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

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 Monday, May 18, 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!

02/11/2026

THE TIBERGS: “THE LESSONS WE’VE LEARNED ALONG THE WAY” AT THIS SATURDAY, FEB. 14TH’S FAMILY & LOVED ONE’S OCD SUPPORT GROUP!

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

It will be held this Saturday, February 14 for two hours, from 11 AM – 1 PM PST. To receive the Zoom link for this support group, please email info@ocdsocal.org.

We are excited to announce that we are going back to basics and have invited a family to discuss their OCD journey. Dianne and her husband, Matt Tiberg are parents of a teenage daughter. Their daughter suffers from OCD, as well as emetophobia (fear of throwing up). Dianne and Matt will discuss what they did as parents when symptoms first appeared, how they helped their daughter navigate treatment, and their new role now that their daughter is doing well.

They will share with you what they did right and what mistakes they made in an effort to help you navigate supporting a loved one with OCD.

The Tibergs will also address the sudden onset of their daughter’s OCD from a PANS / PANDAS infection.

By attending this support group, you will feel a sense of hope and recognize you are not alone in this journey. Come and learn from a family that has successfully traveled this road.

The first hour will be dedicated to hearing their remarkable recovery journey. The second hour will be an open Q&A session where anyone can ask questions. You do not want to miss February’s support group!

We will see you this Sat, February 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. Anyone from anywhere can join!

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 receive the Zoom link for this support group, please email info@ocdsocal.org.

01/21/2026

Sleep disruption often fuels OCD symptoms and complicates nighttime ERP. Join OCD SoCal Board Member, Sue Chudy, LCSW, who will be providing this training for clinicians on January 30th. 😊

$10 off with code SLEEP, good until 1/23! 🎉

Register at: https://www.ocdtrainingschool.com/sleep-and-ocd?utm_source=podia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2881890!

01/07/2026

THIS Saturday, Jan. 10th at 11am PST, join us for a FREE, 3-hour virtual event! 😁 We will be discussing how to improve and incorporate sleep, exercise, diet, spirituality / faith, and mindfulness / yoga for overall stress reduction and anxiety management, which leads to one being able to better manage and treat their OCD symptoms! You can email info@ocdsocal.org to request Saturday’s link.

It’s brought to you by OCD SoCal & the Family & Loved Ones’ OCD Support Group, which board members & Liz Trondsen co-facilitate monthly.

Saturday’s event features , CMPC, CSC, a 3-time gold medalist in weightlifting, Reverend Katie O’Dunne (), an ordained minister, , LSCSW, a licensed therapist & certified children’s yoga instructor, Liz Trondsen, RD, a registered dietitian with 40+ years of experience & Chris Trondsen, LMFT, someone with 2 diagnosed sleep disorders and additional training in treating sleep conditions!

Join us this Saturday, 1/10/26, from 11-2pm PST, and email info@ocdsocal.org to request the free link to Saturday’s event! See you there! 👋🏼

12/19/2025

Email info@ocdsocal.org for this Sunday’s link! This Sunday, December 21 from 9-10:30am PST, Chris Trondsen & Liz Trondsen will do a 90 min free Zoom event discussing what both of them did to help Chris get better from severe OCD & share their recovery journey!

They are the next guests in Shannon Shy’s series ‘90 Minutes with the Icons of the OCD Recovery Community.’

Hosted by 2010 International OCD Foundation keynote speaker and OCD advocate Shannon Shy - OCD Can Be Defeated. I'm Living Proof., Chris and Liz’s talk is titled: ‘Rise Beyond OCD: Answers, Insight and Inspiration to Move Forward!’

So join this event this Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 9 AM PST (12 PM EST) for a 90 minute discussion on OCD recovery, family involvement & how you and your loved one can get better from OCD. Free, virtual & open to all!

Here’s more info:

Chris Trondsen and his mother Liz stepped into the international spotlight of OCD recovery when they jointly gave the keynote address at the 2011 International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) conference.

Chris suffered severely for many years with OCD (he also suffered with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, anxiety, depression and panic attacks) and eventually found treatment and his path to recovery aided by the loving support of Liz and the family.

Chris is now a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) treating OCD and related disorders at The Gateway Institute in Southern California, sits on the Board of Directors for the IOCDF and OCD SoCal, and has become one of the most well-known voices of OCD recovery.

Liz also sits on the OCD SoCal Board of Directors and facilitates the OCD Support Group for Families and Loved Ones.

We hope you join Shannon, Chris and Liz for 90 minutes to listen to a talk of hope, recovery tips, and tangible action items to support your recovery journey!

Their presentation if followed by a Q&A session. Email info@ocdsocal.org and ask for the free link!

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! 👋🏼

11/16/2025

Adam Frank, PhD, MD, is one of the members of our Board of Directors and he’s sharing what to expect at this weekend’s conference and inviting you to join our Online OCD Conference, a Global Event!

Day 2 of the conference is happening now and you can still register! (https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com)

The conference kicked off today at 9am PST! Register today to still join the conference presentations remaining and by registering, you have access to both Saturday and Sunday’s talk recordings for 60 days!

https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com to register, www.ocdsocal.org for more info, email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions & email scholarships@ocdsocal.org for free registration if needed!

See you at the conference! 👋🏼 Thanks from Adam and the Board of Directors!

11/16/2025

Day 2 of our conference is HAPPENING LIVE RIGHT NOW!! 😃 Sunday, the second day of the Online OCD Conference— A Global Event, is going strong!

20 sessions are being offered today, so make sure to join us! www.onlineocdconference.com is our conference platform and you will get emailed a log in instructions automatically!

We hope you join us for all of Day 2’s offerings at our online conference and see you at the final conference event, the “Ask the Experts: Summary Q&A Panel!” 👋🏼

https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com to register, www.ocdsocal.org for more info, email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions & email scholarships@ocdsocal.org for free registration if needed!

11/16/2025

Day 2 of the Online OCD Conference— our Global Event, is going strong! 20 sessions are being offered today, so make sure to join us! www.onlineocdconference.com is our conference platform!

One of those sessions is our “Ask the Experts: Summary Q&A Panel!” It’s an opportunity to ask 7 experts any of your final OCD questions!

As a thank you to all who joined us, we are ending the wrap-up panel with an opportunity drawing and offering these prizes! If you are present in the Q&A panel, and fill out our anonymous Conference Evaluation, you are entered into the drawing and can win these gifts. Thank you to Kimberley Quinlan, CBT School, Liz McIngvale, PhD, LCSW, Lauren Wadsworth, PhD, and MHNTI Institute for your gift donation!

We hope you join us for all of Day 2 of our online conference and see you at the Summary Q&A Panel! 👋🏼

https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com to register, www.ocdsocal.org for more info, email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions & email scholarships@ocdsocal.org for free registration if needed!

11/16/2025

Day 2 of the Online OCD Conference— our Global Event, is going strong! 20 sessions are being offered today, so make sure to join us! www.onlineocdconference.com is our conference platform!

One of those sessions is our “Ask the Experts: Summary Q&A Panel!” It’s an opportunity to ask 7 experts any of your final OCD questions!

As a thank you to all who joined us, we are ending the wrap-up panel with an opportunity drawing and offering these prizes! If you are present in the Q&A panel, and fill out our anonymous Conference Evaluation, you are entered into the drawing and can win these gifts. Thank you to , for your gift donation!

We hope you join us for all of Day 2 of our online conference and see you at the Summary Q&A Panel! 👋🏼

https://ocdconference.eventbrite.com to register, www.ocdsocal.org for more info (both links in bio), email us at info@ocdsocal.org with any questions & email scholarships@ocdsocal.org for free registration if needed!

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