Overcoming Hoarding

Learn how to reclaim your space and your lifeHoarding is a common condition and almost everyone has some hoarding traits - collecting things excessively and having difficulty getting rid of items. When these traits begin to disrupt your life and clutter your living environment to the extent that you cannot use it for the purpose it was intended, then you may need help to cope with this disorder.This book will help you understand the many reasons why you hoard items, and will provide you with step-by-step strategies to declutter your home and deal with underlying issues whilst managing emotional distress. It will also guide family and friends on how to support you at each stage of your journey. In addition, this book will help inform professionals on how to engage with and provide strategies to individuals for dealing with their clutter and hoarding behaviours. SATWANT SINGH is a Nurse Consultant, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Mental Health and Clinical Lead. He facilitates the London Hoarding Treatment Group. MARGARET HOOPER is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counselling Psychologist, working in the NHS in a specialist CBT service. She co-facilitates the London Hoarding Treatment Group. COLIN JONES is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Advanced Clinical Practice at Liverpool John Moores University. Overcoming self-help guides use clinically proven Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended by the UK Department of Health under the Books on Prescription scheme.Series Editor: Professor Peter Cooper