Bay Area Resources
San Francisco Bay Area Internet Guide for Extreme Hoarding Behavior
 Clutterers Syndrome or Pack Rat Syndrome
 http://www.hoarders.org
 Supported by Peninsula Community Services, Inc


MENTAL HEALTH HELP

The following are organizations in the Bay Area 
that have providers who treat compulsive hoarding:
 

 

Individual Treatment for Hoarding



What is CBT- Cognitive Behavior Therapy



How to search for a therapist
http://www.nacbt.org/searchfortherapists.asp



Treatment for compulsive Hoarding
 http://www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/therapy.aspx 



 Seven Strategies to Free Yourself From Negative Thinking
 http://www.ocdchicago.org/index.php/experts-perspectives/article/resilience
_in_the_recession_seven_strategies_to_free_yourself_from_negative/



How to choose a Behavior Therapist?
Adapted page from Michael Jenike, M.D.



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/

for Treatment Providers in your area



The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation Therapist Referral Site:
When you get to the site, scroll down to find a Doctor.
 http://ocfoundation.org/



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
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




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
www.drtamarahartl.com

 

A few South Bay Area specialists are listed here:
 
Scott Granet, LCSW, Director                                     
The OCD-BDD Clinic of Northern California                    
501 Seaport Court, Suite 102                                                    
Redwood City,  650-  599-3325  sliding scale
 
Stanford University                                                                
 Department of Psychiatry OCD Clinic
To get a referral, call outpatient intake:                 
650—498-9111
 
 Gronowski Psychology Clinic                               
51050 El Camino Real                                                                                           
Los Altos 650 - 961-9300 sliding scale
 
Tamara Hartl, PhD.                                                      
18809 Cox Ave.                                                         
Saratoga  408 - 603– 9857
 
Joanne C. Chan, Psy.D.
Licensed Psychologist
1100 Sanchez Street, San Francisco, 94114
415-816-8611
5150 El Camino Real,
Suite 22, Bldg C, Los Altos,
650-799-7505

 

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