Hope for people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Lori Riddle-Walker Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Escondido
Personal Message
from Lori

Welcome! I'm glad you are here. As a therapist in San Diego County specializing in helping people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), I want you to know that you've found someone who understands and cares.

Whether you are gathering information for a friend or family member, are concerned that you may have OCD yourself or are actively seeking treatment, you’ve come to the right place.

Our goal is to help you find the information, services and support that you are looking for. There is help and hope for those suffering with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Sufferers often hide their pain and suffer alone for many years before seeking support or treatment. Misdiagnosis is common, especially in children, and at times appropriate treatment is difficult to find.

The good news is that OCD is much better understood now and successful treatments are available. And there is a community of others who can offer understanding and support, including a community forum right here.

I invite you to look around this site and take advantage of the many resources. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.

Articles and Book Recommendations

1-	What is OCD? \| Screening Test (off-site)
2-	What is Scrupulosity?
3-	What to Look for in a Therapist for OCD
4-	What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
5-	Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
6-	What to Do When Your Child Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Strategies and Solutions
7-	The Imp of the Mind: Exploring the Silent Epidemic of Obsessive Bad Thoughts
8-	Getting Control: Overcoming Your Obsessions and Compulsions
9-	Overcoming Compulsive Checking

Free Consultation

Is therapy for you? Are we a good fit?

Find out by contacting me to set up a free 30-minute in-office consultation in Escondido. I look forward to hearing from you!

Updated: 7/18/08

Visit our new online Resource Center!

Learn more about OCD and Spectrum Disorders, get news, download our new brochure.

Participants needed for study at UCSD

Join a Support Group

Interested in attending an adult or teen OCD support group?

A group for adults meets the last Monday of each month at
7 p.m. in Escondido.

Teens: Would you like to have your own group? If so, contact me. When there's enough interest, we'll start a teen OCD support group.

Contact Lori for information.

Online Chat!

Contact Lori if you're interested in starting a chat support group.

Annual OCD Conference

The 15th Annual Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Conference will be held August 1-3, 2008 in Boston. MA Click here for details.

The 2005 conference was held in San Diego. Hear Lori talk about the conference>>

Got a question about OCD, scrupulosity, or therapy? Just ask and we'll post questions and answers for everyone's benefit.

Latest topics:
Music running over and over
through head a sign of OCD?
Can the flu cause OCD?
What about treating OCD
with medication?

Special Feature: Poetry

OCD, by JC, adult with OCD

What Does O.C.D. Stand For?, by teen whose mother has OCD

Understand, by teen with OCD

Special, by mother of child with OCD

Copyright 2004 Lori Riddle-Walker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Escondido, North San Diego County
Specializing in Parenting, Children's Behavior , Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Scrupulosity