Our Founder, Allyson, Regularly speaks at Conferences and Hosts Clinical WorkShops!

OCD Therapist Allyson Ford sitting outside Balboa Park fountain in San Diego CA

Topics Allyson regular speaks about

  • Eating Disorders

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • The Overlap Between Eating Disorders and OCD

  • Anti-Oppression Therapy for Eating Disorders and/or OCD

  • The Multiracial Experience: What Clinicians Need to Know

  • The Role of Radical Hope in Eating Disorder Recovery

  • Ketamine Assisted Therapy for Eating Disorders

  • Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy

  • Social Justice and Liberation Psychology

Looking for a speaker for your next event? Reach out for more info!
Neurodiversity Affirming Care for Eating Disorders and OCD

Neurodiversity Affirming Care for Eating Disorders and OCD
Ketamine Assisted Therapy and Eating Disorders

Ketamine Assisted Therapy and Eating Disorders
Radical Hope in Eating Disorder Recovery

Radical Hope in Eating Disorder Recovery
Reimagining OCD Treatment

Reimagining OCD Treatment

  • "Allyson was a wonderful person to work with. We hired her for a speaking engagement for students and she shared her story powerfully. She touches on the experience of lived mental illness while staying rooted in the realities of conflict in the world and systems that affect us. Would highly recommend!"

    —Divya Bhatia, Regional Manager of Bring Change to Mind

  • "Outstanding, professional, compassionate and thoughtful. Thank you so much for your presentation! Our organization and community greatly benefited from your meaningful contributions to our continuing education program!"

    —Erin Nghe, LCSW, Founder of ERP Kaleidoscope and OCD Set Free

  • "I got to attend a talk Allyson gave on ketamine assisted psychotherapy (KAP) at an eating disorder conference. Allyson offered rich knowledge and education to the audience from a harm reduction, client-centered, trauma informed and liberation lens. Not only did I learn much from her talk, but her talk facilitated great conversation with colleagues that I believe will be a powerful vehicle for change and healing for those battling eating disorders."

    —Sharon Maxwell, M.Ed., Fat Activist

  • "I love Allyson Ford's work and I highly recommend her. She's not only great with clients one on one, but I highly recommend her trainings and talks. She's for sure a leader in our field!"

    —Charis Stiles, LCSW, Board Member at Eating Disorder Recovery Support

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I enjoy and have experience speaking publicly about eating disorders, OCD, neurodiversity affirming therapy for EDs/OCD, Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy, Anti-Oppression Eating Disorder Therapy, Hope in Eating Disorder Recovery, Mixed Race Mental Health and more.

  • I’ve had speaking engagements at world renowned eating disorder conferences, school based health programs, eating disorder treatment centers, social justice mental health collectives and local eating disorder and OCD orgs.

  • You can email me directly about speaking engagements: allysonfordcounseling@gmail.com or send an inquiry via my website!

  • Pricing depends on a variety of factors: travel and accommodation requirements, length of talk, size of audience, populations served and whether or not there will be a recording for ongoing sales purposes. Please send me an email to receive a specific quote.

  • Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or email me directly: allysonfordcounseling@gmail.com