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How To Join Our Monthly, Family And Loved One’s OCD Support Group! This Support Group Is Free and Open To Anyone, Anywhere!

  • Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC
  • Tiffany Vicencio, LMFT

Our free, Family and Loved One’s OCD Support Group meets virtually, via Zoom, every second Saturday of the month from 11am to 1pm PST.

Pictured above are the two clinicians who facilitate the support group– Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC, and Tiffany Vicencio, LMFT.

To join our group, please email: info@OCDSoCal.org to be on the mailing list to receive the link each month. The support group email list is SEPARATE from our general OCD SoCal mailing list, so if you receive our general emails, please re-email us at info@OCDSoCal.org and ask to be on this support group’s email list.

The group offers education, resources, and support to family members and loved ones of an individual with OCD– and to the individual with the disorder as well.

It is led by two clinicians who treat OCD and a mother of a son with OCD.

The next meeting will be held on Saturday, November 13, 2021 and has been going strong for over 8 years!

Each month, the group starts off either with a family sharing their OCD success journey or with a presentation given by an OCD expert clinician. Following that presentation, the group is opened up for a Q&A segment with the presenter–and then once that concludes, we then allow group attendees to ask questions and receive support from other families in attendance.

November 13, 2021’s group will feature a more extensive and lengthy presentation from Kim Quinlan, LMFT.

We hope to see you there each second Saturday of the month at 11am to 1pm PST!

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OCD SoCal’s 6th Annual OCD Conference Will Be Held Virtual, In April of 2022! Look Out For A Save-The-Date Email and Post Coming Soon!

Make sure to look out for an upcoming “Save The Date” email with the date of our upcoming 6th annual OCD Southern California OCD Conference!

It will be held in April of 2022 and will once again be virtual, allowing anyone, from anywhere to attend!

To join our mailing list, please email us your interest at: info@ocdsocal.org.

To keep up with the events coming up from OCD SoCal, including next year’s conference, please check back here on our website and follow us on social media: http://www.Facebook.com/OCDSoCal and http://www.Instagram.com/OCDSoCal!

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Join A Free, Online OCD Support Group Moderated by Dr. James Claiborn and Wendy Mueller!

If you are looking for a free support group, The OCD-Support online group is for people with OCD, their family and friends, therapists, and anyone who is interested in learning about OCD and its proper treatment.

This group does not have a specific day and time it meets, and is not on Zoom, but utilizes a message board format that allows you to type out a post and receive responses via the site.

The group is closely moderated by Wendy Mueller, who has been learning online OCD groups for 30 years, and Dr. James Claiborn, an OCD therapist who has been treating OCD for over 35 years. The group has over 900 members.

To join, go to this web site: https://groups.io/g/OCD-Support

For parents of teens and young adults with OCD, there is another line group moderated by Wendy Mueller and Dr. James Claiborn that is specifically for parents who need help.

The group has over 400 members. To join, go to this web site: https://groups.io/g/OCD-POTAYA

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New OCD Workbook Released: “The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD” by Kim Quinlan, LMFT!

Author Kim Quinlan, LMFT

The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD includes a step-by-step program to help manage your obsessions and compulsions while also reducing self-criticism, self-judgment, and self-punishment. Drawing on a powerful combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and self-compassion practices, this workbook will teach you how to balance intense emotions, lean into your fear, and focus on recovery. Over time, you’ll learn to replace self-judgment with kindness and self-compassion, so you can stop suffering and start thriving.

If you are interested in purchasing Kim Quinlan, LMFT’s new book, “The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean Into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus on Recovery,” please go to your favorite in-person or online shop, or visit Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassion-Workbook-OCD-Difficult-Emotions/dp/168403776X/ref=asc_df_168403776X/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=509159807707&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16326998074432375483&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031536&hvtargid=pla-1218489413711&psc=1