Resources
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Websites:
International OCD Foundation
The International OCD Foundation is the most comprehensive resource on OCD and related disorders. The website offers everything from weekly informative livestreams for sufferers and caregivers, to a directory to help find a certified therapist, to newsletters and ways to get involved in the OCD and related disorders community. The organization also sponsors multiple annual conferences both in-person and online.
OCD Southern California
This is the Southern California affiliate of the IOCDF, and the website offers additional resources beneficial to those living outside California. The organization occasionally hosts free online webinars and livestream events and holds a monthly virtual support group for loved ones and caregivers hosted by Liz and Chris Trondsen. Chris has lived experience with OCD and related disorders and Liz is his mother.
OCD Texas
OCD Texas is the Texas affiliate of the IOCDF and hosts events throughout the state to serve Texans in different areas of the state. It also seeks to offer education, resource access, research support, and community advocacy for all Texans. There are opportunities to get involved with the organization and one’s own local community.
Anxiety & Depression Association of America
This international non-profit organization includes information and resources on OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Depression, Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and other related and co-occurring disorders.
CBT School
This website from Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT has programs and tools ranging from meditations to courses in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), to Depression, and Self-Compassion skills available online for purchase. Kimberley has a free weekly newsletter as well as a free podcast. *Certain services may be fee-based.
Jenna Overbaugh
Drawing from her own lived experience with OCD as well as her clinical expertise, Jenna offers courses on OCD and anxiety-related issues for a fee but also occasionally has free virtual events as well as a free weekly newsletter that highlights current events around the web in the OCD community, a free blog, and a free podcast. *Certain services may be fee-based.
NOCD
NOCD is a unique resource that offers teletherapy covered by some insurers to those looking for OCD treatment by treatment providers specializing in the gold standard ERP. They offer a greater community through a free downloadable app and are actively raising awareness about this condition through multiple media platforms. *Certain services may be fee-based.
Chrissie Hodges
Chrissie is a certified Peer Support Specialist based in Colorado who offers peer support for OCD and charges for referral and consultation services in finding professional, clinical help for OCD. She also hosts closed peer support groups for a fee. Her work is done nationwide and internationally. *Certain services may be fee-based.
Podcasts:
Your Anxiety Toolkit
Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT offers a free weekly podcast on topics related to OCD, anxiety, and other related disorders. The podcast can be accessed directly through her website or on other multiple platforms
The OCD Stories
Hosted by counselor Stuart Ralph who also has lived experience with OCD, this free weekly podcast offers perspectives from different voices in the OCD and related disorders community including sufferers, professionals, and caregivers. There are currently over 400 episodes and counting.
All the Hard Things
Jenna Overbaugh, LPC hosts a free weekly podcast with “practical advice” from her own professional experience, other professionals in the field, and other special guests on OCD and anxiety for sufferers and caregivers.
Books:
For OCD Sufferers:
Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program for Living with Uncertainty by Jonathan Grayson, PhD
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder by Bruce M. Hyman, PhD and Cherry Pedrick, RN
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: A Complete Guide to Getting Well and Staying Well by Fred Penzel, PhD
The Mindfulness Workbook for OCD (New Harbinger Self-Help Workbooks) by Jon Hershfield, MFT
Breaking the Rules of OCD: Find Lasting Freedom from the Unwanted Thoughts, Rituals, and Compulsions That Rule Your Life by Kim Rockwell-Evans
Free from OCD: A Workbook for Teens with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Timothy A. Sisemore, PhD
What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD by Dawn Huebner, PhD
Up & Down the Worry Hill: A Children's Book about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and its Treatment by Aureen P Wagner, PhD
When in Doubt Make Belief: An OCD-Inspired Approach to Living with Uncertainty by Jeff Bell
For Loved Ones and Caregivers:
The Family Guide to Getting Over OCD: Reclaim Your Life and Help Your Loved One by Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD
When a Family Member Has OCD: Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioral Skills to Help Families Affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Jon Hershfield, MFT
Loving Someone with OCD: Help for You and Your Family by Karen J. Landsman, PhD, Kathleen M. Rupertus, MA, MS, and Cherry Pedrick, RN
When a Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment: How to Promote Recovery and Reclaim Your Family’s Well-Being by C. Alec Pollard, PhD, Melanie VanDyke, PhD, Gary Mitchell, LCSW, Heidi J. Pollard, RN, MSN, and Gloria Mathis, PhD
Treatment Programs:
Residential Treatment Programs:
Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconmowoc, WI
OCD Institute at McLean
OC Institute of Texas, Houston, TX
Lindner Center of HOPE
Shepard Pratt
Neurobehavioral Institute Weston
Partial Hospitalization Programs:
St. Louis
Rogers Memorial Hospital, Oconmowoc WI and various places around the country
Other Treatment Programs:
Bergen 4 Day Treatment Los Angeles at the OCD & Anxiety Program of Southern California