Hoarding Disorder Resources

These references are starting points only and are not a guarantee of any particular product, methodology or provider and are not intended to provide any diagnosis or treatment recommendations. You may find other relevant information on my Neurodiversity Resources page as well. And I offer my appreciation to my Institute for Challenging Disorganization and National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals colleagues for this compilation as well: many of these references come from them. I also have a YouTube channel for visually- and verbally-oriented resources. And take a look at my Aging, General, Hoarding, and LGBTQ stuff! Please also take a look at my book reviews - you'll find all sorts of fascinating reads!

International Resources

National Resources

Washington State Resources

Clear-out Companies

Aria Environmental(opens in new tab)
206-677-1919
info@ariapest.com

Bio Clean, Inc.
888-651-1080
support@biocleanwa.com

Happy Hauler(opens in new tab)
206-784-0313

ServiceMaster Restore(opens in new tab)

Steri-Clean (Hoarders.com)(opens in new tab)

General Resources 

NW Hoarding Coalition(opens in new tab)

Organizers

Terina Bainter
Clutter Cutters, LLC(opens in new tab)
253-604-4963
Terina@ClutterCuttersWA.com(opens in new tab)

Tammi Moses
Homes Are For Living(opens in new tab)

Sheila Perreault
Blue Nest Home, LLC(opens in new tab)
POB 1242
Silverdale, WA  98383-1242
360-403-0422
info@bluenesthome.com(opens in new tab)

Ellen Sklanka
Renewal Organizing(opens in new tab)
Maple Valley, Washington 98038
206-665-0255
ellen@renewalorganizing.com

Sheila Taylor
Clutter Controllers LLC(opens in new tab)
360-917-9004

Lauren Williams
Casual Uncluttering LLC
POB 2448
Woodinville WA 98034
425-947-3976
Lauren@casualuncluttering.com(opens in new tab)

Therapists

Alyson Boness, LMHC
Pacific Woods Counseling(opens in new tab)
(206) 316-8717
alyson@PacificWoodsCounseling.com

Cricket Farr, LMHC(opens in new tab)

Ceci Garrett, LSWAIC(opens in new tab)

Jacqueline Randall, Psy.D.(opens in new tab)

Evidence-Based Treatment Centers of Seattle(opens in new tab)
1200 5th Avenue, Suite 800
Seattle, WA 98101
206-374-0109
info@ebtseattle.com

Northwest Relationships/The Hoarding Project(opens in new tab)
621 Pacific Avenue, Suite 300
Tacoma, WA 98402
253-292-1216
Fax: 206-299-3272
info@northwestrelationships.com(opens in new tab)

Rogers Behavorial Health/Seattle(opens in new tab)
800-767-4411

 

Books

I recommend

A bunch for children(opens in new tab)

Breathing Room: Open Your Heart by decluttering your home(opens in new tab)

Children of Hoarders

Color to Declutter(opens in new tab) by Jean Prominski(opens in new tab)

Fresh Start: Overcoming Chronic Disorganization and Hoarding Group Manual(opens in new tab)

Fun with Fred: Life with OCD and Hoarding, a Humorous Memoir

Parents Who Hoard: Things to Consider Before Choosing to Help (or Not)(opens in new tab)

Recognizing and Treating Hoarding Disorder: How Much is Too Much?(opens in new tab)

Rise Above Your Stuff; a Workbook for those Struggling to find Themselves amidst their Stuff(opens in new tab)

Severe Domestic Squalor(opens in new tab)

The Hoarder in You(opens in new tab)

The Hoarding Handbook: A Manual for Human Service Professionals(opens in new tab) - this book is COMPLETELY MISTITLED - this book is an AMAZING resource for ANYONE dealing with the complexities of coordinating services for the clearing out of a hoarded situation and the care of the person exhibiting hoarding behaviors.

The ICD Guides(opens in new tab)

Treatment for Hoarding Disorder workbook

Valentina Sgro, Really Organized

Terina Bainter(opens in new tab), Clutter Cutters(opens in new tab), one of the country's most compassionate experts on hoarding disorder and one of my heroes, and I both recommend these books:

Buried In Treasures(opens in new tab)

Digging Out(opens in new tab)

Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding(opens in new tab)

Stuff(opens in new tab)

The Secret Lives of Hoarders(opens in new tab)

Terina also recommends

The Glass Castle(opens in new tab)

 

 

I recommend these movies:

A Hoarder Comes Clean(opens in new tab)

Beyond Hoarding(opens in new tab) I had the excellent fortune to see this documentary as a part of the International OCD Foundation(opens in new tab)'s 2020 Online Hoarding Meeting(opens in new tab). My impressions are here.

Clutter(opens in new tab) Here's my review.

Grey Gardens(opens in new tab)  Read my criticism.

HBO's 2009 docudrama Grey Gardens(opens in new tab) - finally, a Grey Gardens movie I like.

Hello, My Name is Doris(opens in new tab)  Loved it!

My Mother's Garden(opens in new tab) - this is very difficult to find, but worth the search. I watched it by chance: my opinion is here(opens in new tab).

Stuffed(opens in new tab), and I've got it analyzed(opens in new tab).

That Summer(opens in new tab) I had to talk about it.

The Beales of Grey Gardens(opens in new tab) This is my review.

 

Hoarding TV shows - WITH PREJUDICE - see why I say so here(opens in new tab)

Confessions: Animal Hoarding(opens in new tab)

Hoarders(opens in new tab)

Hoarding: Buried Alive(opens in new tab)
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Hoarding TV Shows I LIKE!!!!(opens in new tab)

Britain's Biggest Hoarders(opens in new tab)

My Hoarder Mum and Me(opens in new tab)

The Hoarder Next Door(opens in new tab)