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Registration Now Open For OCD Southern California’s July 31st Virtual Conference! GOING ON NOW: EARLY BIRD REDUCED COST REGISTRATION Until July 5th!

The conference’s keynote address will feature a panel made up of the International OCD Foundation’s national and lead advocates
http://www.SoCalOCDConference2021.eventbrite.com

Join us for the 5th annual OCD Southern California conference–a virtual event this year! The conference is happening on Saturday, July 31st from 9am to 5:30pm PST.

Purchase tickets here: http://www.SoCalOCDConference2021.eventbrite.com!

The keynote consists of a panel of advocates made up of five members of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)’s national and lead advocates: Ethan Smith, Elizabeth McIngvale, Valerie Andrews, Tom Smalley, and Chris Trondsen. They are all individuals with OCD who devote their time to support others with the disorder and to advocate for better mental health services.

Following the keynote speakers, there will be three break-out tracks. Each track will offer a choice of ten presentations. More information about our presentations will be posted on our website in the near future: ocdsocal.org. We are also offering community discussion groups, two documentaries, and a mindfulness/yoga workshop during the lunch break. The conference will end with a Summary Q&A Panel and an opportunity drawing.

Up to 5.25 CEs available for LMFT, LPCC, LCSW and psychologists.

Cost: $20.00 for Early Bird Special–ends July 5th. Cost will increase to $25.00 after July 5th. Cost is per screen. A discount is available for families and groups with the purchase of three or more tickets during one transaction.

To obtain CEs, the cost for the conference entrance and CEs is $35 through July 5th with an increase to $40.00 after July 5th.

Keck Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Keck Department of Psychiatry maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 

For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit: http://www.SoCalOCDConference2021.eventbrite.com

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A Free OCD Support Group For Adults Is Starting In San Diego On June 7th!

RSVP by emailing: Group4OCD@gmail.com

A FREE OCD Support Group, for adults with OCD, is starting in San Diego on Monday, June 7th! The group will continue to meet monthly on the first Monday of each month, from 7-8:30pm.  For now the group will be virtual on Zoom, but will be in person in the next few months (location TBD). 

The group is currently being offered to an individual with OCD, but will be opening up to family members and loved ones of people with OCD eventually. 

Please see the attached flyer about how to RSVP (through emailing: Group4OCD@gmail.com).  Feel free to pass along this information to your family and / or clients and use the email listed to RSVP or if you have any questions!

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Join Us This Saturday (11/14/20) For OCD SoCal’s Event, “Support For Families: Part 2!” (Zoom Link Included)

We are excited to hold another virtual event to support family members and loved ones of an individual with OCD. The event will be taking place this Saturday, November 14th, from 11am to 1pm PST.  The start of the event will feature presentations from clinicians who specialize in the treatment of OCD and related disorders, and the remainder of the event will offer attendees to ask questions and receive support! 

The event, “Support For Families: Part 2,” will feature the following presentations:

You would not have to had attended part 1 of this event to follow along with these presentations. If you have any questions leading up to the event, please email us at: Info@OCDSoCal.org.

Below is the link you will click on to join the event this Saturday, including the meeting ID:

OCD Southern California is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: OCD SoCal Presents “Support For Families: Part 2!”
Time: Nov 14, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97563049266?pwd=OXdqVHg1eDNuSnVHZDFyMGtGdDJhZz09

Meeting ID: 975 6304 9266
Passcode: 159356

If you downloaded Zoom, you will simply click on the link and join. We strongly encourage people to utilize the Zoom link and join us that way for the best overall experience. If you would like to be seen, as well as talk and share, remember to use a computer that has video and audio capabilities.

If you have any questions or are overwhelmed around the technology aspect of our event, you have a couple options! Tiffany Vicencio, LMFT, one of the event facilitators, is more than happy to walk you through it. You can email her: Tiffany@GatewayOCD.com. Also, she will be logged into the meeting at 10:30am, 30 minutes prior to the start time this Saturday, to troubleshoot. We hope this helps and we look forward to seeing you this upcoming Saturday at 11am!

If you prefer to call in, where you will be able to hear the meeting (and can share and ask questions using audio only), we are excited to have you join that way as well. Below are a series of numbers Zoom created for our meeting. All of them work and since there is no cost difference between local or non-local phone numbers, so we suggest just using the first phone number from the list.


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+16699006833,,97563049266#,,,,,,0#,,159356# US (San Jose)
+12532158782,,97563049266#,,,,,,0#,,159356# US (Tacoma)

Dial by your location
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 975 6304 9266
Passcode: 159356
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abBzNrSx8h

 We look forward to seeing you this Saturday, November 14th, at 11am!

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Thank You For Making OCD So Cal’s 4th Annual Conference Our Most Successful Conference Yet!

Conference Attendees During Jeffrey Sparr of PeaceLove’s Keynote Presentation

Thank you to everyone who attended our 4th annual OCD conference on Saturday, March 30, 2019! We had 380 attendees, making this our largest attended conference. The conference could not have been this successful without the support from the OCD community, both in southern California and the attendees who came from outside our local area!

Conference attendees gave us nothing but positive feedback about our keynote presenter, Jeffrey Sparr, from PeaceLove. As seen in the picture below, Jeffrey shared his struggles with OCD and incorporated expressive arts, an activity that has helped him throughout his battle with the disorder. He even participated in expressive arts during the presentation by painting on stage! His presentation concluded with the audience members doing their own expressive arts activities!

Jeffrey Sparr of PeaceLove

During lunch, attendees were able to be part of regional support groups and meet other individuals with OCD and their loved one’s in their local areas. Following lunch, attendees were then able to attend two of the eight offered breakout sessions with presenters discussing OCD topics including treatment, stigma, personal stories, and more!

The event concluded with a clinician Q&A segment involving speakers from each of the break-out sessions. An opportunity drawing concluded our event, with attendees walking away with prizes that included hotel stays, wallets and purses, and gift cards.

We appreciate everyone who made the event successful. We hope to have everyone return for our next conference, including new attendees! It will be held in March of 2020. See you next year!