Who We Are
OCD Washington is an official affiliate of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), serving the greater Seattle area and the state of Washington. We are passionate about helping spread awareness about OCD and build a strong and vibrant community here in the northwest.
Board Members
2025-2027 Term
Erjing Cui, M.A., LMHC
PRESIDENT
Erjing is a OCD/Anxiety therapist at Rogers Behavioral Health, and she also has a private practice that focused on treating OCD and Anxiety-Related Disorders, Asian population and trauma. She received her clinical training from the OCD Institute at McLean Hospital, the Psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School from Boston. She also worked at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. Erjing owns a collection of stuffed penguins.
Elaine Cheung, LICSW
VICE-PRESIDENT
Elaine is a therapist, practicing since 2003. She enjoys working with school-age children, teens, and adults. She has specialty training in DBT, Prolonged Exposure, TFCBT, EMDR, and Exposure Response Prevention for OCD. She has worked in a variety of settings including community mental health, hospital-based outpatient, and private practice. She enjoys hiking, being outdoors with her dog, spending time with family and friends, and eating yummy food in time off.
Stace Nagle, M.A., LMHC
TREASURER
Stace works with adolescents and adults as a mental health counselor focusing on OCD, anxiety, and trauma treatment, as well as, specializing in working with the LGBTQIA2S+ community providing gender-affirming care. After hours you can find them buried in video games, being a Star Wars nerd, longboard dancing, making music as an electro/techno producer, and performing in the Rainbow City Performing Arts drumline and marching band.
Kristin Huggins
SECRETARY
Kristin works professionally as a Creative Director in graphic design and marketing. She lives with OCD and volunteers with OCD WA as a way to give back to this wonderful community. Outside of work, she’s a self-taught digital artist, an avid reader of fantasy and historical fiction, and a TTRPG player.
Kate Reeves, M.A., LMFT
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER
Kate’s work as a marriage and family therapist in Bellevue, WA focuses on OCD and anxiety treatment. She is also an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University Seattle. In the interest of full disclosure, she is required to share that she is a brony, Whovian, and Browncoat.
Shereen Morse, MD, MPH
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER
Shereen is a co-founder and board member of OCD Washington. She is a fan of improvisational theater and gardening. She is a clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Washington (UW). Through UW she is involved in supervising and mentoring physicians-in-training. She has a private clinical practice where she specializes in OCD and Anxiety-Related Disorders.
Violet Talsma
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR & OCD ADVOCATE
Violet is a first-year student studying psychology at Western Washington University. After earning her degree, she hopes to become a therapist specializing in OCD and help kids and teens who are going through OCD. She’s excited to be serving OCD Washington as the Volunteer Coordinator and as an OCD Advocate. Additionally, she is a Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line and a member of Not Alone Notes. When she’s am not advocating for herself or others (@violetsjourneynoted), she enjoys swimming, reading, crafting, and spending time with my family.
Sarah Weber
SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEER
Sarah Weber (she/her) is an artist, art therapist, and mental health counselor in Oregon and Washington states. She works with adolescents and adults living with anxiety disorders, OCD, and trauma using both evidence-based practices (ACT, ERP and I-CBT) and expressive therapies. Sarah has worked in various settings, from schools to higher levels of care, and is now in private practice. Outside of work, she enjoys practicing yoga and spending time with her dog outdoors. Information about Sarah’s practice can be found here: https://www.sarah-weber.org/
Gaby Pellegrini
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Gaby is a psychology student who lives with OCD and Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder. After completing treatment at Rogers Behavioral Health and Evidence-Based Treatment Centers she became invested in cultivating camaraderie and friendship amongst those with OCD. She is particularly interested in advocacy and understanding around OCD and comorbid conditions. In her free time she loves watching horror movies, practicing yoga, abstract painting, and going to the dog park.
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