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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!

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Attend Our Free, Virtual Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group This Saturday, September 13th at 11am PDT!

Join us for our September support group this Saturday, September 13 from 11AM – 1 PM PDT.  To receive the Zoom link for the support group, please email: info@ocdsocal.org

For our September Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group, we are happy to welcome Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, one of the leading voices in the OCD community. Besides having a successful private practice specializing in OCD and related disorders, she also has a popular podcast, “Your Anxiety Toolkit.”

She joins us as both a clinician and a mom with personal experience of what to do when a loved one is suffering. Titled “From Loved One to Loved One: What to Do When Your Loved One is Struggling,” Kimberley will walk through what she did when her daughter recently had a sudden and intense onset of various mental health struggles. Kimberley will lay out exactly how she handled her daughter’s crisis situation-how she jumped in and found the right resources and the right therapist to help her daughter. She will also share what she does now to help her daughter maintain her wellness. She will give you tangible steps and go-to directions of what to do to help your loved one find and navigate resources that will start him/her on a road to recovery.

Then Kimberley will discuss how she navigated her own OCD and PTSD that came about watching her daughter struggle. This part of her presentation will help you, the loved one, learn to manage your own anxiety and give self-care tips on managing the impact on the supporter of someone with OCD.

Lastly, beyond her personal experience, in her role as a licensed clinician, she will discuss what your roles are to initiate action and create a plan to help your loved one be open to, and get, mental health treatment. She will also stay for the Q & A where she will answer any of your questions!

Join us as we help you create a treatment and action plan to support your loved one with OCD, as well as get your questions answered!

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.

To reach Kimberley Quinlan’s website and for her bio, please visit: Kimberley Quinlan – Therapy & Counseling for OCD & Eating Disorders

Email us at: info@ocdsocal.org for Saturday’s Zoom link and we hope to see you there this Saturday, September 13th at 11am PDT!

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The Conference Program for the 2025 Global, Online OCD Conference Is Here! Attend the Event on November 15 & 16!

https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com

It’s here! The Global, Online OCD Conference program has just been released and is now available to view! The program includes the titles, descriptions, and names of the over 100 presenters for the 53 presentations and after-hours activities available. 

The conference program is below and you can also see the conference program in larger size on our website here: Full Conference Program for the Global, Online OCD Conference!

It also includes more information on our keynote presentation and the “Ask the Expert: Summary Q&A Wrap Up Panel.” An agenda and a rundown of the day’s events are included. It also indicates which talks earn professional CEs and gives you an overall feel for the conference!

We hope this information helps professionals decide to sign up to earn 8.75 CEs and that the general public sees all the conference has to offer for such a low cost. 

We can’t wait to see you all at the two-day conference on November 15 and 16, 2025! To register: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com. More info: info@ocdsocal.org and visit our conference page on our website at: https://ocdsocal.org/conference!

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