Laura Yocum, MFT, PPS, is the Executive Director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles. She is a psychotherapist licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the State of California. Laura received both her Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and her School Counseling / Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential at California State University at Northridge (CSUN). Prior to joining the OCD Center of Los Angeles in 2011, Laura spent three years working as a therapist for students and their families at the middle school and high school levels as a counselor at “Partnerships to Uplift Communities” (PUC). She is well-versed in the California Education Code, and has served as an advocate for students whose families are seeking to receive appropriate 504 plan and IEP accommodations from their school district. Laura specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Based CBT for children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of disorders including all types of OCD (including all “Pure O” variants such as HOCD, POCD, ROCD, and Harm OCD), Social Anxiety, Dermatillomania, Trichotillomania, and Eating Disorders. Laura spoke at the 2014 annual conference of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) as part of a panel discussion on the topic of mental rituals commonly seen in Pure Obsessional OCD.  She also spoke as part of a panel discussion about Relationship OCD (ROCD) at the 2020 IOCDF conference. Laura also has extensive training in Art Therapy and Music Therapy for the treatment of children and teenagers. Laura has worked both individually with clients and their families, and has experience leading groups for children and teenagers suffering with anxiety, social isolation, poor self-esteem, and difficulty adjusting to school and social settings. In addition to providing individual therapy, Laura also currently leads our Saturday morning low-fee therapy/support group for adults with OCD. To schedule treatment with Laura, please contact our client coordinator at (310) 824-5200 (ext. 4).