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The OCD Stories

Stuart Ralph

Booking Overview

Mental-health interview podcast focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder, featuring licensed clinicians, OCD specialists, authors, advocates, and people sharing lived experience. Agencies could credibly pitch qualified therapists, treatment-program leaders, mental-health authors, and knowledgeable lived-experience advocates; booking difficulty is likely medium because strong OCD or anxiety relevance is required, although the show regularly features accessible professional and personal-story guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 568

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 16.8k subscribers

Instagram: 24.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

hey@theocdstories.com

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Host

Stuart Ralph - Stuart Ralph is the host of The OCD Stories, a mental-health podcast focused on obsessive-compulsive disorder, recovery, treatment, and lived experience.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Licensed mental-health clinicians, OCD or anxiety treatment specialists, authors, advocates, treatment-program leaders, or individuals with substantial lived experience of OCD who can discuss recovery and treatment responsibly.
Required Achievements:  
Clinical practice in OCD or anxiety treatment, Authorship of mental-health books or workbooks, Development or leadership of OCD treatment programs, Mental-health advocacy or meaningful lived-experience education

Recent Guest Discussions

Jake Moss - Existential OCD, Panic, Mental-health Challenges, Unethical Coaching Practices, Acceptance And Commitment Therapy, Values, Compassion, And Psychotherapy Training.

Natalia Aza - Self-guided Exposure And Response Prevention Therapy, Compassionate ERP, OCD Recovery, Trauma, Therapy Practice, And Supporting Young Adults Who Struggle To Leave Home.

Victoria Schweiger - OCD Summer Camps For Children And Teens, Exposure-based Treatment, ERP Games, Shame, And Creating Supportive Treatment Communities.

Ashley Ordway - OCD Treatment Camps For Children And Teens, Exposure-based Activities, ERP Games, Shame, And Helping Young People Build Connection During Treatment.

Recent Topics

Health, Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Exposure Therapy, Anxiety Disorders

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The OCD Stories
:

Saraa D. Lee: OCD, love and marriage: a shift in treatment approach (#559)

October 11, 2026

In episode 559 I chat with Saraa D. Lee, MSW, LCSW. Sarah is an OCD therapist who also lives with OCD. After recently getting re-married and having a second baby, her experience with OCD led her to take a different approach to helping people with OCD find, build, and maintain lasting love in their lives. As a licensed therapist and Clinical Supervisor specializing in Love, Marriage and OCD, she treats the full picture: ROCD, dating with OCD, marriage/couples with OCD, perinatal & postpartum O...

Dr Anthony Pinto and Dr Michael Wheaton: Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) (#588)

October 04, 2026

In episode 558 I chat with Dr Anthony Pinto and Dr Michael Wheaton. Anthony Pinto, Ph.D. is Senior Director of the Northwell Health OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital on Long Island and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Pinto has published over 100 manuscripts/chapters on OCD/related conditions and has an extensive record of conference presentations, invited lectures, and media appearances. He is the leading cli...

Krista Reed: Learning to be authentic in life and OCD recovery (#557)

September 27, 2026

In episode 557 I chat with Krista Reed. Krista is a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker (LSCSW). Krista is passionate about working with patients who have Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders. We discuss her therapy and OCD journey, being your authentic self, struggling to develop an acceptance of her authentic self, learning to be authentic, the Inference-based CBT (ICBT) feared possible self, feeling regret, OCD impacting one's ability to be authentic, Krista gives lots of exam...

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Frequently asked questions

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The OCD Stories
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How do I get in touch with The OCD Stories?

The OCD Stories is hosted by Stuart Ralph. Its publicly listed email is hey@theocdstories.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The OCD Stories?

The publicly listed email for The OCD Stories: hey@theocdstories.com.

How many listeners does The OCD Stories have?

Podseeker estimates The OCD Stories reaches 10,000 to 100,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The OCD Stories?

The OCD Stories typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Licensed mental-health clinicians, OCD or anxiety treatment specialists, authors, advocates, treatment-program leaders, or individuals with substantial lived experience of OCD who can discuss recovery and treatment responsibly. Common among recent guests: Clinical practice in OCD or anxiety treatment; Authorship of mental-health books or workbooks; Development or leadership of OCD treatment programs. Recent guests include Jake Moss, Natalia Aza, and Victoria Schweiger.

How hard is it to get booked on The OCD Stories?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The OCD Stories cover?

Recent episodes cover Health, Mental Health, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Exposure Therapy, and Anxiety Disorders. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

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