Upcoming

• October 6, 2018 – Mental Health Advocacy Capital Walk, co-sponsored by the International OCD Foundation and OCD Mid-Atlantic. For more information click here: https://www.givegab.com/teams/the-maryland-anxiety-center
• October 7-13, 2018 – OCD Awareness Week – For information on local events hosted by OCD Mid-Atlantic, click here: http://files.constantcontact.com/9b793613701/1ed2cdee-4426-44d1-be57-627788114376.pdf
• October 9, 2018 – We will be hosting a screening of UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie from 6pm-8pm. For information about UNSTUCK, click here: https://www.ocdkidsmovie.com/
• October 19-21, 2018 – Maryland Anxiety Center Director Andrea G. Batton, LCPC, and Clinical Associate Stephanie Woodrow, LCPC, NCC, will be attending the International OCD Foundation’s 2018 Advanced Forum on Promoting Treatment Engagement in OCD-Related Disorders at the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Affiliate. For more information click here: https://iocdf.org/professionals/training-institute/2018-advanced-forum/
• November 15-18, 2018 – Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. For more information click here: http://www.abct.org/conv2018/
• March 28-31, 2019 – Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. For more information click here: https://adaa.org/resources-professionals/2019-anxiety-and-depression-conference
• July 19-21, 2019 – International OCD Foundation Annual Conference in Austin, TX. For more information click here: https://iocdf.org/programs/conference/
• March 19-22, 2020 – Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX. For more information click here: https://adaa.org/resources-professionals/conference/future-past-conferences
• March 18-21, 2021 – Anxiety and Depression Association of America Annual Conference in Boston, MA. For more information click here: https://adaa.org/resources-professionals/conference/future-past-conferences

Ongoing

• Evening Informational Series for sufferers, as well as family, friends and anyone interested in learning more about various topics including Anxiety in Youth and Living with Someone with OCD
• Annual Fall & Spring 8-week OCD & Transdiagnostic (OCD, Panic, Agoraphobia, GAD, Social Anxiety & Depression) Groups
• Periodic Group Activities: Support, Psychoeducation & therapeutic group activities (e.g. group exposures)
• OCD Mid-Atlantic Events – http://www.ocdmidatlantic.org/

Past

• “I’m More Than My OCD: Putting Thing in Perspective” – Presentation at the International OCD Foundation Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. (July 2018)
• “Who Should I Treat? Specialization vs. Generalization in Clinical Practice” – Serving as anxiety expert on a webinar panel sponsored by the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
• Baltimore County Department of Aging Staff Day – Breakout speaker during the agency’s day of staff education.
• OCD Capital Walk – Planned, organized and sponsored IOCDF and OCD Mid-Atlantic’s first annual walk on the National Mall to raise awareness and advocacy for the OCD & related disorders community (October 2017)
• OCD Mid-Atlantic: OCD Awareness: Presentations Followed by Q&A with Local Experts – Presented on common OCD themes as part of OCD Mid-Atlantic event with panel of OCD experts (September 2017)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – Presentation for medical & psychiatric professionals on the nature & treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (May 2017)
• OCD Mid-Atlantic: Understanding OCD: An Evening of Presentations and Break-Out Groups – Presentation on Contamination OCD on IOCDF Affiliate expert panel (March 2017)
• Managing Anxiety Problems in Youth: Interventions for School Professionals – Presentation and workshop for school counselors, school psychologists (March 2017)
• Understanding the Nature and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders – Psychoeducational presentation at Johns Hopkins University for graduate level honor society students (November 2016)
• Anxiety Problems in Youth – Psychoeducational presentation regarding the nature and treatment of anxiety disorders in youth for parents, counselors and teachers at local elementary school (October 2016)
• Anxiety Problems in Youth: Understanding the Nature & Consequences of Anxiety Making a Difference – An informational session for those struggling with anxiety, as well as parents, teachers, therapists & anyone interested in learning more (September 2016)
• Life Interrupted: Understanding the Nature of Anxiety & Related Disorders – An informational session for those struggling with anxiety, as well as family, friends and anyone interested in learning more. A short video of the event is available here (July 2016)
• OCD Mid-Atlantic: An Evening with the Experts – Emcee/Host for event intended for sufferers, family, professionals, students & those interested in better understanding OCD (March 2016)
• Anxiety Problems in Youth – Presentation for educators and parents at Wright Academics Regarding anxiety disorders, perfectionism and test anxiety in youth (May 2015)