OCD Kansas exists to raise awareness about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder; help those who struggle with OCD to cope and find evidence-based treatment; and support the amazing families, friends, and communities who support these brave individuals. We have IRS 501(c)3 status as a recognized non-profit organization.
Current Officers:
President: William Oakley
Vice President: Amy Jacobsen
Treasurer: Joi McNeley-Phelps
Recording Secretary: Amanda Petrik-Gardner
Current Representatives at Large:
Michael Schramm
Shauna Meier
Contact Us:
ocdkansas@gmail.com
8400 W. 110th Street, Suite 610
Overland Park, Kansas
OCD Kansas Board Member Bios:
Dr. Bill Oakley received his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Midwestern University in Illinois, where he worked with the Center for Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders at Alexian Brothers Hospital as part of his training. He completed an APA–accredited pre–doctoral internship at the Carson Center for Adults and Families in Westfield, MA, and conducted research at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, serving as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing (MI) and an intervention specialist on a federally–funded study. Dr. Oakley completed a year of Post-doctoral Fellowship with Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants of New York, focused on individual and group CBT and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), then completed an Advanced Postdoctoral year here at KCCAT specializing in CBT/ERP. He is a member of and regular presenter at national organizations including the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), The TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, for which he was honored as part of the 2014 class of its Career Development Leadership Program. Dr. Oakley holds an appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Dr. Amy Jacobsen received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2005 from The University of Georgia, with specific emphases in child psychology and the study and treatment of anxiety disorders. She completed her internship in Clinical Psychology at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in Clinical Child Psychology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She has served as an Assistant Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at Hoglund Brain Imaging Center/University of Kansas Medical Center, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She also was a senior staff psychologist at the Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment (KCCAT) providing specialty services across all age groups, including intensive Exposure/Response Prevention (ERP) protocols for severe anxiety disorders, as well as core CBT services for anxiety, obsessive compulsive spectrum conditions, and related problems. In 2015, she started her private practice within InSight Counseling, LLC where she provides specialty CBT/ERP treatment for anxiety and obsessive compulsive spectrum conditions. Dr. Jacobsen has published several research articles and regularly presents at state and national organizations, including the International OCD Foundation and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
Dr. Joi McNeley-Phelps attended The University of Kansas, where she earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1996. She completed her internship at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis Medical School. She worked in community mental health during graduate school and after internship, providing treatment for children and adults presenting with a wide range of symptomatology. In 1999, she began working in a group private practice, where she continued to be a generalist. She served on the executive board of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association during that time. In the early 2000s, she became interested in obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions, as well as anxiety disorders. She began attending conferences and researching information about these disorders and their treatment. In 2007, she completed a Behavioral Therapy Institute training sponsored by IOCDF. She started a solo practice in 2009 in which she continues to focus on providing evidence-based treatment of OCD-related disorders and anxiety disorders to all ages.
Amanda Petrik-Gardner is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in private practice in Topeka, KS. She specializes in the treatment of OCD, Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders, and anxiety. Amanda is a member of the International OCD Foundation, The TLC Foundation for BFRBs, and the Anxiety & Depression Association of America. She completed the Behavioral Therapy Training Institute through the IOCDF, and the Professional Training Institute through The TLC Foundation for BFRBs.
Michael Schramm resides and works in Topeka, Kansas. He began exhibiting symptoms of OCD when he was 4 years old, and, like many other sufferers, went through many doctors and diagnoses until an accurate diagnosis during adolescence. He attended his first national IOCDF conference in Washington D.C. in 20l7. It was a transformative experience for Michael, as he realized, for the first time, how many others in the United States and the world were challenged by the same mental illness he struggled with. Since then, he has become an enthusiastic advocate for the OCD community, both state wide and nationally, becoming actively involved at the IOCDF conference in 20l8 held in Austin, Texas and volunteering for the 2020 OCD Game Changers event in Denver, Colorado.