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AMA Hoarding: 1 Challenging Question and the Answer You’re Going to Hate

One of the most enjoyable parts of advocacy work is offering website visitors the opportunity to ask me anything about hoarding. Most of the questions submitted come from family members ...
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AMA: Hoarding

Hybrid Hoarding Treatment Training Coming Soon!

Lightening the Load Counseling is pleased to offer an upcoming CE training on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Puyallup and online. This 6.0-hour continuing education training, "Clinical Treatment for Hoarding ...
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Challenging stories our brains tell us: Hoarding

As a hoarding therapist, I help individuals, couples, and families confront the beliefs, emotions, and triggers that reinforce their connection to items in their homes, enabling them to create safe, ...
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I can't always trust the stories my brain tells me

Won’t I Lose the Memories?

Walking through my home, I look around and survey the displayed items. Penguin salt and pepper shakers that I display each winter becuase my husband is fond of penguins. Photos ...
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Montana “Save the Date”

You might think you've encountered every situation in your practice, but nothing could prepare you for a client who confesses, “I think I have a hoarding problem.” This revelation can ...
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Whose Problem is it Anyway?

Ever come home from visiting with family and wondered why you felt like someone else's hoarding was your issue to deal with? I mean, whose problem is it anyway? One ...
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whose problem
AMA: Hoarding

AMA Hoarding: 1 Challenging Question and the Answer You’re Going to Hate

One of the most enjoyable parts of advocacy work is offering website visitors the opportunity to ask me anything about hoarding. Most of the questions submitted come from family members ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
Promotional Image for upcoming hybrid training Puyallup and Online on Clinical Treatment of Hoarding Disorder: Seeing Past the Clutter

Hybrid Hoarding Treatment Training Coming Soon!

Lightening the Load Counseling is pleased to offer an upcoming CE training on Monday, October 6, 2025, in Puyallup and online. This 6.0-hour continuing education training, "Clinical Treatment for Hoarding ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
I can't always trust the stories my brain tells me

Challenging stories our brains tell us: Hoarding

As a hoarding therapist, I help individuals, couples, and families confront the beliefs, emotions, and triggers that reinforce their connection to items in their homes, enabling them to create safe, ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »

Won’t I Lose the Memories?

Walking through my home, I look around and survey the displayed items. Penguin salt and pepper shakers that I display each winter becuase my husband is fond of penguins. Photos ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »

Montana “Save the Date”

You might think you've encountered every situation in your practice, but nothing could prepare you for a client who confesses, “I think I have a hoarding problem.” This revelation can ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »
whose problem

Whose Problem is it Anyway?

Ever come home from visiting with family and wondered why you felt like someone else's hoarding was your issue to deal with? I mean, whose problem is it anyway? One ...
READ THE FULL ARTICLE »