2025 Online OCD Conference, A Global Event

Join us for the 9th annual OCD Southern California conference--a two-day virtual event! Our theme this year is, “Stronger Together: Community, Compassion, and Resilience.”

We are thrilled to present a varied panel of keynote speakers who will share their inspirational stories about their OCD journey from recovery to advocacy and community-building, providing resources to individuals in need.

Following the keynote speakers, the conference will include 46 presentations from which to choose. There will be a total of 28 break-out sessions offered during four consecutive time slots on Saturday, and 18 break-out sessions offered during three consecutive time slots on Sunday. On Saturday evening, we have scheduled three community groups and a "Live Call in Q & A Show". During each time slot, multiple presentations will be CE-eligible, and clinicians can earn up to 8.75 CE credits during the conference. The conference will end with a Summary Q&A Panel featuring some of our most notable presenters.

CE credits are available for LMFT, LPCC, LCSW and psychologists.

Keck Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at Keck School of Medicine USC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Keck Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

More information about our presentations, led by some of the top OCD experts in the United States, has been posted on our website: ocdsocal.org/conference.

Cost:

Take advantage of our Early Bird Registration to keep costs at a minimum!

Note: Purchased tickets allow you access to both Saturday, November 15 and Sunday, November 16, 2025!

Super Early Bird Ticket

August 1 – August 31 extended to September 2nd

$20.00

Early Bird Ticket

September 1 – September 30

$25.00

General Ticket

October 1 – November 9

$35.00

Final Week

November 10 – November 15

$40.00

Professional Ticket with CEs (includes entrance to conference)

August 1 – September 30

$60.00

October 1 - November 15

$70.00

Explanation of Registration Tickets - please read to ensure you purchase the correct ticket! All tickets provide access to the entire conference for two days.

General Admission Ticket: purchase this ticket if you are attending the conference as a person with OCD, a loved one, a family member or a student or professional who does not want to earn continuing education credits.

Scholarship Ticket: select this ticket after sending an email to OCD SoCal and requesting a scholarship ticket: scholarships@ocdsocal.org.

Professional Ticket with CEs: purchase this ticket if you are an LMFT, LPCC, LCSW, or psychologist who would like to earn continuing education credits.

Changemaker Ticket with or without CEs: purchase these tickets if you have received a discount code from BFRB Changemakers.

Presenter Ticket: select this ticket if you are a presenter at the conference.

Volunteer Ticket: select this ticket if you have agreed to volunteer at the conference.

We are pleased to introduce our keynote panel of speakers:

Natasha Daniels has been an anxiety & OCD therapist for over two decades. She combines both her clinical expertise with her lived experience, raising her own three kids with anxiety and OCD. She is the creator of the website AT Parenting Survival. She gives in-depth support to parents raising kids with anxiety or OCD through her books, courses in the AT Parenting Survival Online School and in her online membership AT Parenting Community. Her latest books include Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids and her memoir, Out of My Shell: Overcoming Social Anxiety from Childhood to Adulthood.

Andrew GottWorth is an IOCDF Advocate, educator, and trainer in Berlin Germany, originally from Louisville, Kentucky. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Western Kentucky University and a Master of Science in Environmental Studies from Kentucky State University. He was the Student Experience Coordinator at CODE University of Applied Sciences. He is a Disc Golf trainer and an amateur Disc Golf player. Andrew is a longtime volunteer with Teen Leadership programs, conferences, and nonprofits.

He 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. Andrew loves combining evidence-based practices from research background, with compassion and service from volunteering and advocacy.

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.

Stuart Ralph is a counsellor and psychotherapist (MBACP Accred) for children and young people in the UK. He is co-founder of The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. He founded The OCD Stories podcast, a weekly podcast where he interviews some of the best minds in OCD recovery which has been downloaded more than 8 million times globally. In 2018 he was given the hero award by the International OCD Foundation.

Chris Trondsen, MS, LMFT, will moderate the panel. Chris suffered from undiagnosed, severe OCD and BDD from childhood. Following treatment, Chris began advocating for mental health and shared his story on TV, newspapers and podcasts. Chris began speaking at Annual OCD Conferences, including giving the keynote with his mom at the 2011 conference. He also helped start the Young Adult Track at the annual conference.

Each of these speakers is a person impacted by OCD who has had a unique journey of support and recovery. They look forward to sharing their stories with the OCD community.

For more information about the conference, please visit ocdsocal.org/conference.