There are several ways to begin the process of rehabilitation for hoarding behaviours. Many of them can be done independently.
Support Groups or Programs
Support groups and programs can assist with the management of excessive collecting or difficulty discarding items and its impact on quality of life by providing tips and practical strategies to help people manage clutter.
For self help information, please visit Hoarding and clutter support | Maroondah City Council
For further information, contact Paula (Occupational Therapist) at Maroondah City Council on (03) 9294 5729.
Further support
Anxiety Recovery Centre Victoria (ARCVic)
Australian Psychological Society
Search by issue > Mental Health > Hoarding disorder
Swinburne University: Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring Support
Useful links
Department of Health and Human Services: Hoarding and Squalor
Reading Resources
The resources below give further insight into collecting tendencies and may help inspire change:
- Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving and Hoarding (Tolin, Frost and Steketee, 2007)
- Make Safe: guidance for services working with people living with hoarding and environmental neglect (2023)
- Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding and Compulsive Acquiring (Tompkins and Hartl, 2009)Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding
(Neziroglu, Bubrick and Yaryura-Tobias, 2004) - Compulsive Hoarding and Acquiring: Therapist Guide (Steketee, 2006)
- Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) – Hoarding and Squalor
