• 9-10:15am OCD Uncovered: A Clinical Introduction to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Saharah Shrout, MA, LPC-S and Ally Sequeira, PhD

• 10:15-10:25am BREAK

• 10:25-11:40am Unwanted and Unspoken: ACT for Treating Taboo OCD Themes by Melissa Fasteau, PsyD and Christen Sistrunk, MA, LPC-S

• 11:40-12:10pm BREAK

• 12:10-1:25pm Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors by Andrea Alvarez, MA, LPC-S, Ivy Ruths, PhD, Alyssa Hertz, PsyD, and Ally Sequeira, PhD