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Published February 8, 2021

A Free Resource for the OCD Coummunity: The “OCD Whisperer Podcast!”

http://www.korresults.com/podcast

OCD Southern California has shared with our community different valuable resources for OCD in the past—and we received a lot of feedback that people are interested in OCD-themed podcasts.

We wanted to share with you another one: “The OCD Whisperer Podcast!” This podcast is hosted by Kristina Orlova, LMFT, and was created on Feb 2020 because her clients kept wanting to have support and tid-bits they could access in-between sessions.  

This is a free resource that offers tangible tips and interviews with leading OCD specialists—so that you can have support and know you are not alone. “The OCD Whisperer Podcast” has over 13,000 downloads and is grateful for listeners like you showing your support and feedback that this is a valuable resource!

If you would like to listen, here is the podcast link: www.korresults.com/podcast

About Kristina Orlova, LMFT, the host of the podcast:

Kristina Orlova, LMFT, is a licensed therapist in California (LMFT Lic # 97264). She was born in the Ukraine and has now lived in California for 30 years. In addition to being an OCD specialist, she too has obsessive compulsive disorder.

Her mission with the podcast is to help her fellow OCD global community get access to information about OCD and its very specialized training, no matter where someone is in the world and no matter how remote!

Published November 12, 2020

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:

  • Melissa Mose, LMFT, (https://www.melissamosemft.com/ocd/) will be discussing treatment resistance and parent training.
  • Tiffany Vicencio, LMFT, (https://www.gatewayocd.com/why-choose-gateway/meet-the-staff2/#toggle-id-3) will be presenting on setting boundaries in a loving and supportive way.
  • Sean Sassano-Higgins, MD, (http://ocdsocal.org/about-us/board-of-directors/) will be hosting a question and answer segment on medications for OCD.
  • Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC, (https://www.gatewayocd.com/why-choose-gateway/meet-the-staff2/#toggle-id-4) will be discussing how to deal with anger coming from a loved one with OCD.

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.


One tap mobile
+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!

Published October 8, 2020

OCD Southern California presents: “Support for Families” A Virtual Panel Discussion! (Includes Zoom Link)

Saturday, October 10th, 2020 at 11am PST
(Zoom link included below)

To celebrate, and kick off OCD Awareness Week, OCD Southern California will be presenting four of our Southern California Board members on a Zoom presentation.

This event will take place on Saturday, October 10th, at 11am to 1pm PST. The board members will speak for about an hour, answer your questions, and then conclude with a Family and Loved One’s OCD Support Group for the remainder of the time.

The OCD So Cal board members will be presenting on the following topics:

  • “Kids, Teens, and OCD” – Jenny Yip, Psy.D.
  • “Family Accommodation” – Barbara Van Noppen, Ph.D., LCSW
  • “Treatment Resistance” – Melissa Mose, LMFT
  • “Medications” – Sean Sassano-Higgins, M.D.

The Family and Loved One’s OCD Support Group will follow the above mentioned presentation, and question and answer segment, for the remainder of the event. The support group will be hosted by OCD So Cal board members Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC, Liz Trondsen, and Patricia Bosvay.

We hope to see you there! For questions, please email us at: Info@OCDSoCal.org.

Zoom link to join the event:

OCD SoCal is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: OCD SoCal: Support For Families
Time: Oct 10, 2020 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94217384942?pwd=ckF1MjdvUkhHSXpoTVBRU3BVV3dkZz09

Meeting ID: 942 1738 4942
Passcode: 413816
One tap mobile
+16699006833,,94217384942#,,,,,,0#,,413816# US (San Jose)
+12532158782,,94217384942#,,,,,,0#,,413816# 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)
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
        +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown)
Meeting ID: 942 1738 4942
Passcode: 413816
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/ac6JXofJ1C

Published July 27, 2020

The IOCDF’s Annual OCD Conference Is Less Than A Week Away! Register Now For This Virtual Event!

http://www.onlineocdconference.org

As a reminder, the International OCD Foundation’s annual conference (virtual for the first time ever) is fast approaching! The deadline to register is this upcoming Wednesday, July 29th at 9pm PST.

The first event of its kind, this virtual event has programming for everyone in the OCD community: individuals with lived experience, their family members and supporters, and the professionals who treat them. Running from Friday, July 31 through Sunday, August 2nd, this virtual event will feature 70 talks, 36 discussion groups, and 160 presenters.

DEADLINE: Last day to register is Wednesday, July 29th at 12pm EST.

Make sure to register here: http://www.onlineocdconference.org

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