OCD SF Bay Area is a community of those who suffer from, care about, and treat people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and other related disorders. We are a 501(c) non-profit affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF).
We are dedicated to:
- Providing information and resources about OCD, its symptoms and its treatment to people with OCD, their families, and the larger Bay Area community
- Helping make peer-to-peer support groups available to the San Francisco Bay Area OCD community
- Advocating for appropriate and affordable treatment
- Acknowledging individuals with OCD as valuable members of their communities
Contact us
Contact us through our call-in line or our email and we will get back to you in a couple of days. We are volunteers. We do not maintain an office. Phone: 415-273-7273
Email: info@ocdsfbayarea.org
Board of Directors
We are a hands-on board of directors who are actively involved providing information and peer-support opportunities for people with OCD, their family and friends, and people with related disorders.
Cassandra Marzke – President
Cassandra (Cassie) Marzke became the president of OCD SF Bay Area in 2022 after graduating from UC Berkeley with a BA in Psychology. She is currently working in the mental health field before applying to graduate school. Cassie co-created the project A Penny for Your Intrusive Thoughts (apennyforyourintrusivethoughts.org) in 2018, an organization that harnesses the power of anonymity to raise awareness OCD, specifically taboo intrusive thoughts. She has since created multiple advocacy campaigns and spoken at various conferences and events about her lived experience with OCD and mental illness. She loves using her story to educate others and create change. She considers herself relatively in recovery and hopes that sharing her story can create hope for others.
Scott Granet, LCSW – Treasurer
Scott Granet, LCSW specializes in the treatment of OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, and anxiety disorders. He has presented at numerous conferences worldwide and has taught continuing education classes at universities and other institutions throughout the U.S., including the Rutgers University School of Social Work, the UC Berkeley Extension, the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, and the NYU Silver School of Social Work. In 2008, he opened the OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California in Redwood City. He is the author of The Complete OCD Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Free Yourself from Intrusive Thoughts and Compulsive Behaviors and Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Mine and Yours: A Personal and Clinical Perspective. Scott is a founding board member of OCD San Francisco and currently serves as the treasurer of the organization.
April Kenney, AMFT/APCC – Secretary
April has been a member of the East Bay OCD peer support group since 2017, has been one of the hosts since 2020 and loves facilitating the group! She gets much joy from helping others with their OCD experience and she is thrilled to be one of the new members on this board. April is passionate about helping members of the local OCD community navigate their OCD and often times comorbid depression and general anxiety. She recently graduated with her masters in counseling from the Wright Institute. April is currently doing her associateship with Fred Finch in their Contra Costa county school-based program and loves it.
Suzanne Heinze
Suzanne is a stay-at-home mom and has had OCD for most of her life. She has been lucky enough to learn about CBT and ERP treatment from some wonderful therapists over the years. She has been answering the OCD SF Bay Area phone line for the last year.
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