Live Event

Exposure and Response Prevention for OCD and Anxiety-Related Disorders

Tue, Oct 6th, 2026

1:00pm – 4:15pm US Eastern Time

$67 Included free with an Ignite membership!

Event Details

Tue, Oct 6th, 2026

1:00pm – 4:15pm US Eastern Time

(10:00am – 1:15pm US Pacific Time)

3 CE Hours

Live Event

Profession Group

Behavioral Health

About the Event

This live webinar event is designed to equip mental health professionals with advanced knowledge and practical skills in Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), an evidence-based therapeutic intervention for anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and related conditions. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the theoretical foundations of ERP, including its principles of habituation, inhibitory learning, and emotional processing.

The event emphasizes the development of competencies for designing and implementing personalized ERP interventions tailored to client needs, addressing common challenges such as resistance, avoidance, and treatment adherence. Through interactive case studies, role-plays, and practical exercises, attendees will refine their ability to guide clients in facing fear-provoking stimuli while preventing compulsive behaviors, fostering long-term symptom reduction.

This training is ideal for therapists seeking to expand their proficiency in ERP, enhance treatment outcomes, and integrate cutting-edge strategies into their clinical practice. Join us to deepen your expertise in delivering effective, compassionate care that empowers clients to reclaim their lives from anxiety and OCD.

Live Event This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Madina Alam

Madina Alam, LMHC is a licensed mental health counselor and ERP-trained therapist specializing in OCD treatment, panic disorder, agoraphobia, specific phobias, and anxiety disorders. Based in Charlotte, NC, she offers online therapy via telehealth and trains clinicians in practical ERP application.

Madina came to ERP training after experiencing therapist burnout firsthand, seeing every disorder in community mental health and excelling at none. Learning a treatment that actually works was what brought her back to loving this work. She teaches ERP the way she wished she'd learned it: with real cases, honest clinical conversations, and zero judgment about where you're starting from.

She created two digital workbooks: the ERP Workbook for OCD + Anxiety - a step-by-step action guide that makes you actually face your anxiety, and This Isn't a Habit - a BFRB workbook using Habit Reversal Training for trichotillomania, excoriation, and related behaviors. Both available as digital downloads.

She also organizes and hosts Unfiltered Minds, a nationwide mental health open mic tour bringing real conversations about mental health to cities across the country.

Target Audience

This live interactive is intended for Behavioral Health professionals, including psychologists, social workers, counselors, marriage & family therapists, art therapists, school psychologists, psychoanalysts, music therapists, behavior analysts, school counselors, and addiction counselors. It is appropriate for beginner levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this activity, you should be able to:

1 Identify the core components of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP).
2 Design personalized ERP treatment plans tailored to individual client needs.
3 List three types of Exposure and Response Prevention techniques.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

Event Agenda

Agenda times are listed in US Eastern Time. That is 3 hours later than US Pacific Time. The event starts at 10:00am US Pacific Time.

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Understanding OCD and Introduction to ERP

Understanding OCD and Introduction to ERP
Defining Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Epidemiology and prevalence
Theoretical foundations of ERP
Basic principles and rationale

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Assessment and Case Formulation

Conducting comprehensive assessments for OCD
Diagnosing OCD
Subtypes of OCD
Case examples and discussion

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM

BREAK

2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Designing Exposure Hierarchies and Implementing ERP Techniques

Principles of exposure hierarchies
Systematic construction of exposure plans
Tailoring hierarchies to individual client needs
Group activity: creating exposure hierarchies
Practical application of exposure techniques
Addressing common challenges in ERP
Video demonstrations and case studies
Interactive Q&A session

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Wrap-Up and Questions

Final discussion
Questions and answers

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