OCD Southern California is providing the OCD community with one of the largest Online OCD Conferences, happening Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, 2025, that allows attendees to learn from some of the top experts in the world that treat OCD and related conditions. As part of our mission, OCD SoCal aims to make all of our events accessible and one way we do this is to make sure our events are low-cost. We have created registration tiers that allow attendees to sign up at their discretion and those who are wanting to take advantage of our lowest cost conference entry are encouraged to take advantage of our Super Early Bird sign up.
This allows for attendees, which include people with OCD, their family members, spouses, and loved ones, as well as anyone else interested in registering, to sign up for only $20!
For licensed clinicians and psychologists wanting to earn CEs, the conference currently is $60 for entry and 8.75 CEs during Super Early Bird Pricing.
For more information on the conference, including our keynote speakers, agenda, presentation titles and speakers, and more, please visit: https://ocdsocal.org/conference! You can also email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions!
Additionally, our registration page has a FAQ section to allow you to learn more about what our conference has to offer! You can also register utilizing the Super Early Bird discount there as well: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com.
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.
Our keynote presentation, “Stronger Together: Community, Compassion, and Resilience,” captures the essence of a conference’s theme and helps kick off the event in an exciting way! For our 2025, Online OCD Conference, a Global Event, we welcome our 5 keynote presenters, Chrissie Hodges, Kyle King, Andrew Gottworth, Stuart Ralph, and Natasha Daniels (scroll below for more information, including bios, of our 5 keynote presenters). The keynote is kicking off our conference and being held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 9:30am – 11:00am PST.
The title of our keynote is “Stronger Together: Community, Compassion, and Resilience.” In recent years, OCD research, treatment, and awareness have increased. However, the needs for OCD community members, both with lived experience and clinicians, outweigh the current resources available. In times of need, we look for community and accessible services for support. We are thrilled to present a panel consisting of leaders in our field who have created accessible community events and services that are currently available for people affected by OCD!
Meet our keynote speakers!
Chrissie Hodges is a Certified Peer Support Specialist living in Colorado and working with individuals worldwide providing peer support, support groups, and an online community through Treatment for OCD Consulting. She is the author of ‘Pure OCD: The Invisible Side of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder’. Chrissie is the founder and executive director of the non-profit ‘OCD Gamechangers‘. She is the Chief Operating Officer of Peer Recovery Services, a Colorado based Government contract placing and supervising certified peer support specialists in the Colorado State Institutions. Chrissie is an advocate for OCD through Youtube, social media, and the podcast ‘Intrusive Thoughts Unmasked’.
Kyle King is a medical student at the Yale School of Medicine interested in psychiatry, neurosurgery, and social determinants of health. Kyle was diagnosed with OCD at age 13 and, for six months, was completely debilitated by the disorder. Eventually, Kyle found a therapist specializing in Exposure- Response Prevention and, within a year of beginning treatment, had reclaimed his life from OCD. Since recovering, Kyle has been heavily involved in OCD advocacy work with the International OCD Foundation, currently co-leading the Young Adult Special Interest Group and co-hosting the monthly Research Roundtable livestream. Outside of advocacy, Kyle has worked in different research labs for the past five years on projects ranging from the neurobiology of OCRDs to hospital pricing schemes. And when he wants to stop thinking about medical stuff, Kyle loves watching The Simpsons and pretty much any stand-up comedy special.
Andrew GottWorth is an IOCDF Advocate, educator, and trainer in Berlin Germany, from Louisville, Kentucky. Bachelor of Science in Physics from Western Kentucky University and Master of Science in Environmental Studies from Kentucky State University. Student Experience Coordinator at CODE University of Applied Sciences. Disc Golf trainer and amateur Disc Golf player. Long time volunteer with Teen Leadership programs, conferences, and nonprofits.
Founded the Berlin OCD Walk and launched the International Networking & Advocacy group that brings together advocates of all levels to help grow the I in IOCDF. Loves combining evidence-based practices from research background, with compassion and service from volunteering and advocacy.
Prior to the keynote, there will be an intro to the conference by OCD Southern California’s President, Melissa Mose, LMFT, and an overview of the day’s events by Vice President, Chris Trondsen, LMFT. Additionally, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, will moderate they keynote.
Join us for our August support group on Saturday, August 9, 2025, from 11AM – 1 PM PT. To receive the support group Zoom link, or for any additional questions, please email: info@ocdsocal.org! Here are our special guests:
Family accommodation, which includes enabling and providing reassurance, predicts poorer therapeutic outcomes for your loved one and is associated with greater OCD impairment. This presentation will explain accommodation behaviors through the lens of functional behavioral analysis (why your loved one wants this behavior and why parents, family members, and spouse feel inclined to give in to their loved one’s OCD). Specific types of family accommodation in OCD will be identified along with information on the Family Accommodation Scale (FAS), a measure to identify how much you are accommodating your loved one’s OCD. We will then discuss methods of accommodation reduction that can be used whether you are supporting a child, young adult, or adult loved one, including common language, family contracts, and motivational scripts. Video will be used to demonstrate behavioral family contracting. We will end with a discussion of additional treatment strategies to reduce familyaccommodation including the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Emotions program (SPACE) and behavior modification through rewards and supportive statements.
Prior to the event, we will send out an email with the Zoom link for the support group and also have more information on the agenda and speakers. We hope to see you there on Saturday, August 9th!
In order to foster a safe community, we do not record the support group. This allows attendees the opportunity to share their experiences and ask questions in a safe space. We encourage you to attend or listen in to the support group live on Saturday.
Please note: if you received this email, you are currently on our mailing list. You will automatically receive the Zoom link and do not need to request it. Then just click the link and join us at 11 AM on August 9th! You don’t need to RSVP.
See you there this Saturday, August 9th, at 11am PDT!
OCD Southern California is hosting an Online OCD Conference from Saturday, November 15 – Sunday, November 16, 2025. We are welcoming attendees from anywhere! This event is both for people affected by OCD and clinicians. Professional CEs are being offered.
Our conference agenda includes information on the day and time of the talks, the talk titles, and the names of the panel presenters. Additionally, the agenda includes the different tracks we are offering. Remember, tracks are only a suggestion. For instance, if you are a person with OCD, but want to attend a talk in the “professionals” or “family and loved ones” track, you are more than welcome to attend any of the conference talks offered!
Here is the agenda for our 2-day conference (click to enlarge any of the graphics):
We look forward to seeing you at our Online OCD Conference, a Global Event, on November 15 and 16, 2025! Email us with any questions: info@ocdsocal.org! For more information on our conference, visit www.ocdsocal.org/conference.
