Breaking the Cycle of OCD's Invisible Spirals: Mindfulness Strategies for Mental Compulsions

member events May 07, 2026

LIVE Workshop: Wednesday, July 29th 2026

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is frequently associated with overt behaviors, like hand-washing. But for many, the real battle is hidden. Mental compulsions, like ruminating, neutralizing, and internal checking, are covert behaviors that intensify distress and keep those with OCD trapped in internal loops that pull them away from their lives.

This workshop will go beyond the visible to tackle the internal rituals that keep clients stuck. You’ll learn how to apply ACT and mindfulness tools to break these cycles, exploring how these strategies also serve clients struggling with chronic overthinking across the anxiety spectrum. By blending psychoeducation with experiential practice, this workshop will equip you to help clients notice their mental spirals and pivot back toward their values.

In this workshop, you will:

Learn how OCD is maintained by mental compulsions and how mindfulness/ACT help clients disengage from these patterns.
Engage in a sound-based focused attention practice that trains the capacity to notice, label, and disengage from mental compulsions.
Utilize psychoeducation, values clarification and committed actions to help clients shift their fundamental relationship with obsessive thoughts and related emotions.

Wednesday, July 29th 2026 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM ET. Zoom. In your timezone: 1 PM PT, 9 PM BST, 10 PM CEST

This workshop includes on-demand CE learning and resources:

A PDF Facilitation Guide
On-Demand learning
Professional transcripts for easy reference.
A replay of the live workshop.

CE Hours = 1.5

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Featured Speaker: Lauren Rosen MA, LMFT, Psychotherapist

Lauren Rosen, LMFT, has dedicated her career to providing compassionate, evidence-based psychotherapy to those with OCD and Anxiety Disorders. She graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with her BA in Psychology, earned her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, and trained at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. In 2022, Lauren founded the Center for the Obsessive Mind, an outpatient clinic serving individuals in California, Florida, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania and select other states and countries. She and her team use ERP, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to help people take their lives back from anxiety, distress and intrusive thoughts. Lauren is the author of The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD, the co-host of the Purely OCD podcast and a mental health advocate on Instagram.