Name: Is it GAD or OCD? Why clinicians need to know the difference
Start: 2023-08-28T15:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-08-28T16:00:00-07:00

**Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is one of the most misrepresented and thereby, misunderstood mental health diagnoses. On average, it takes up to 17 years for people to receive the diagnosis and effective therapy. One of the biggest tragedies of this is that OCD is actually very treatable.**

**In this presentation, you'll learn what OCD actually is, how to differentiate it from Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the three research-proven treatment options for it. One of the best ways clinicians can help the cause of OCD sufferers is to know when it's more than anxiety, and what to do next if it is. This presentation will equip you to know those next steps.**

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**Lauren Spencer, MS, LMFT is a Washington native turned world traveler, courtesy of her military spouse status. She specializes in helping professional women beat burnout, rebuild self-esteem, and let go of perfectionism.** 

**After years of hearing the long, often painful, journeys of her clients with OCD to receive proper diagnosis and treatment, she has been committed to providing education on what OCD is, how it's treated, and why it's vital for clinicians to differentiate this diagnosis.** 

**When not in her office, she can be found playing with her two dogs, on a walk, or watching a Hallmark movie.**

**Services Offered: Online Course for Loved Ones of those with OCD-- this course equips family members who love someone with OCD to more fully understand how the OCD brain works, to best support their person without getting caught in compulsions themselves, and to learn self-care skills for themselves along the way. The course is online, on-demand, and comes with access to a private** Facebook **group, which offers even more resources for loved ones. Interested parties can learn more and join here:** [https://www.hoperekindledcounseling.com/online-courses](https://www.hoperekindledcounseling.com/online-courses)

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