Super Early Bird pricing ENDS TODAY, Tuesday, September 2, 2025! The price of our Global, Online OCD Conference goes up tomorrow for professionals and general attendees! So register TODAY!
As you know, the board members of OCD SoCal (and our supporting committees) came together to offer an affordable Online OCD Conference!
This is the last day to register for the lowest prices we can offer to attend the conference. For clinicians earning CEs, it’s only $60 for 8.75 CES, meaning around $7.50 per CE, which is a great price! And then for the general public attending, it’s only $20. So take advantage of Super Early Bird, which has the lowest cost! Hope to see all of you there!
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.
The time is finally here to register for OCD Southern California’s Online OCD conference, a global event featuring presenters from around the world! https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com
This will be our organization’s 9th conference, but we have never done a conference as large as this one! Join us on Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, 2025, for two days of information and community focused on OCD and related disorders.
The conference begins with a Keynote consisting of 5 superstars who have created and now lead community building organizations and activities. The conference is two days filled with 46 different panel presentations led by some of the top OCD experts, researchers, psychiatrists, advocates, and people impacted by OCD. We also have evening activities, including community support groups and a call-in show, and we’re wrapping up the conference with an “Ask the Experts” Q&A panel and an opportunity drawing for prizes. We have more information on our registration page: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com
Our Super Early Bird registration is from August 1 – August 31. This is our lowest cost registration at only $20 per person for admission to this two-day event.
For professionals (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, and psychologists) seeking continuing education credits, we’re offering 8.75 CEs during early bird registration for only $60. This covers your CEs and attendance. https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com
If you visit here on our website, Online OCD Conference Agenda, we have posted the agenda that includes talk descriptions, speakers, our different conference tracks, and additional information.
Make sure to email info@ocdsocal.org with any questions, as well as to request to be added to our mailing list as we continue to pump out more information about our November event. We will be sending you more information on our keynote speakers, the full program, and more details in the very near future.
The low cost of registration is to cover the event as we are working with an expert event team that is building our conference website and event platform. We will be utilizing Zoom for this conference, so if you’re comfortable with Zoom, the conference will be familiar to you and easy to navigate!
Register ASAP to take advantage of our lowest cost registration and make sure to email us at scholarships@ocdsocal.org if cost is a factor and you’d like to request a scholarship ticket for attendance.
Our Board of Directors and conference committee thank you for your interest and we’re excited to bring you one of the largest OCD conferences in the world! We look forward to seeing you on November 15th and 16th! All presentations will be recorded, and you will have 60 days to access the recordings if you are registered. To register for our Online OCD Conference, A Global Event, visit: https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com.
