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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (“OCD”) is an anxiety based condition that can manifest itself in many ways, including hoarding, which involves the collection of anything and everything that the victim deems to have emotional or monetary value.

Through personal experience, independent research, and interaction with the professional medical staff at Rogers Memorial Hospital (in Wisconsin) and McLean Hospital (in Massachusetts); we have acquired a thorough understanding of the problem and the knowledge necessary to help people cope with OCD and its offset behaviour - the compulsion to hoard.

We offer a life-coaching service to complement (not replace) the efforts of therapists, family and friends to assist the willing hoarder to implement strategies to manage their compulsion.

Most importantly, if requested, we also arrange for the homes of hoarders to be cleaned by sensitive and caring professionals. Our staff and affiliates are trained to minimize the distress and anxiety that normally accompanies the removal of the hoarders' valuable possessions.

The Problem

The problem is that those that suffer from the hoarding aspect of OCD will rarely throw anything away. This can include keeping hundreds or thousands of magazines and newspapers, dozens of pets, and even bio-degradable garbage. Many hoarders' homes become overwhelmed with clutter and chaos. Naturally, this can cause untold distress and social isolation for the hoarder and their families. In addition, hoarding can result in health risks due to mould and clogged ventilation systems; serious fire hazards; and an inability to perform daily tasks such as working, bathing, or cooking. It can also result in an infestation of insects and rodents.In certain instances, the hoarder understands that their behaviour is affecting their lives and that of their families and are willing to undertake a pragmatic and therapeutic program to alleviate the problem. And this is where we come in...

Our Solution

Coaching through the anxiety while restoring homes to a safe and healthy condition are the essential elements of our solution and comprise our primary services. We take a "tough-love" but ultimately caring approach to helping you and your family to cope with OCD-related hoarding anxiety during the cleaning process. We appreciate that there are strong emotional ties to each and every item saved, but with our hands-on coaching, we will prove to you that a memory is forever, even after you remove keepsake, mementos, and other long-held possessions from your home. Our team includes trained, professional service providers who will not only clean up your clutter, but address any infestation issues, paint and repair (as required), and ensure your home is restored to a safe and healthy condition. And after this process is over, we are confident you will experience a tremendous sense of relief, as well as, once again, being able to open your home to family and friends.In summary, if you are in need of a caring person with first hand knowledge of your situation to assist you to cope with hoarding and tackle the chaos, then we have a good reason to talk.
Working with You

Our life-coaching services are not subsidized by any private foundations or government agencies. Therefore, our services are offered only on a fee-for-service basis and there is absolutely no exception to this policy. We will, however, provide up to one hour of telephone time to discuss your situation. Based on this introductory session, we will prepare a written quote and a contract for your consideration. In terms of our fees, we charge $100.00 per hour for life-coaching and we require a non-refundable retainer of $2,500.00 before commencing any work after our initial introductory session. For your records, we keep track of the hours we spend with you and provide a statement with dates and times. Home cleaning charges are based on the scope of work required and estimates are provided on a case-by-case basis. A detailed description of our services and their costs are provided in our contract. The contract establishes a relationship between us; obligating us to provide the agreed upon services and, most important, committing you to the process, which is probably the hardest step you will take.
Privacy Policy To secure your information, we take all reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized access by a secure firewall to protect the integrity and privacy of the personal information you provide to us. In addition, we will not transmit your personal information without your prior written authorization.This privacy policy applies only to this web site. Please be aware that this policy does not apply or extend to websites that this site provides links to. We encourage you to read the privacy policies on any other sites before providing personal information.By using this web site, you agree to acceptance of this privacy policy. We may occasionally need to make changes to the policy to reflect changes in our site and address new issues. Changes will be posted here, so please refer to this policy regularly.OCD-HOARDING.com November 18, 201111/18/2011 2:30 PM EDT203 Shaftsbury Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 0E8
Privacy PolicyWe are very aware that this is a private and very personal matter. We respect the fact that you are initiating this process for your own benefit. In addition, we are committed to protecting the privacy and security of all visitors to our web site. You may use this site without providing any personal information. However, we do need personal information to provide services that you request. When providing personal information via e-mail, please remember that e-mail messages can be viewed by other Internet users while in transit. If you have confidential information you wish to communicate, please use traditional means, such as land-line telephone, facsimile, or mail.Only authorized staff that need the information you provide to perform a specific task have access to your information and only with your pre-authorized written approval. We do not use "cookies" to collect information from your computer and you can access the information on this web site without having cookies enabled in your browser.
Contact Us

Please make your initial contact by e-mail.

We promise to respond to you within 24 hours.

In your e-mail, please provide a telephone number and indicate when it will be convenient to call you to discuss how we can work together. Our e-mail address is ocd-hoarding_hotmail.com .

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