How Children Experience OCD And What Helps

Inside The Consulting Room - Understanding the Child Behind the Behaviour · Feb 1, 2026 · 8m · transcript

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If you’ve ever wondered whether your child’s “quirks” are more than just preference, this conversation brings clarity and relief. Kim Lee, a child and adolescent psychotherapist, breaks down what obsessive compulsive disorder looks like in real life for kids and teens: intrusive thoughts that feel sticky, rituals that promise relief, and the exhausting loop that follows. We unpack the most common themes—contamination fears, harm obsessions, checking and reassurance seeking, symmetry and “just right” needs, magical thinking, and purely mental rituals—and show how they all…