Free OCD Peer Support Group — Johnson County, KS | OCD Kansas
OCD Kansas is an official affiliate of the International OCD Foundation and a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Its stated mission is to raise awareness about obsessive-compulsive disorder, help people who struggle with OCD find evidence-based treatment and coping support, and support the families, friends, and communities around them. As part of that work, OCD Kansas hosts a free support group in Johnson County, currently held on a quarterly basis and led by OCD specialists.
What to Expect
The group meets quarterly in Johnson County, and registration is handled through an event page linked from the OCD Kansas resources page. Because the facilitators are OCD specialists, sessions tend to combine peer sharing with accurate information about what OCD is and what treatment actually looks like — a meaningful difference in a condition where misinformation is widespread and where well-meaning reassurance from friends and family can unintentionally reinforce the disorder. Attendance is free. OCD Kansas also maintains a curated resource library covering treatment, insurance appeals, medication, pediatric OCD, hoarding, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, and other related conditions.
Who This Group Is For
Adults living with OCD, and the family members, partners, and friends who support them. It is a good starting point for people who suspect they have OCD but have not been evaluated, people whose previous treatment did not involve exposure and response prevention, and family members trying to understand why reassurance seems to make things worse. Parents seeking help for a child will find dedicated pediatric OCD resources, including material on PANDAS and on finding a properly trained therapist.
Why Peer Support Works
OCD is unusually isolating because its content is often embarrassing, frightening, or taboo, and people commonly go years without telling anyone the specific form their intrusive thoughts take. Hearing another person describe the same category of thought — and hearing that it is a recognized symptom rather than a moral fact about them — is frequently the turning point that makes treatment possible. Peer groups also counter the secrecy and reassurance-seeking that sustain the disorder, and they connect people to clinicians who actually practice exposure and response prevention, which remains difficult to find in much of Kansas.
How to Join
Visit the OCD Kansas resources page to find the current support group registration link and confirm the next quarterly date, or email ocdkansas@gmail.com. The group is free. OCD Kansas also lists a separate therapeutic OCD group led by a licensed professional for people who want a clinical format; that group is offered by an outside practice and may carry a fee. Group listings and resources are at ocdkansas.org/resources.