An introduction to the Maudsley Hospital (London) OCD clinic for children and young people.

Clinic Website: www.slam.nhs.uk/national-services/child-and-adolescent-services/camhs-ocd/

Dr Maxine Howard is a Clinical Psychologist at the National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Service for Children and Young People (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust). She has worked at the service since 2018, providing specialist assessment and evidence-based treatment to children and young people with OCD across the country. Maxine is a peer-reviewed author and has taught at a number of events across both academic and clinical settings.

Dr Zoe Kindynis is a Clinical Psychologist at the National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorder Clinic at the Maudsley Hospital. She specialises in CBT for OCD in children and adolescents. Alongside this work, she has been involved in developing and evaluating Multi Family Groups for young people with OCD, and she is the Patient and Public Involvement Co-Lead for the National and Specialist CAMHS teams.