Hoarding and organization challenges can create overwhelming stress, isolation, safety concerns, and difficulty maintaining daily life. This section provides Connecticut-based resources, support services, and information for individuals and families affected by hoarding behaviors or severe household clutter. Whether you are looking for cleanup assistance, organization help, or guidance for a loved one, these services are intended to offer compassionate, judgment-free support while helping individuals work toward safer and healthier living environments.

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) Community Services Division: Hoarding disorder is a recognized mental health condition believed to be affecting between 2-6% of the population in the United States. People with hoarding disorder are observed as having a persistent difficulty getting rid of or parting with possessions due to a need to save items perceived as having future usefulness or emotional attachment to. Attempts to part with possessions create considerable distress and lead to decisions to save, rather than discard items. The resulting clutter disrupts the ability to use living spaces and can create unsafe and/or unsanitary conditions within which to live.

Many municipalities and regional organizations throughout Connecticut publicly reference hoarding assistance, coordinated intervention efforts, cleanup guidance, and community safety resources. While support systems vary from town to town, individuals and families may find help through local Human Services departments, Senior & Social Services, Health Departments, Housing authorities, Fire Marshals, and community mental health providers. Some communities also participate in regional hoarding task forces or collaborative outreach efforts designed to address safety concerns while connecting individuals to supportive services.

Depending on the situation, available resources may include wellness checks, mental health referrals, organization support, cleanup coordination, housing advocacy, elder services, case management, and assistance navigating community programs. Individuals affected by hoarding behaviors may also benefit from contacting 211 Connecticut, local peer support organizations, nonprofit agencies, or town social workers who can help identify available support options within their area.

Clutterers Anonymous: is a Fellowship of compulsive clutterers who practice a 12-Step and 12-Tradition program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). Just as alcoholics join A.A. to arrest the disease of alcoholism, and gamblers join Gamblers Anonymous (GA) to arrest the compulsion to gamble, we join CLA to arrest the compulsion to clutter, one day at a time. Anyone may join CLA, regardless of age, gender, race, color, nationality, or creed. To begin our program, it is not necessary to understand fully why we clutter. There is only one requirement for CLA membership is the desire to stop cluttering.

Location: Online Access

Hartford HealthCare – Institute of Living: The Anxiety Disorders Center offers assessment and treatment for a wide range of anxiety and related disorders and behaviors for children, adolescents and adults. The center offers time limited, evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for many different kinds of concerns. Hoarding disorder is a common and potentially disabling problem, characterized by the accumulation of excessive clutter, to the point that parts of one’s home can no longer be used for their intended purpose.

Location: Hartford, CT

International OCD Foundation – Hoarding Resource Page: As part of our mission to raise awareness about OCD and related disorders, increase access to effective treatment, help end stigma, and foster a community, the IOCDF provides resources and programs throughout the year for individuals affected by OCD, their families, and mental health professionals, alike.

Location: Online

Psychology Today – Hoarding Therapists in Connecticut: The world’s largest mental health and behavioral science destination online. It is the original and largest publishing enterprise that is exclusively dedicated to human behavior. Our motto is “Here to Help,” and the resources you’re accessing right now are the worldwide destination of choice for expert-authored information about psychology and mental health. The current search shows more than 175 therapists in Connecticut who help with hoarding.

Location: Online

Steri-Clean has been helping people in Connecticut and the nation who struggle with clutter and/or hoarding for two decades. We take a different approach, where the human factor comes first. Every plan is not the same, in fact no two plans can be the same, contact us for a free estimate.

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