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OCD Sacramento Presents: Introduction to OCD and Exposure and Response Prevention

Name: OCD Sacramento Presents: Introduction to OCD and Exposure and Response Prevention
Start: 2021-02-25T17:30:00-08:00
End: 2021-02-25T18:30:00-08:00
Location: Zoom Platform

25th February 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

This presentation will discuss the diagnosis of OCD and the front-line treatment modality of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). A discussion on why logic is not successful in treating OCD, why reassurance is harmful, and how ERP systematically changes the brain chemistry to no longer produce irrational fear.

When: February 25, 2021 from 5:30-6:30 pm

Where: Zoom Platform

Meeting ID: 841 8975 8286

Password: 109077

Cost: Free of charge

About the presenter: Dr. Robin Zasio, Psy. D., LCSW is a specialist in treating OCD and anxiety disorders utilizing CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention techniques. She developed The Anxiety Treatment Center of Sacramento, Roseville, and El Dorado Hills. Dr. Zasio serves on the Scientific Advisory Board, Clinical Advisory Board, and Speakers Bureau for the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation, and is also faculty for their Behavioral Training Institute. She is the Author of The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life.

Details

Date:: 25th February 2021
Time:: 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Website:: www.ocdsacramento.org

Venue

: Zoom Platform

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