Anxiety, perfectionism, and OCD are focus of free, public lecture at Bellevue College on June 9

Published 12:36 pm Friday, May 28, 2010

The signs, symptoms and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other anxiety-related problems will be the topic as Bellevue College and the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI-Eastside) host psychologist and OCD specialist Travis L. Osborne, Ph.D., in a free public lecture June 9.

The free, public event begins at 7 p.m. in room 201 of the N Building, located at the south of end of Bellevue College’s main campus.

A staff psychologist and the director of quality assurance at the Anxiety and Stress Reduction Center of Seattle, Osborne has extensive training and experience in cognitive-behavioral therapy, with a particular interest in the treatment of OCD.

He is a graduate of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation’s Behavioral Therapy Institute, volunteers as a consultant to the OCD Support Group of Seattle, and is the co-founder and co-program director of Camp Deecio, an annual three-day camp for children and teenagers with OCD.

Osborne also serves as a clinical supervisor for University of Washington doctoral students and conducts seminars and training on the treatment of anxiety disorders.

His June 9 lecture, titled “Anxiety, Perfectionism, and OCD,” is the latest in a series of presentations on mental health topics sponsored jointly by NAMI-Eastside and Bellevue College. Prior topics have included bipolar disorder, ADD in adults, autism, Asperger’s syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Bellevue College’s main campus is located at 3000 Landerholm Circle S.E., Bellevue, at the intersection of S.E. 28 St. and 148 Ave. S.E.

For further information about the event, contact Dr. Helen Taylor of Bellevue College, at htaylor@bellevuecollege.edu or 425-564-2328.