Breaking the Rules: A Clinician's Guide to Treating OCD

The crucial role of parents in treating anxiety and OCD in children

Breaking the Rules: A Clinician's Guide to Treating OCD

Show Notes

This episode is the final part of our two-part chat with Natasha Daniels. Natasha is a Therapist specialising in anxiety and OCD in children and created AT Parenting Survival to help the parents of children living with anxiety and OCD. In our last episode, Natasha shared how she got into working with children, how to adapt ERP for young people, and the importance of rapport, fun, and play in therapy. In this episode, Natasha opens up about why she loves working with the parents of children with OCD and anxiety. She explains how she works with parents and shares her helpful tips for helping kids with OCD and anxiety while they’re at school.

Resources and links: AT website AT Parenting Survival School website AT Parenting Survival School on Instagram Natasha Daniels on YouTube

Connect: https://www.melbournewellbeinggroup.com.au/ http://www.drcelingelgec.com.au/

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