• Ask the Experts

    You ask, they answer: OCD experts and IOCDF Advocates Liz McIngvale, PhD and Chris Trondsen, LMFT join together to answer your questions and share clinical insights and education around OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. This stream is intended for all audiences and provides both clinical and personal perspectives. Join us to learn more about OCD,... Read more »

  • Family and Loved One’s Virtual OCD Support Group!

    We are excited to offer our monthly Family and Loved Ones OCD Support Group this Saturday, August 9th, from 11 AM to 1 PM PT. If you would like to get the link to this Saturday’s support group, and are already not on our mailing list, please email us at: info@ocdsocal.org and provide all the email addresses... Read more »

  • Faith and OCD Roundtable

    Are you seeking to navigate OCD while remaining connected to your faith community? Have you ever felt like you had to choose between your religious space and clinical mental health treatment? Have you ever struggled with whether to turn to a faith leader or mental health practitioner? IOCDF Lead Advocate Katie O’Dunne moderates this roundtable... Read more »

  • Ask the Experts

    You ask, they answer: OCD expert Chris Trondsen, LMFT and Rachel Davis, MD, DFAPA join together to answer your questions and share clinical insights and education around OCD, anxiety, and related disorders. This stream is intended for all audiences and provides both clinical and personal perspectives. Join us to learn more about OCD, treatment, and... Read more »

  • Registration Opens for the Online OCD Conference, A Global Event!

    The time is finally here to register for OCD Southern California’s Online OCD conference, a global event featuring presenters from around the world! Register now and take advantage of Super Early Bird Registration at only $20 per sign-up! https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com This will be our organization’s 9th conference, but we have never done a conference as large as... Read more »

    $20
  • OCD CT – Special Private Screening of ANXIETY CLUB Documentary

    A virtual screening of the 86-minute film on Zoom on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 7:00 PM ET, followed by a Q&A session. ANXIETY CLUB had its world premiere in November at the DOC NYC film festival and recently won a Mental Health America Media Award. The film follows Tiffany Jenkins (a comedian and author with millions... Read more »

  • Where Lines Blur: Ethical Decision-Making in the Overlap of OCD and Eating Disorders

    Eating disorders (EDs) in children and adolescents often present with overlapping features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), complicating both diagnosis and treatment. This presentation explores the nuanced relationship between OCD and EDs, highlighting common ethical concerns about treatment direction and scope of practice to improve clinical outcomes. We will examine how OCD symptoms such as contamination... Read more »

    $10
  • Chicagoland OCD Walk

    Central Park 9350 Central Park Ave`, Skokie, IL

    The OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals across the country to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. The OCD Walk is an opportunity to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.

    Free
  • Ottawa OCD Walk

    Minto Park 102 Lewis St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0S7, Canada

    The Ottawa OCD Walk is a community engagement event that allows individuals to connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone. It's a chance for us to raise funds and awareness of what it really means to have OCD.

  • The Alchemist 360 Escape Room

    Philosopher’s stone, Alchemist’s library, and secret manuscripts at the mystical swirl of “The Alchemist 360” Room. The ancient Order of the Alchemists has finally created the Philosopher’s Stone. The secret gathering is arranged to take control of the World with this powerful artifact. You’ll sneak into the library of the Master of the Order with... Read more »


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