Hoarding Consultant | Brain-Based Conditions Specialist | Community Psychologist | Educator
I recognize my clients are the experts and ultimate authority in their own life process. As a sensitive and gifted life-long learner, I value interpersonal relationships and solving problems using a strength-based approach. I provide on-site and virtual organizing and consulting services for clients experiencing challenges with managing living spaces.
As a hoarding consultant, brain-based conditions specialist, and community psychologist, you will generally find me collaborating with my clients, their families, and/or local social service agencies to determine functional organizing solutions for unique needs. My approach is collaborative, nonjudgmental, and responsive to neurodiversity.
With my adjunct faculty hat on, you will find me teaching Introduction to Psychology and Developmental Psychology of the Lifespan to community college students. In my classes I use free, open source materials, emphasize critical thinking, resilience, and real-world applications.
I have also had the privilege of teaching two PhD level courses at my alma mater, National Louis University, and proudly served on dissertation committees for two of my students.
For the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO), I worked as an instructor & committee leader for the Brain-Based Conditions Certificate. I created and recorded "Working Smart Together," a required course for earning this certificate.
My PhD in Community Psychology focused on community responses to hoarding. I am currently writing and editing two books. One book reframes societal understanding of responses to hoarding, and the other is a middle-grade fiction novel that explores a child’s experience growing up in a hoarded home.
As a speaker and thought leader I bridge the gap between academic research and general understanding of hoarding disorder and other organizing topics to reduce stigma and encourage appropriate treatment for those struggling to "get organized."
Virtual Classroom...
TikTok Educator (@declareorder): I quite unexpectedly reached 180K+ followers with actionable content framed around functional organizing, conscious consumerism, and hoarding.
Ask me about:
- Hoarding intervention strategies
- Organizing for brain-based conditions (ADHD, autism, etc.)
- Community psychology approaches to clutter and disorganization
- Guest lectures, workshops, or program evaluation
- Making TikToks 😉
"You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare."
~ Georgia O’Keeffe