54 | Understanding OCD in Young People

In this episode, Janet speaks with Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff about Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in young people.Dr. Taube-Schiff is a registered psychologist with nearly 20 years of experience working with adolescents and adults. She is the founder and director of Forward Thinking Psychological Services, a multidisciplinary practice serving clients in Ontario and British Columbia. A leading voice in the field, Dr. Taube-Schiff was one of the founding professionals behind Canada’s first residential treatment program for OCD at Sunnybrook, is a past president of the Ontario Psychological Association, and currently sits on the Scientific Advisory Committee for Anxiety Canada.Janet and Dr. Taube-Schiff explore how OCD impacts a young person’s daily life, the emotions that often accompany it — including distress, disgust, and shame — and the most effective therapeutic approaches, including CBT, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and Inference-Based CBT (ICBT). They also talk about the crucial role of parents in treatment and why early intervention can dramatically improve long-term outcomes.You can find out more about Dr. Marlene Taube-Schiff’s work at Forward Thinking Psychological Services.For more information on the work we do at Catch, please visit our website and don’t forget to follow and subscribe to our podcast wherever you listen. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn & Instagram.