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Bay
Area Resources
MENTAL
HEALTH HELP
The following are organizations
in the Bay Area
that have providers who
treat compulsive hoarding:
New Well Known Therapist with Hoarding
Specialty Opens
Private Practice in Saratoga
Tamara Hartl, Ph.D.
is a cognitive-behavioral therapist specializing in
compulsive hoarding,
anxiety disorders,
sexual dysfunction.
She works with individuals
with OCD, panic disorder, social phobia,
and a variety of other conditions.
(408) 603-9857.
18809 Cox Ave
Saratoga
Mental
Health Association of San Francisco (MHA-SF)
Sponsors hoarding and cluttering
support groups.
Provides information and referrals including information
on cluttering issues as well as referrals to independent clutter organizers.
(415) 421-2926
870 Market St.#928
San Francisco
http://www.mha-sf.org/programs/hoard.cfm
http://www.mha-sf.org/programs/referrals.cfm
http://www.mha-sf.org/library/compulsive.cfm
Independent Living
Resource Center
Provides
support, referrals, advocacy, and housing counseling for people with
disabilities.
(415) 543-6222
649 Mission St.
l, 3rd
Floor
San Francisco
http://www.ilrcsf.org/
How to find a Behavior Therapist?
Be sure to read this article by Michael Jenike, M.D., an
OCD expert:
http://www.ocfoundation.org/behavior-therapy.html
What to
expect from CBT; How to Choose a Therapist
http://www.aabt.org/
http://www.aabt.org/about/
San Francisco Bay Center
for Cognitive Therapy
Main number: (510) 652-4455
Michael Tompkins, Ph.D.,
is the therapist here with the most experience in helping
compulsive hoarders. Note that they do not
accept insurance.
http://www.sfbacct.com/
Stanford University Department
of Psychiatry OCD Clinic
To get a referral, call
outpatient intake: (650) 498-9111
Dr. Lorrin Koran is the
director of this clinic, and has done extensive research and
clinical work
on OCD and hoarding.
http://ocd.stanford.edu/
The Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation Therapist Referral Site:
When you get to the site, scroll down to
find a Doctor.
http://ocfoundation.org/
OC Foundation - Hoarding
Excellent index on Hoarding Issues and Treatment
http://www.ocfoundation.org/1005/index.html
San Mateo County
Crisis Intervention Hot line
for troubled people or
families experiencing stress
and seeking help in
dealing with a crisis.
Belmont thru Palo Alto (650)
368-6655
San Mateo thru Daly City
(650) 692-6655
Coastside (650) 726-6655
San Mateo County Aging
and Adult Services
Investigates and develops
a plan where individuals are at risk.
(800) 675-8437
San Francisco County Mental Health Access Line
Provides mental health evaluations and diagnoses needed to prove disability.
Call for initial screening and to set up an appointment for an evaluation and
treatment.
(888) 246-333 or (415) 255-3737
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