Unraveling OCD: Understanding Subtypes and Dispelling Common Myths

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often misunderstood, with myths and misconceptions leading to misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment.

While many associate OCD with contamination fears and checking compulsions, the disorder presents in diverse and complex subtypes, including harm OCD, relationship OCD, existential OCD, and sensorimotor OCD. Without a clear understanding of these variations, clinicians may struggle to differentiate OCD from related conditions, impacting treatment outcomes.

This 90-minute webinar will provide mental health professionals with a deeper understanding of OCD subtypes, diagnostic challenges, and evidence-based interventions. The discussion will explore how OCD symptoms can manifest across different domains, how myths contribute to stigma and treatment barriers, and how clinicians can refine their approach using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and other strategies tailored to specific subtypes.

Co-hosted by Anxiety Institute and Instride Health, this session will equip professionals with practical tools to improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment effectiveness.

CE credit(s) available for clinical professionals, psychologists, therapists, counselors, and social workers. See below for details.

Learning Objectives

Identify the key subtypes of OCD and understand how they differ in presentation and impact.
Differentiate between OCD and related disorders to improve diagnostic accuracy.
Recognize and debunk common myths about OCD that contribute to misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment.

1.5 CE credits will be provided by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare.

Please note:
CE credits are only awarded to attendees who participate in the live session. Watching a recording of the previously recorded webinar does not qualify for credit.

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Presenters

Dr. Taylor Wilmer, PhD, ABPP

Director of Clinical Product Strategy, InStride Health

Dr. Taylor Wilmer is a board-certified cognitive behavioral psychologist who specializes in the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and related disorders. Throughout her career, she has been dedicated to providing evidence-based anxiety treatment to children, adolescents, and young adults, and she has extensive experience in individual, parent-focused, and group therapy in outpatient and intensive clinical settings.

Dr. Wilmer earned her undergraduate degree in Psychological & Brain Sciences from Dartmouth College and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. She completed her clinical internship and postdoctoral fellowship at McLean Hospital, where she provided intensive exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for children with anxiety. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Wilmer has published her research in peer-reviewed journals, delivered talks at national conferences, and provided training to schools and the community.

Stacey Dobrinsky, PhD

Consulting Psychologist, Anxiety Institute

BA, Rutgers University // MA, Montclair State University // MEd, University of Florida // PhD, University of Florida

Dr. Stacey Dobrinsky has over fifteen years of experience treating children and adolescents with OCD and anxiety disorders. She was a founding faculty member of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescent program (OCD Jr.) and ultimately served as the Clinical Director. Dr. Stacey Dobrinsky specializes in severe, treatment refractory anxiety and OCD while utilizing a combination of exposure response prevention (ERP) and acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) in her treatment.

She has been trained through the International OCD Foundation’s Behavior Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) and has completed the Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) training. She is also certified in cognitive processing therapy (CPT) for PTSD. Dr. Stacey Dobrinsky has given multiple presentations on OCD, Anxiety and ACT, both locally and nationally.

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Questions regarding this course?

Birgitta Johnson

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (612) 280-4503

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To receive CE credits, clinicians must attend the course sessions in real time, not via recorded sessions. All CE Certification fees are non-refundable.

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