Katie d'Ath: OCD therapeutic communities and groups (#539)
The OCD Stories
Stuart
4.8 • 933 Ratings
🗓️ 24 May 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In episode 539 I interview Katie d'Ath. Katie is a cognitive behavioural therapist with a special interest in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders. She is also the co-author of "Managing OCD with CBT for Dummies" and she has a popular YouTube channel where she shares OCD videos.
In this episode we discuss running OCD therapy groups, managing an online OCD community platform, benefits of community to people with OCD, what Katie's learned from her OCD community, learning from groups that the content of OCD isn't the problem, consistency in the skills and therapy, and much more. Hope it helps.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to The OCD Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph. |
| 0:05.5 | The OCD Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding around obsessive, |
| 0:11.1 | compulsive symptoms. |
| 0:12.8 | I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people who have experienced OCD. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome to the OCD Stories. |
| 0:24.7 | And welcome to episode 539 of the podcast. |
| 0:30.0 | And in this one, I got back on Katie Def. It's been about 10 years since I interviewed Katie, |
| 0:34.9 | so it's great to chat with her again. Katie is a CBT therapist with a special interest in OCD. And she also co-authored the book Managing OCD with |
| 0:39.0 | CBT for Dummies, and she has a popular YouTube channel where she shares OCD videos. In this episode, |
| 0:45.6 | we get an update on her, what she's been up to. We discuss running OCD therapy groups, managing an |
| 0:51.8 | online OCD community platform, benefits of community to people |
| 0:56.1 | with OCD. What Katie's learned from her OCD community, learning from groups that the content of |
| 1:01.6 | OCD isn't the problem, consistency in the skills and therapy, and much more. And thanks to our |
| 1:08.1 | podcast partners and OCD? If OCD is interfering with your life, |
| 1:12.8 | no CD can help. They're licensed therapists, specialise in exposure and response prevention therapy, |
| 1:19.0 | the most proven therapy for OCD. With no CD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual, |
| 1:24.7 | is available for children and adults with OCD. |
| 1:30.8 | And most members can get started within seven days on average. |
| 1:35.1 | No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions. |
| 1:40.0 | Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description. |
| 1:43.1 | So thank you so much to Katie for her time and expertise. |
| 1:44.9 | Always a pleasure to connect with her. |
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