About this event

Annual 31st OCD Conference 2026

Event type: Mental health, behavioral health, clinical education, therapy, psychiatry, patient advocacy, research, and treatment innovation

Estimated attendance: Likely a focused professional and caregiver audience, typically including clinicians, therapists, researchers, patients, family members, support organizations, healthcare providers, and solution vendors. The exact footfall should be confirmed from the organizer, but this type of event usually attracts a highly relevant, niche, and engaged audience rather than a broad general-public crowd.

Event overview

The Annual 31st OCD Conference 2026 is a specialized conference centered on obsessive-compulsive disorder, related anxiety conditions, evidence-based treatment approaches, patient support, research progress, and clinician education. This is not a mass-market exhibition. It is a high-intent, high-relevance gathering where the audience is typically deeply connected to mental health treatment, caregiving, education, therapy delivery, research, and patient advocacy.

From a buyer-list perspective, this event is valuable because the audience contains a strong concentration of decision-makers and influence-holders in behavioral health, therapy services, healthcare technology, clinical training, patient support programs, and mental wellness solutions. The right prospects depend heavily on your client’s offering, which is why I strongly recommend sharing your client website before finalizing the exact buyer targets.

1️⃣ Who attends: Buyers / attendees

The attendee mix at this event is usually a combination of clinical professionals, care providers, academic researchers, advocates, support networks, and organizations serving the mental health ecosystem. It is especially valuable for companies that sell products or services related to behavioral health, therapy operations, telehealth, patient engagement, data platforms, wellness solutions, education, and clinical training.

Primary attendee groups:

• Psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, and licensed clinical social workers
• Clinical directors, program directors, and behavioral health administrators
• Research professionals in psychiatry, neuroscience, psychology, and public health
• Hospitals, clinics, outpatient centers, and integrated care organizations
• Patient advocacy groups and family support organizations
• Mental health nonprofit leaders and community care coordinators
• Schools, universities, and academic institutions involved in mental health education
• Telehealth and digital mental health companies
• Insurance, employee assistance, and care navigation organizations
• Training providers, certification bodies, and continuing education vendors

For attendee-list sales, the best value usually lies in identifying people who can buy, recommend, influence, or implement a product or service. In this event, those are often clinical directors, therapists in private practice, behavioral health managers, education leaders, product innovation teams, and nonprofit/program leaders.

2️⃣ Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

The event location should be confirmed from the official conference listing, because venue and city can change based on annual planning. Once the city is known, geographic targeting should focus on three layers: local, national, and specialized international interest.

Typical attendee geographic origin for this kind of event:

• Local/regional: Attendees from the host city and nearby metro areas, especially clinicians and organizations within driving distance
• National: The main audience is often drawn from across the country, particularly from mental health organizations, hospitals, therapy practices, universities, and nonprofits
• Global/limited international: Some research, advocacy, and treatment innovation professionals may attend from other countries, but the core buyer concentration is usually national

If the event is hosted in a major U.S. city, attendee origin is usually strongest from the host region plus national participation from organizations that treat OCD and anxiety disorders. For marketing, the most useful targeting is usually U.S.-wide with a regional emphasis around the venue city.

3️⃣ Audience reach: Local / National / Global

Reach type: National with niche global visibility

This conference is not a broad global trade show, but it does attract serious industry attention because OCD and anxiety treatment is a specialized area with strong clinical, research, and advocacy interest. The reach is best described as national first, with some international relevance among research institutions, therapy communities, and mental health solution providers.

For list buyers, this means the event is ideal for precise B2B and B2P targeting rather than volume-based generic outreach. The audience is smaller than a consumer expo, but the quality of contact relevance can be much higher if your client sells to behavioral health stakeholders.

4️⃣ Sample buyer company names + websites

Below is a sample buyer list format you can use for this event. Since the event is highly specialized, the best accounts are usually organizations in mental health care delivery, telehealth, patient support, therapy platforms, clinical services, research, and behavioral health technology. These are example buyer-style accounts that may be suitable depending on your client’s product.

5️⃣ Job profiles, industries & event type

The event sits at the intersection of healthcare, mental health services, clinical education, and nonprofit advocacy. For list building, the most useful job titles are those tied to buying authority, program ownership, partnerships, clinical operations, and education.

Best job profiles to target:

• Clinical Director
• Behavioral Health Director
• Psychiatrist / Psychiatrist-in-Chief
• Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist
• Therapist / Psychotherapist / Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Program Manager, Mental Health Services
• Partnerships Manager
• Patient Experience Manager
• Research Director / Research Coordinator
• Education Program Manager
• Care Navigation Manager
• Outpatient Services Manager
• Telehealth Operations Manager
• Nonprofit Executive Director
• Community Outreach Manager

Best industry filters to use:

• Hospital & Health Care
• Mental Health Care
• Pharmaceuticals
• Research
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• Nonprofit Organization Management
• Higher Education
• Professional Training & Coaching
• Information Technology & Services
• Medical Devices
• Insurance
• Public Policy
• Government Administration
• Publishing
• Market Research

If your client sells a technology or service product, it is especially important to narrow by company type and title rather than relying only on broad industry filters. In mental health conferences, the best buyers are often a mix of providers, program leaders, and growth/partnership decision-makers rather than only traditional procurement roles.

6️⃣ Estimated attendance / expected footfall

The expected footfall for a specialized OCD conference is typically moderate rather than massive, but the audience quality is strong. Attendance can vary based on speaker lineup, city, organizer reputation, and whether the event includes patient, family, clinician, and research tracks.

Practical attendance expectation:

• Likely range: a few hundred to a few thousand attendees
• Higher concentration of engaged participants than general-interest events
• Strong ratio of serious attendees who are actively involved in care, treatment, research, or advocacy

For list monetization, the most important metric is not raw quantity alone. The more useful factor is contact relevance: how many attendees are clinicians, practice leaders, behavioral health administrators, telehealth partners, academic researchers, and purchasing influencers.

7️⃣ Key focus areas & buyer engagement

Main focus areas likely to appear at the event:

• OCD diagnosis and treatment
• Exposure and Response Prevention therapy
• Anxiety disorder treatment
• Evidence-based clinical practice
• Family support and caregiver education
• Child, teen, and adult mental health care
• Research advances in psychiatry and psychology
• Digital therapy and telehealth solutions
• Medication management and integrated care
• Community outreach and stigma reduction
• Training and continuing education for professionals

How buyers usually engage at this type of event:

• Looking for clinical solutions that improve treatment outcomes
• Exploring partnership and referral opportunities
• Evaluating therapy tools, telehealth platforms, and patient engagement products
• Seeking education, training, and certification resources
• Comparing vendors that support behavioral health operations and patient care
• Identifying organizations that can help with outreach, awareness, and support services

The best engagement approach is educational and trust-based. A hard-sales tone will usually underperform in this category. Stronger messaging themes include treatment improvement, patient support, workflow efficiency, access to care, educational value, and evidence-based impact.

8️⃣ Client-product fit note

Please share your client’s website before I finalize the best buyer targets for this event. The ideal accounts change depending on what your client sells.

Examples of how the buyer list changes by product:

• If the client sells telehealth or software: target behavioral health platforms, hospitals, clinics, therapy providers, and care coordination teams
• If the client sells education or training: target universities, continuing education providers, therapy institutes, and certification bodies
• If the client sells patient engagement tools: target OCD support organizations, clinic administrators, and therapy networks
• If the client sells clinical services: target hospitals, outpatient centers, mental health groups, and referral networks
• If the client sells wellness or brand partnerships: target advocacy groups, nonprofits, and mental health awareness organizations

Once you share the website, I can review the product positioning and tell you exactly which companies, titles, and industries are the best fit for your campaign.

9️⃣ Final recommendation

This is a strong niche event for highly targeted list building, especially if your client serves the behavioral health, therapy, mental wellness, telehealth, research, or patient support ecosystem. It is not the kind of event where you should buy a broad generic attendee list and hope for volume. Instead, it works best when you identify the right decision-makers, clinicians, researchers, and partner organizations.

Best buyer segments to prioritize:

• Behavioral health clinics and networks
• Therapy and telehealth platforms
• Psychiatry and mental health departments
• Academic medical centers and research institutions
• Nonprofits and advocacy organizations
• Training, education, and continuing education providers
• Patient support and care-navigation organizations

Overall fit for attendee-list sales: 8.5/10

Strong event relevance, highly focused audience, and excellent alignment for behavioral health-related offerings. The only limitation is that the audience is niche, so success depends on precise targeting and clear understanding of the client’s product.

Next step: Please share your client website, and I will map the best buyer companies, titles, industries, and engagement angles specifically for that product.