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REGISTER TODAY FOR The GLOBAL, ONLINE OCD CONFERENCE HAPPENING NOVEMBER 15 & 16, 2025! 1 Day To Go!

Register here: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

OCD Southern California is hosting a global, Online OCD Conference this weekend on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16, 2025! This 2-day event will feature top OCD experts presenting on new and emerging topics in the field of OCD and related disorders.

This event is for people with OCD, their loved ones and family members, treatment providers wanting to earn CEs, and anyone interested in learning more about obsessive-compulsive disorder! After the event, recordings of the presentations will be available to view for 60 days! For more information, visit our webpage dedicated to our online 2025 conference: https://ocdsocal.org/conference

To register, visit: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

For the conference program, visit: Full Conference Program for the Global, Online OCD Conference!

For more information on our keynote speakers, visit: Online OCD Conference Keynote Presentation Information!

Our agenda is now available to view here: View the Online OCD Conference Agenda!

We look forward to seeing you at our Online OCD Conference, a Global Event, on November 15 and 16, 2025! Make sure to register today! Email us with any questions: info@ocdsocal.org! Register today: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

As always, we do not want cost to prevent anyone from attending any of our OCD SoCal events. Please email scholarships@ocdsocal.org to receive complimentary registration through one of our scholarships.

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Dr. Nathaniel Van Kirk Presents “Igniting Willpower: Separating Fact from Fiction in Motivation!” on Sat., Oct. 11th!

Every second Saturday of the month, from 11am to 1pm PDT, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, and Liz Trondsen host a virtual, free, Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group. For the month of October, we are hosting a special collaboration event with OCD Southern California, an official affiliate of the IOCDF, to kick off OCD Awareness Week! This event will be for both people with OCD, as well as family members, loved ones, and spouses of people with OCD. Anyone from anywhere is able to join!

The event is on Saturday, October 11th from 11AM – 1 PM PT. If you are not currently on our email list, please email: info@ocdsocal.org and request the event Zoom link!

For our October Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group and OCD SoCal collab, we are happy to welcome Nathaniel Van Kirk, Ph.D., recently named the Program Director of the McLean OCD Institute in Boston, MA. 

Nathaniel has prepared a presentation for attendees titled, “Igniting Willpower: Separating Fact from Fiction in Motivation!” – Nathaniel Van Kirk, Ph.D. (https://iocdf.org/providers/van-kirk-nathaniel/)

Presentation description: Getting better from OCD is challenging and takes a lot of motivation and dedication. This talk will first debunk some common motivational myths that can lead to burn out and hopelessness. After addressing these common myths, the talk will then provide attendees with strategies for building motivation around OCD treatment. If you are struggling with motivation in your own recovery, you will not want to miss this presentation! Additionally, this presentation will enable family members, loved ones, and caregivers to support their loved one while they implement these tools to make it more likely the sufferer in their life to build motivation. The talk will also discuss how to stay motivated as a loved one experiences the inevitable ups and downs of OCD treatment.

You do not want to miss this presentation! OCD Awareness Week 2025 is dedicated to educating the public on what OCD truly is and this event will kick off awareness week. Feel free to invite anyone you feel would benefit from this presentation. You do not have to be in California to attend this free, virtual event; it is for anyone, anywhere.

We look forward to seeing you at the free, virtual event this Saturday! Please email us with any questions you may have and if you are not on our mailing list, please email us requesting the link for the October 11th event: info@ocdsocal.org! We will see you at 11am on October 11, 2025!

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Register Today for OCD SoCal’s Global, Online OCD Conference Happening November 15 & 16, 2025!

Register here: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

OCD Southern California is hosting a global, Online OCD Conference on Saturday, November 15th and Sunday, November 16, 2025! This 2-day event will feature top OCD experts presenting on new and emerging topics in the field of OCD and related disorders.

This event is for people with OCD, their loved ones and family members, treatment providers wanting to earn CEs, and anyone interested in learning more about obsessive-compulsive disorder! After the event, recordings of the presentations will be available to view for 60 days! For more information, visit our webpage dedicated to our online 2025 conference: https://ocdsocal.org/conference

Note: Today, Tuesday, September 30th is the last day of our Early Bird pricing. Register today to take advantage of our lowest cost registration available. Cost will go up to General Admission pricing on Wednesday, October 1, 2025!

To register, visit: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

For the conference program, visit: Full Conference Program for the Global, Online OCD Conference!

For more information on our keynote speakers, visit: Online OCD Conference Keynote Presentation Information!

Our agenda is now available to view here: View the Online OCD Conference Agenda!

We look forward to seeing you at our Online OCD Conference, a Global Event, on November 15 and 16, 2025! Make sure to register today! Email us with any questions: info@ocdsocal.org! Register today: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

As always, we do not want cost to prevent anyone from attending any of our OCD SoCal events. Please email scholarships@ocdsocal.org to receive complimentary registration through one of our scholarships.

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Join Us at One of Our Upcoming “One Million Steps for OCD” Walks in Southern California!

Earlier this year we held two OCD walks! There will be two more local walks in Southern California this October! They are in Ventura County and Santa Clarita. You do not have to be in the Los Angeles area to enjoy these walks; anyone from anywhere can join! These walks raise awareness and resources for both OCD SoCal and then for the International OCD Foundation (http://www.iocdf.org) as well.

Everything raised will go towards OCD research, event scholarships, local events and conferences, accessible care, and more! For general questions, head to: https://iocdf.org/programs/ocd-walk/ or email OCD SoCal directly at info@ocdsocal.org! See more specific information on these two walks below and we hope to see you at a walk this October!


The event will be held from 2-4pm on Sunday, October 12, 2025!
Event location: 11900 Mountain Trail St, Moorpark, CA 93021
To register for the walk and to receive a free, official walk t-shirt, visit: Ventura County OCD Walk Registration Page

Schedule of the day’s events:
2pm: Check-in, Registration, T-Shirt Pick Up
2:15pm: Opening Remarks & Speakers
2:30pm: OCD Walk starts
3:00pm: Activities and socializing
3:45pm: Closing Remarks

Walk Route: .5 mile loops around the park. The path is flat and mostly paved with a short dirt path section.

The initial meeting of all walkers will take place at the Picnic Pavilion right next to the playgrounds. There are parking lots for the park and can be found on both Mountain Trail St and Mountain Meadows Dr.
If the lots are full, people can park in the Vons parking lot and walk across the street at 4241 Tierra Rejada Rd, Moorpark, CA 93021.

Questions? Email andrew@cohenocdtherapy.com or info@ocdsocal.org.

Our Santa Clarita OCD walk will be held from 10am to 12 noon on Saturday, October 18, 2025!
The event is at Fair Oaks Park and the address is 17468 Honey Maple Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91387

To register ahead of time and to receive a free, official walk t-shirt, visit: Santa Clarita OCD Walk Registration Page

Schedule:
10:00am: Check-in, Registration, T-Shirt Pick Up
10:15am: Opening Remarks & Speakers
10:30am: OCD Walk starts
11:00am: Activities and socializing
11:45am: Closing Remarks

Walk Route: The 1 mile walk route is along paved paths and is ADA compliant.

This family friendly, community event will include OCD success stories and interactive activities.

Questions? Email: parentocdgroup@gmail.com or info@ocdsocal.org!

We hope to see you in October at one of the “One Million Steps for OCD Walks” in the Los Angeles County area!