Bringing together an approachable, engaging style with the latest research in the field, Julia Hale, LICSW has spoken at conferences, private therapy practices, and hospitals; lectured in post-graduate courses; and been a guest on various podcasts. She speaks candidly about OCD and effective treatment methods, as well as anxiety disorders, mental health and motherhood, and the intersection of OCD and eating disorders.

PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & EVENTS

Finding YOU When Your Romantic Partner Battles OCD (International OCD Foundation Annual Conference, Chicago 2025)

Good Parents Have Bad Thoughts! Group for Birthing Parents with Intrusive Thoughts (International OCD Foundation Annual Conference, Chicago 2025)

Lunchtime Courage! Overcoming Emetophobia & Food Fears Through Interactive Learning & Exposure (International OCD Foundation Annual Conference, Chicago 2025)

Diagnosing and Treating OCD; Exposure and Response Prevention: Treatment for the Persistent Doubt, Uncertainty and Crippling Anxiety Common in OCD (Heal as you Grow Therapy, May 2025)

What if I eat the wrong thing?": Navigating Food Exposures with Co-morbid OCD and ED (International OCD Foundation Virtual Conference 2024)

Imagination Station Workshop: Scripting Uses, Procedures, Pitfalls, and Process (International OCD Foundation Virtual Conference 2024)

Imagination Station: Exposure Scripting Procedures and Pitfalls (International OCD Foundation Conference 2024, Orlando, FL)

Perinatal OCD: An Often Overlooked Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorder (Nourished Minds Counseling, April 2024).

Diagnosing and Treating OCD: ERP & ACT Treatment (Fenway Health, April 2023)

OCD and Eating Disorders: Where they Intersect and How we Treat. (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA) annual conference, May 2022.)

Intrusive Thoughts. (Unswaddled, NAPS & Nurture by Naps podcast, April 2022.)

Diagnosing and Treating OCD; Exposure and Response Prevention: Treatment for the Persistent Doubt, Uncertainty and Crippling Anxiety Common in OCD. (Brighter Life Psychotherapy, LLC April 2021)

Exposure and Response Prevention: Treatment for OCD. (Boston University: CBT Certificate Course, May 2019)

ERP for OCD: Exposure and Response Prevention Techniques for Treating OCD. (Mount Auburn Hospital, Grand Rounds, May, 2017)

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