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We are excited to highlight two of our program alumni, Ashley Ordway, LMHC, and Victoria Schweiger, LMHC, who were recently featured on Episode 553 of The OCD Stories podcast to discuss specialized OCD summer camps for children. Ashley and Victoria both completed their clinical…
At the University of Florida’s Fear Facers Camp, children are encouraged to do what initially feels like the impossible — face what frightens them most. Each summer, groups of those with obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and specific phobias take part in a summer camp that uses evidence-based therapies to help…
Fear Facers Camp is a summer camp for children with OCD, social anxiety, and or/special phobias between the ages of 7 and 15. We are looking for camp counselors who are available daily from June 15 – 19 and July 20 – 24, 2026. If you are interested, please…
Children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or anxiety are invited to join us this summer for a one-week camp session. In addition to daily therapy, participants between the ages of 7 and 15 will experience activities that allow for personal growth and improved behaviors. Learn more about what a…
Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a…
Fear Facers Summer Camp is a camp for children with OCD, social anxiety, and/or specific phobias between the ages of 7 and 15 years old. We are looking for camp counselors who are available daily from June 23-27, and July 21-25, 2025. If you are interested, please complete…
Tourette syndrome is more frequently underdiagnosed or diagnosed later in girls compared to boys, according to a new data analysis led by researchers at the University of Florida and Harvard Medical School with international collaborators.
We’re back from IOCDF and thrilled to share some highlights from the conference!…
Children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder and/or anxiety are invited to join us this summer for a one- or two-week camp session, Summer 2025.
From May 15th – June 15th 2024, it is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. Join the Alachua and Clay County Tourette Support Group on June 8th for a short walk to raise awareness. This free event will begin at 9:00 AM at Possum Creek Park (4009…
