Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and Child OCD Expert
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Natasha Daniels, Child OCD and Anxiety Therapist, shares practical advice for parents raising kids with OCD and anxiety. Raising a child or teen with OCD can feel overwhelming and isolating—but you don’t have to do it alone. In this podcast, Natasha shares practical, evidence-based strategies to support kids with obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders.With over 20 years of clinical experience and first-hand knowledge as a parent herself to children with OCD and anxiety, Natasha offers clear guidance to help you understand how OCD works in kids—and what you can do to help. From managing OCD compulsions at home t...
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Natasha Daniels makes childhood anxiety and OCD more legible by translating difficult family moments into specific, considered parental responses.
Natasha Daniels turns the frightening ambiguity around a child's anxiety or OCD into decisions a parent can actually examine. Her mostly solo guidance moves from school avoidance and blocked communication to reassurance, compulsions, and the value of pausing before stepping in.
School avoidance can mean fear of throwing up; Natasha Daniels helps you look beneath the morning standoff.
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A grounded look at the trust barriers that can make communication with an anxious child shut down.
Communication with a child facing anxiety or OCD is framed as something a parent keeps tuning, even when the relationship is already solid. Natasha Daniels, a child parenting therapist and the show's host, points to barriers that can quietly close a child down: feeling…
A thoughtful pause can give a child room to self-regulate before a parent steps in.
An anxious or OCD-driven moment can pull a parent toward fixing, debating, or filling the silence too quickly. This episode stays with the harder move: pausing long enough to let a child find some footing.
A clear, practical look at how OCD can pull parental reassurance into its cycle.
The episode separates two kinds of parental reassurance that can look similar in the moment: anxiety reassurance and OCD reassurance. Natasha Daniels gives the OCD pattern a clear shape, pointing to children who want a parent to watch because they do not trust what they did,…
A clear, parent-facing look at school avoidance as a visible sign of deeper anxiety patterns.
School avoidance is framed as a signal rather than a standalone problem. School may be where a child's distress becomes visible, while the real driver can be social anxiety, separation anxiety, perfectionism, emetophobia, panic attacks, or anxiety attacks.
A grounded look at helping loved ones gain traction when ERP feels out of reach.
This episode looks at what parents can do when OCD care does not follow a clean, linear path. Natasha Daniels and her guest frame his book as a practical bridge for families facing hesitation around ERP, incomplete gains from ERP, or the need for smaller wins before a harder…
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Three hosts and psychologist Dr Emily talk vulnerability, therapy, and imperfection with guests.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
This episode explains why children's OCD symptoms often spike right before improvement during treatment, offering guidance for parents navigating this confusing phase.
This episode explores how parents can distinguish between communicating with their child versus their child's OCD, offering practical strategies to improve family dynamics and support mental health.
This episode provides guidance for parents on finding appropriate professional help and understanding different levels of care for children with OCD and anxiety.
This episode provides guidance for parents on how to support their child with OCD when the child is unable to explain their thoughts or fears.
This episode features an interview with Mia Mason, author of the graphic novel 'Worry's Whispers', discussing OCD and anxiety to help bridge understanding for those struggling with these conditions.
This episode discusses contamination OCD in children, highlighting common misunderstandings and offering practical strategies for parents to support their kids effectively.
This episode provides guidance for parents on effectively reducing OCD accommodations for their children to promote long-term success.
This episode explains why rationalizing with a child's OCD can worsen symptoms and offers alternative strategies for parents.
This episode teaches parents a simple but powerful technique called 'the power of pause' to help children with OCD delay their compulsive responses and make progress in managing their condition.
This episode discusses the challenges of burnout faced by parents raising children with OCD or anxiety, offering insights and strategies for managing it.
This episode discusses common mistakes parents make when supporting children with moral OCD and offers guidance on how to avoid them.
This episode explores practical strategies for parents to boost their child's self-confidence while managing anxiety or OCD, featuring insights from child therapist Natasha Daniels.
This episode discusses how parents can manage their own anxiety and OCD triggers to stay grounded and effectively support their children with these conditions.
This episode features an interview with Tiffany Jenkins discussing parenting strategies for children with anxiety and OCD, drawing from her personal experiences with mental health and addiction.
This episode discusses four common communication mistakes parents make when trying to help their child with OCD and how to avoid them to build trust and progress.
This episode provides guidance for parents on how to stay present and regulated when their child's OCD symptoms are intense, offering practical strategies to support both the child and themselves.
This episode provides practical advice for parents on helping children with OCD and anxiety navigate holiday stress and triggers.
This episode discusses how parents can assess and improve their support systems when helping children with OCD and anxiety, offering practical strategies and insights.
This episode explores harm OCD in children, discussing its symptoms, impact on families, and practical strategies for parents to support their child's mental health.
This episode focuses on practical strategies for parents to help young children with OCD, addressing the lack of diagnosis and treatment options for this age group.
This episode explains the key differences between childhood OCD and autism to help parents better understand and support their children.
This episode explains why parents play a crucial role in supporting their child with OCD beyond just finding the right therapist, emphasizing empowerment and practical strategies.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
This episode provides practical tips for parents on how to travel with children who have anxiety, OCD, or other mental health and special needs challenges.
This episode provides guidance for parents on finding moments of peace and joy while raising children with OCD, anxiety, and related conditions like ARFID and ADHD.
This episode shares five key lessons from a child therapist and parent about raising children with OCD, anxiety, ARFID, and other mental health challenges.
This episode features an interview with Dr.
This episode introduces a free video series offering practical strategies for parents to help children with anxiety or OCD through improved communication, exposure techniques, and supportive home environments.
This episode discusses how to handle shifts in OCD themes in children and teens, offering guidance for parents without losing their composure.
This episode discusses how parents can compassionately respond to children's OCD-driven reassurance seeking without reinforcing compulsions.
This episode explores how parental fear can negatively impact parenting children with anxiety or OCD, based on the host's personal experience as a child therapist.
This episode discusses why parents often miss new OCD symptoms in their children and provides strategies to prevent this from happening.
This episode addresses the common challenge where parents are more motivated than their children to combat OCD, offering insights and strategies for supporting kids with anxiety disorders.
This episode discusses the seven biggest mistakes parents make when trying to help children with OCD and provides practical alternatives for effective support.
This episode explores how OCD in children and teens involves parents, discussing sneaky behavioral patterns and practical strategies for supporting long-term progress.
This episode helps parents distinguish between anxiety disorders, OCD, and normal childhood worries in their children.
This episode explores the specific roles parents can and cannot play in supporting their child with OCD, addressing common pitfalls like over-control or helplessness.
This episode discusses how professionals often misunderstand or misdiagnose OCD in children, offering insights and strategies for parents navigating this challenge.
This episode explains why common parenting strategies fail for children with OCD and offers alternative approaches to better support them.
This episode discusses shifting from a fixer to an anchor mindset for parents raising children with OCD or anxiety, offering practical strategies and insights.
This episode discusses how to help children with OCD or anxiety manage feelings of depersonalization and derealization, including explanations of these conditions and practical strategies for parents.
This episode addresses bedtime challenges for children with OCD, offering strategies to break nighttime loops and improve family dynamics.
This episode focuses on building trust as a critical foundation for helping children with OCD, discussing its importance and practical strategies for parents.
This episode discusses how parents should view and measure progress when supporting children with anxiety or OCD, emphasizing its impact on family well-being and effective intervention.
This episode discusses subtle OCD compulsions in children that parents often miss or don't recognize as compulsions, beyond obvious behaviors like hand-washing.
This episode explores ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), examining its relationship with OCD and anxiety, discussing diagnosis, overlaps, and treatment options for children.
This episode explores why children with OCD often respond with 'I don't know' to questions and provides practical strategies for parents to better support and communicate with their kids.
Natasha Daniels' AT Parenting Survival Podcast episode 466 argues that good communication is the glue behind anxiety and OCD work.
Natasha Daniels frames the 'power of pausing' as a way to stop urgency from feeding a child's anxiety or OCD, and she says the impulse to fix things can make the problem bigger.
Natasha Daniels uses AT Parenting Survival Podcast episode 464 to separate anxiety reassurance from OCD reassurance, two behaviors that look similar but function very differently.
Natasha Daniels introduces a free video series for parents of children with anxiety and OCD, then previews an interview with Dr.
Natasha Daniels discusses how OCD in children can appear as oppositional behavior, offering practical advice and insights for parents.
Natasha Daniels provides evidence-based strategies for parents to handle OCD meltdowns in children without exacerbating the anxiety, focusing on counterintuitive approaches and practical de-escalation techniques.
AT Parenting Survival Podcast episode PSP 413 focuses on school avoidance in children with OCD and anxiety, and Natasha Daniels says she prefers that phrase over "school refusal." Daniels says the first mistake is treating symptoms without finding the core fear, and the second is pushing full-time attendance when a child cannot yet leave a bedroom or get dressed.
PSP 412 of AT Parenting Survival Podcast pairs Natasha Daniels with Dr.
The host promotes her parenting community and introduces the podcast's mission to help parents of children with OCD and anxiety.
A therapist promotes her parenting community and offers strategies for raising children with OCD and anxiety.
A therapist promotes her parenting community and offers strategies for raising children with OCD and anxiety.
A therapist offers practical strategies and community support for parents raising children with OCD and anxiety.
A therapist offers practical advice and promotes a parenting community for raising children with OCD and anxiety.