Hoarding Resources and Help, Information about Hoarding Disorder
November 29, 2009 – 6:13 pmThe following page provides a list of resources for help with hoarding. While hoarding has begun to become a “popular” topic in our culture, with the release of several reality television shows that show the difficulties of persons with hoarding problems, hoarding has been studied, researched, and treated for many years.
Thrive Boston Counseling hopes you find this list useful. We cannot endorse the agencies and information below, but we do think it is a good starting place for those looking to find treatment options and support. Thrive Boston Counseling may be able to help you also, as we have several therapists with experience working with persons who hoard. You can contact Thrive at 617-395-5806.
Thrive Boston Counseling
872 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 2-2
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-395-5806
A Hoarding Assessment Tool
http://www.environmentalgeriatrics.com/pdf/assessment_tool.pdf
Brookline Agencies
Thrive Boston Counseling (617) 395-5806
Brookline Community Mental Health (617) 277-8107
Brookline Council on Aging (617) 730-2777
Brookline Health Department (617) 730-2300
Books and Articles
Book: “Buried In Treasures – Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding”, Randy O Frost, Gail Steketee, 2007. Available on Amazon! - http://www.amazon.com/Buried-Treasures-Compulsive-Acquiring-Hoarding/dp/0195300580
Article: Compulsive Hoarding: Current Status of the Research, Steketee and FrostFull text available at: http://ocfoundation.org/dld/h0003.pdf Originally published in Clinical PsychologyReview, 2003
Clean Up Companies — Provide specific help with clean up for people who Hoard
House Works
Bob SeverinoNewton, MA
617-928-1010
House-works.com
Multicultural Home Care
Brighton, MA617-566-5806
Servicemaster Clean
1-800-675-1333 http://www.yellowvans.com/
Organizations
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute
McLean Hospital115 Mill St.Belmont, MA 02478617-855-3371
http//www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/
Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders 648 Beacon St. 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215(617) 353-9610The Boston Emergency Services Team(BEST),
Boston Medical Center 1-800-981-HELP
Professional Organizers
Jane Ross
Brookline, MA 02445617-713-0303
Anne Goodwin
Visible Results Organizing
Arlington, MA 781-643-3879
Elizabeth Golding, M.
EdGet Organized
617-868-4344
Therapists
Dr. Douglas Nau
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806
Dr. Steve Graubard
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806
Deborah Brigandi LICSW
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806
Additional Websites
Children of Hoarders Website: http://www.childrenofhoarders.com/bindex.php Hoarding Resources – Oprah Winfrey Show http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/home_hoarding_resources San Francisco Bay Website - http://www.hoarders.org/
Additional Books and Articles: http://www.hoarders.org/books.html
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