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Unraveling OCD: Understanding Subtypes and Dispelling Common Myths

When

Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 12:00-1:30pm ET

Presenter

Stacey Dobrinsky, PhD, Director of Training with Dr. Taylor Wilmer, PhD Director of Clinical Product at InStride Health

Where

Online via Zoom

Cost

Free

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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.

Presenters:

    

Stacey Dobrinsky, PhD, Director of Training Anxiety Institute
Taylor Wilmer, PhD, ABPP, Director of Clinical Product InStride Health

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.

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  • If you wish to cancel your course registration, notification must be sent to info@anxietyinstitute.com at least 24-hours prior to the scheduled start date.

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

Stacey Dobrinsky, PhD

Director of Training

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

Dr. Stacey Dobrinsky has over ten 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. Stacey 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. Stacey has given multiple presentations on OCD, Anxiety and ACT, both locally and nationally.

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