Obsessive Hoarder
Clutter Coaching Package



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Especially designed to work with Obsessive Hoarders and at least two of their support team, namely:
  • GP - who can in some instances prescribe medication that helps with the anxiety
  • Counsellor / Therapist
  • friends and family 

To qualify for this package, you must have arranged, and started to have complimentary weekly help from a counsellor / therapist at the same time as completing the 12 week programme of help with Clare. You can contact your GP to ask for a referral to a counsellor or therapist as hoarding is now a recognised mental disorder. Your GP may also prescribe medication for the anxiety that may result from the process of clearing the clutter.

The counsellor / therapist will work with you on the mental clutter that is associated with hoarding, Clare will help you with the physical clutter. 

This therefore means that you are going to have to commit to one hour a week of counselling and 4 hours a week of physical Clutter Clearing for 12 consecutive weeks.
Available to anyone, anywhere in the world.

This is the ideal package for someone who has either been diagnosed as a hoarder or displays all the symptoms.

A hoarder is defined as:

  • clutter in every room of your home to the levels in the picture to the right
  • inability to use the rooms
  • an inability to easily open or close doors
  • clutter to above waist height in all rooms
  • clutter stacked such that there is a minimal path through it
  • windows and doors obstructed by the clutter
  • excessive and continuous acquiring of new clutter
  • extreme difficulty with letting go of anything, regardless of it's usefulness

 

When helping someone with Obsessive Hoarding there are 2 aspects that need to be dealt with:

  1. The physical clutter in their home
  2. The mental clutter that has created and is maintain the problem.

An Obsessive Hoarder has issues deeper than simply a bad habit that you see in people with less clutter, hence the two aspects need to be dealt with in parallel.

Consequently, the Obsessive Hoarder Package is reserved for the most severely cluttered clients and requires the client to have either GP approval, or to be actively engaging in therapy and counselling at the same time as participating in the Clutter Coaching Package which will deal with the physical clutter.

Clare Baker has, over the past 9 years, successfully worked with 7 Obsessive Hoarders who have had, on average, a year of Clutter Coaching with her. It therefore requires an acknowledgment that dealing with the physical and mental clutter that an Obsessive Hoarder has requires a serious commitment of time, energy and money to deal with.

Working with a Hoarder requires an initial 3 months kick start of face-to-face help in the Hoarders home, followed by a month by month approach of either face-to-face help or a combination of face-to-face and virtual help.

Ideally the GP / Therapist / Counsellor and family or friends are present at the first 3 hour home visit. For many hoarders, getting used to commiting to regular, weekly, 3 hour 'appointments' can be a struggle in itself as the resistence kicks in.


How much will get cleared?

There are no guarantees of success, and each Hoarder is individual. However, Clare works in parallel with the GP / Counsellor / Therapist, providing them with a monthly report of progress at the physical clutter level so that they can adjust their support accordingly. If Clare and the GP / Counsellor / Therapist feel that the Hoarder needs to 'take a break', or to concentrate more on the mental or physical clutter at any point then that's what they will do.

If you truely commit to the process and journey, you can expect to clear, on average, a lounge, living room or bedroom in 12 weeks. As with any new skill, the more you do the quicker and easier it becomes therefore once you have cleared one room with Clare's help, you can expect to clear the second and consequent rooms quicker and more easily. The key is to focus and finish one room at a time.


What commitment is required?

You will commit to having your 3 hour Clutter Coaching Sessions on the same day at the same time for four consecutive weeks at a time. That way you can treat it like a course that you do at home (which may be easier to explain to others who make demands on your time), work it around other commitments such as children, partners, work and most importantly get into the habit of doing a little Clutter Clearing every week, thereby ensuring that you will be able to continue what you have started - if you need to - on you own, beyond the Six Month package.

In fact, you can have your Clutter Coaching Sessions with Clare at any time of the day, evening or weekend precisely so that you can fit it around your normal life and, as many do, have your Clutter Coaching Sessions without other members of the home or family knowing.

The initial 3 months must be completed within 14 weeks to allow for the inevitable holidays that people have over a 3 month period.

By commiting to twelve consecutive weeks of Clutter Coaching Sessions with Clare, the hoarder gets started, becomes familiar with the process and can start to see and feel an improvement.

Clare, who is a qualified Coach, is committed to helping you make time to clear your clutter whilst also giving you the skills and knowledge you need to clear your clutter, create more space, get back control and become more confident in your ability so that you can get freedom from the clutter and move on with your life.



Obsessive Compulsive Hoarder Package includes:

Available to people outside the UK

Personal, qualified and Experienced Clutter Coach - Clare Baker - dedicated to working with you every week

A 1 hour Preparation Call to enable your Clutter Coach to fully understand your unique challenges and needs

In your Home: Initially twelve 3 hour weekly Clutter Coaching Sessions

A Clutter Clearing DIY KIt

Access to the Exclusive Members Online Forum to meet fellow Clutter Clearers and share successes,  challenges and support one another

Access to online information sheets and resources.


Initial 3 Month Hoarder Package:


Objective:  
  • become familiar with the Clutter Clearing Process
  • become familiar with making decisions
  • to get the momentum and a routine going
  • to completely clear and organise one room

When you book a Obsessive Hoarder Package, you will have your weekly Clutter Clearing Session with Clare on the same day at the same time each week for 12-14 consecutive weeks.

This enables you to treat it like a course, if  you have a support worker they can make it a regular appointment to be there with you if appropriate, and you can plan your life around being unavailable for anything else on that day and at that time.


Week 0 1 hour telephone consultation
  1 hour telephone consultation with your GP / Therapist
  1 hour telephone consultation with your friends / family / support worker
Week 1 - 12: 3 hours in your home each and every week

TOTAL AMOUNT OF 1-2-1 HELP: 51 hours @ £50 per hour


How much is it?


How many rooms will I clear? On average - 1 room like this

How much time each week?
3 hours a week

How many weeks? 12 weeks
(to be completed within 14)

Method Face-to-face in your home only

Total Number of Hours 39 hours
  • 36 hours in your home
  • PLUS
  • 1 telephone call and 1 report for your GP / therapist / support network every month

Included
  • 1 hour Clarity Call FREE
  • DIY Kit
  • Personalised Motivational CD
  • 3 Months Membership of the Clutter Community
  • Help in your home option:
    • removal and distribution of unwanted clutter, including bulk shredding
    • 50 miles travel from OX15 0EB (45p per mile thereafter)

Hourly Rate £50 per hour
(plus travel and accommodation where applicable)
Package Price
In your Home
Available outside the UK
(Price available on request)


£1,950
(plus travel and accommodation where applicable)


£1,025
(5% surcharge applies)
(plus travel and accommodation where applicable)

£715
(10% surcharge applies)
(plus travel and accommodation where applicable)

Payment Methods Available
  • Cheque
  • Bank Transfer
  • Credit or debit card (via Paypal)


Contact Clare now to book or find out more:

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01295 275030
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