OCD SoCal, 23679 Calabasas Road Ste. 1015, Calabasas, CA (2026)

04/20/2026

Wow! Look at THAT lineup! On Saturday, May 30th, 18 of Southern California’s top OCD specialists will be under one roof!

OCD SoCal is hosting our annual Speaker Series at Orange Coast College from 10 AM to 3 PM on Saturday, May 30.

TODAY, Monday, April 20th is the LAST DAY to take advantage of our lowest rate for this event. Our Early-Bird, reduced-cost registration is only $10, but that ends at midnight tonight! Register here: https://ocdspeakerseries.eventbrite.com/!

Thank you to our 18 incredible OCD experts and speakers for donating your time to present at our May 30th Speaker Series: Dr. Alec Pollard, Dr. Barbara Van Noppen, Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, Dr. Jennie Kuckertz, Dr. Curtis Hsia, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, Kevin Foss, MFT, Mary Neustaedter, LMFT, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, Sue Chudy, LCSW, Dr. Stephanie Davis, Dr. Sanj Saxena, Elena Fasan, LCSW, Dr. Jennifer O’ Connor, Sheeva Rajaee, LMFT, Dr. Jennifer Siegel, Dr. Khashayar Nattagh, and Michelle Malloy, MFT, PMH-C!

This in-person event is the 1st time we’re inviting all of Southern California to meet at 1 venue for this conference. You have an opportunity to hear 18 different OCD experts talk on OCD and related topics—such as how to navigate insurance, dealing with intrusive thoughts, OCD, medications, treatment motivation, the role of family members and loved ones, and more! This event is for people with OCD, their family members, spouses, loved ones, and anyone interested in learning more about OCD.

Additionally, we are offering 3 CEs for LMFT, LCSWs, LPCCs, and psychologists!

Today is the last day to secure Early Bird, discounted registration. https://ocdspeakerseries.eventbrite.com. You get access to all these presentations, plus a free meal, beverages, and free parking for only $10! Scholarships are available for those who need assistance with the cost, We don’t want cost to be a reason that you cannot attend. Once again, take advantage of early bird registration, and sign up today! The Eventbrite registration link is https://ocdspeakerseries.eventbrite.com/, and head over to our website https://ocdsocal.org/programs/speakerseries/ to get the bios and more information on the 18 presenters.

The event’s full agenda and program is on its way it will be on our website soon: https://ocdsocal.org/programs/speakerseries/. You don’t want to miss this event, the information shared here will be crucial for anyone experiencing OCD or having someone in their life with this disorder! 😊

04/15/2026

Register Today for OCD SoCal’s Saturday, May 30th, 10am - 3pm, In-Person Speaker Series! Take advantage of reduced, Early-Bird pricing before the cost goes up on Monday, April 20th at midnight!

OCD Southern California is happy to announce that registration continues for the 2026 OCD SoCal Speakers Series!

We are also reminding professionals that we will be offering 3 Continuing Education (CEs) credit for professionals!

To register for this event, click on:
https://ocdspeakerseries.eventbrite.com.

What is new this year is that OCD SoCal is holding one Speakers Series event in one central location at Orange Coast College! We invite everyone in Southern California to join us under one roof!

This low-cost, in-person event will feature presentations by 18 local, Southern California OCD treatment providers. They will facilitate panels and presentations on OCD and related disorders. This will also be an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with others in similar situations as you and your family in the local OCD community.

These events are for individuals with OCD, their family members and loved ones, mental health providers, students and the general public. Talks for the general public will be presented throughout the day.

Ticket Prices:

Early Bird Tickets (ends April 20): $10.00
General Admission (ends May 14): $15.00
May 15 - May 30: $18.00

We are pleased that we are able to provide 3 CE credits for clinicians (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW and psychologists). Please register using the Professional Ticket at a cost of $45.00.

Beverages and a catered lunch will be provided. Parking is free.

Information on the 18 speakers is now live on our website at www.ocdsocal.org/speakerseries.

For further information on the Speakers Series, including the agenda and program, please visit our website at www.ocdsocal.org or contact us through email at info@ocdsocal.org.

Once again, we will be hosting one Speaker Series event this year and invite all of the Southern California OCD community to join us and connect in one location!

04/09/2026

The Proposal System for the 2026 Online OCD Conference, a Global Event, is now open!

The Online OCD Conference - hosted by OCD SoCal, will be held on Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2026.

Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or new to presenting, we invite you to participate in the OCD Online Conference. This globally connected event brings together varied voices from around the world.

We welcome innovative ideas, fresh perspectives, and research that resonates across borders from mental health providers, researchers, individuals with lived experience and their families, and others interested in speaking on OCD and related disorders.

OCD SoCal values perspectives from individuals with lived experience. To maximize the number of voices represented, we are unable to accept proposals for single presenter talks at this time. If you are interested in speaking, we encourage you to collaborate with your therapist to form a panel. Panels allow for a richer exchange of insights and can offer both valuable information and inspiration to a broader audience.

If you would like to speak at this conference, please go to https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRR12Q-OWawVaH8gUdvMIEsBy_zRHTYcHty6IR65mcnS_N5A/viewform to submit a proposal (this is a Google Doc, so you may need to log into your Google account to access the form).

The deadline for proposals is Monday, May 20, 2026.

When opened, the Proposal Form will have answers to FAQs. We hope you consider submitting a proposal!

Email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions!

According to the conference evaluations from last year, here are the topics our attendees want to see more of:

OCD Subtypes

Comorbidities (especially trauma, OCPD, ASD)

OCRDs

Identity/culture

Kids

Talks that incorporate:

Accessing treatment & concrete resources

Case Examples/Hands On/Practical Strategies

04/08/2026

You are invited to join us this Saturday, April 11th from 11am - 1pm PT for our 2-hour Family & Loved One’s OCD Support Group! This event is free, on Zoom, and open to anyone from anywhere! Simply email us at info@ocdsocal.org and request this Saturday’s Zoom link!

This group is for people loving and supporting someone in their life with OCD. People with OCD can join as well.

Our “Ask An Expert” panel features OCD clinician Kevin Foss, MFT, who hosts the Fearcast podcast, psychiatrist Dr. Jen Siegel, Ethan Smith, an OCD advocate living with the disorder, and Liz Trondsen, OCD SoCal board member and parent of a son with OCD. They will share their top 5 tips everyone needs to know when supporting someone recovering from OCD!

There will also be a Q&A segment, hosted by our Vice President Chris Trondsen, where you can ask these experts questions! You don’t want to miss it!

We will see you this Saturday, April 11th at 11am PT and make sure to email us at info@ocdsocal.org for the Zoom link!

03/13/2026

Register Today for OCD SoCal’s Saturday, May 30th, 10am - 3pm, In-Person Speaker Series!

OCD Southern California is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2026 OCD SoCal Speakers Series!

We are also pleased to announce that we will be offering Continuing Education credit for professionals!

To register for this event, click on:
https://ocdspeakerseries.eventbrite.com.

What is new this year is that OCD SoCal is holding one Speakers Series event in one central location at Orange Coast College! We invite everyone in Southern California to join us under one roof!

This low-cost, in-person event will feature presentations by local, Southern California OCD treatment providers. They will facilitate panels and presentations on OCD and related disorders. This will also be an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with others in similar situations as you and your family in the local OCD community.

These events are for individuals with OCD, their family members and loved ones, mental health providers, students and the general public. Talks for the general public will be presented throughout the day.

Ticket Prices:

Early Bird Tickets (ends April 12): $10.00
General Admission (ends May 14): $15.00
May 15 - May 30: $18.00

We are pleased that we are able to provide three CE credits for clinicians (LMFT, LPCC, LCSW and psychologists). Please register using the Professional Ticket at a cost of $45.00.

Beverages and a catered lunch will be provided. Parking is free.

More information will be provided soon on the agenda, the program and the speakers on our website ocdsocal.org.

For further information on the Speakers Series, please visit our website at ocdsocal.org/speakerseries or contact us through email at info@ocdsocal.org.

Once again, we will be hosting one Speaker Series event this year in a central location and invite all of the Southern California OCD community to join us and connect in one location!

03/11/2026

You are invited! Chris Trondsen, LMFT, a clinician with OCD, and his mom, Liz Trondsen, are excited to remind you about our March, virtual, free Family and Loved Ones OCD Support Group.

It will be held this Saturday, March 14 for two hours, from 11 AM – 1 PM PST.

Brooke Miller will be joining us to discuss her life experience as a person with OCD. Email info@ocdsocal.org to request the Zoom link and visit www.ocdsocal.org for more information!

She has lived with OCD since childhood and has experienced multiple subtypes, including contamination, perfectionism, moral scrupulosity, and relationship OCD. Her journey has included ERP treatment, eating disorder recovery, and navigating additional diagnoses like panic disorder, Bipolar II, and PTSD.

She is a parent of two children with OCD, her 13-year-old son (also diagnosed with PANDAS) and her 11-year-old daughter who was recently diagnosed. She speaks from both lived experience and the ongoing reality of parenting kids with OCD.

She is a registered nurse, an International OCD Foundation Advocate, President of OCD Wisconsin, and a presenter with NAMI’s Ending the Silence program.

She would like to discuss these topics:

– What OCD can actually look like in kids (beyond stereotypes)
– Parenting a child with OCD while also managing your own OCD
– How to support kids through ERP (and manage accommodations vs. support)
– Navigating school, family dynamics, and daily life with OCD
– The emotional impact on parents/caregivers (guilt, fear, burnout)
– Hope and recovery and what progress really looks like

Please join us this Saturday for a wealth of information on both living with OCD and parenting children with OCD!

We will see you this Saturday, March 14th from 11 AM -1 PM PST! 👋🏼

The event is open to loved ones, family members and spouses of someone with OCD, as well as people with OCD—or anyone else interested. Email info@ocdsocal.org to request the Zoom link and visit www.ocdsocal.org for more information!

03/11/2026

Our Vice President, Chris Trondsen, will guest present for a fellow affiliate’s event: OCD North Carolina’s OCD (and related disorders) Lecture Series.

To sign up, visit: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckdu2qrj0pG9VJNrsc0EQtqFXrf1UrB2In?fbclid=PAdGRjcAQdlAVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp7JysXYLcOosGSSbzCRShPYhUnMHfUxfcXJ-K-_res_ZytmIvzvwUhnzW8lg_aem_hcpkeGa5w_i5WoRYQ5-S_g

LECTURE DETAILS:

The next lecture will be Tuesday, March 17, 2026 from 7-8pm ET (4-5pm PT). You’ll receive a Zoom link / reminder in advance of the meeting.

This month’s lecture will feature Chris Trondsen, MS, LMFT presenting “An Overview of Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment.”

I hope many of you will join or pass it off to anyone who may find information on BDD useful. We will see you there!

03/11/2026

Struggling with sleep because OCD or anxiety won’t turn off at night? 🤔

Many people with OCD experience racing thoughts, rumination, or anxiety that makes it hard to fall asleep or return to sleep after waking. This workshop focuses on practical ways to respond differently to nighttime anxiety and build healthier sleep patterns.

Starting April 14, Sue Chudy, LCSW, OCD specialist and board member of OCD SoCal — will be hosting a 5 week Sleep & OCD/Anxiety Workshop open to adults in any state.

Participants will learn:
• Why OCD and anxiety often ramp up at night
• How rumination and mental compulsions keep sleep problems going
• Practical tools from ERP, ACT and CBT-I to respond to nighttime anxiety

Special guest in Week 2: Psychiatrist Dr. Khashayar Nattagh will join to discuss the medical perspective on sleep and OCD, including how medication management can support treatment.

If sleep has become one of the hardest parts of living with OCD or anxiety, this workshop is designed to help. Email Sue at suechudylcsw@gmail.com to register or with any questions. 😊

03/09/2026

The Online OCD Conference, A Global Event—hosted by OCD SoCal, is coming BACK this year! Thank you for making last year’s event so successful and demanding its return! SAVE THE DATE because starting Monday, April 6, we are opening the proposal system and accepting proposals for our November 7-8, 2026 conference!

OCD Southern California has been hosting conferences since 2015, and in 2021, OCD SoCal created the Online OCD Conference and transitioned to a virtual platform. This year’s event will be held Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2026.

Our conference has been a cornerstone for global collaboration, bringing together experts, innovators, and thought leaders from around the world.

Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or new to presenting, we invite you to participate in the OCD Online Conference. This globally connected event brings together varied voices from around the world. Our proposal system will officially open on Monday, April 6! We welcome innovative ideas, fresh perspectives, and research that resonates across borders from mental health providers, researchers, individuals with lived experience and their families, and others interested in speaking on OCD and related disorders.

If you would like to speak at this conference, please go to our website for more information on how to submit a proposal starting Monday, April 6: www.ocdsocal.org.

The deadline for proposals is Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

When opened, the Proposal Form will have answers to FAQs. We hope you consider submitting a proposal! 👋🏼

03/07/2026

SAVE THE DATE! ON SATURDAY, MAY 30TH, THE OCD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, IN-PERSON SPEAKER SERIES IS BACK!

OCD Southern California is happy to announce the return of the Speakers Series in 2026! What is new this year is that OCD SoCal is holding one Speakers Series event in one location. We invite everyone in Southern California (and beyond!) to join us under one roof!

For more information, visit www.ocdsocal.org!

This low-cost, in-person event happening from 10am to 3pm on Saturday, May 30, 2026, will feature presentations by local, Southern California OCD treatment providers. They will facilitate panels and presentations on OCD and related disorders. This will also be an excellent opportunity to meet and connect with others in similar situations as you and your family in the local OCD community.

These events are for individuals with OCD, their family members, spouses, and loved ones, mental health providers, students, and the general public. Talks for the general public will be presented throughout the day. We are also offering talks therapists interested in learning more about the diagnosis and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Beverages and a catered lunch will be provided. Parking is free.

More information will be provided soon on the agenda, the program, the registration date and the registration process. Registration is not yet open, but will be opening soon!

For further information on the Speakers Series, please contact us through email at info@ocdsocal.org.

Once again, we will be hosting one Speaker Series event this year and invite all of the Southern California OCD community to join us and connect in one location!

12/09/2025

Every second Saturday of the month, from 11am to 1pm PST, board members Chris Trondsen, LMFT, and Liz Trondsen host a virtual, free, Family & Loved Ones OCD Support Group.

Learn about this Saturday’s support group below including how to join!

To join, simply email info@ocdsocal.org and ask for this Saturday’s Zoom link!

Title: An OCD Master Class: Family & Loved Ones’ Edition

The opening discussion is led by Lauren Rosen, LMFT, the author of the upcoming “The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD.” Additionally, we will be joined by USC Psychiatrist and researcher, Adam Frank, Ph.D., MD. These two special guests will lend their expertise to lead a complete master class on OCD.

The opening discussion will incorporate key OCD topics that include: what to do if your loved one has stubborn or difficult to treat OCD, how your loved one can get better if their OCD is predominantly mental, expectations on improvement during different stages of OCD treatment, how to find scientific-based resources for OCD, how one gets better from OCD, and what should family members and loved ones do or don’t do to make your loved one’s recovery more likely. Additional topics include a discussion on frontline medications for OCD treatment, what to expect regarding side effects and improvements, and a discussion on additional interventions that include TMS, ketamine, deep brain stimulation, and psychedelics.

We will then dedicate the second half to answering your specific questions that remain after the open discussion, either on what was discussed earlier or your personal situation.

Do not miss the final group of 2025! The event is on Saturday, December 13th from 11AM – 1 PM PST.

Email info@ocdsocal.org to request the support group’s Zoom link and we’ll see you Saturday! 👋🏼

12/08/2025

On behalf of the OCD SoCal Board of Directors, thank you to everyone who supported our recent Online OCD Conference! 🙏🏼

This event came about because we wanted to offer a low-cost, global conference to help clinicians earn their needed CEs, and for people with OCD and their loved ones to attend a low-cost conference with leading experts and top-notch presentations.

We were able to register over 1,355 people and give out 100+ scholarships so that cost wasn’t a factor.

If you were a speaker, we already sent out a direct thank you, but just a quick public thank you for lending your time. If you attended, we hope it met your expectations, that you learned a great deal, and that you enjoyed the event as well. We hope that you and those with whom you shared the conference also enjoyed it, and we were honored to offer our community the event.

If you want to watch the presentation recordings, log back into the conference site www.onlineocdconference2025.com and click the “Session Recordings” tab. All recordings have been added and are ready to watch!

Thank you again to everybody who supported us, and we look forward to putting on the conference again next year! 👋🏼

OCD SoCal

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