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Mar 2019
11:24pm, 6 Mar 2019
5,815 posts
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WA
I decluttered a cupboard today and ended up taking a shopping bag of out of date medication to the chemist.
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Mar 2019
7:12am, 7 Mar 2019
3,834 posts
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SusiesueH
Hey declutterers š. Iāve seen myself as a minimalist for a few years now. It was something that came alongside training to be a psychotherapist - kind of like clearing out physical stuff as well as clearing out my mind. I said right from the beginning that Iād absolutely love to work with hoarding but the training is so all consuming itās not something I did anything about. Now (almost) all of my training is completed Iāve been wondering about my ānicheā and Iāve come back to thinking about helping people with physical clutter. I did a bit of research and found that APDO offer short courses in setting up as a professional declutterer and Iām sorely tempted to sign up!
I dropped into this thread last night during an hour of insomnia and was surprised to find a discussion about this very thing. Itās good to hear that there is demand for this! At the moment Iām a little unsure of how my Psychotherapist skills would come alongside the decluttering but that will come Iām sure. Itās a really clear pathway as a psychotherapist- I see someone for 50 minute once a week and we agreemgoals together. Iām not sure what the offer would be to decluttering clients in terms of time, frequency and figuring out whatās achievable in that time. Lots to think about and learn!
Anyway, I wanted to drop by and say hi and also thanks for flying the decluttering flag - itās helped me see that this could be something helpful to do!
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Mar 2019
10:26am, 7 Mar 2019
17,630 posts
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Columba
Bruv has taken away a few more of his things (from my house to his flat).
Meanwhile my own mess mounts up gradually but inexorably.
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Mar 2019
10:46am, 7 Mar 2019
8,717 posts
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geordiegirl
If you want to practice on someone one Susiesue š
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Mar 2019
12:27pm, 7 Mar 2019
1,706 posts
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PenW
Oh you can always practice on me too SusieSue
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Mar 2019
12:51pm, 7 Mar 2019
32,500 posts
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Night-owl
Susie I'm sure if you wanted to. You wouldn't be short of volunteers for you to practice on
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Mar 2019
1:01pm, 7 Mar 2019
45,504 posts
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The Mighty Fleecy
I think the crossover skills would be huge, a declutterer basically needs to be an organised psychologist.
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Mar 2019
1:31pm, 7 Mar 2019
17,634 posts
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Columba
I'm a disorganised psychologist. Disorganised, retired, and anyway the wrong sort of psychologist.
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Mar 2019
1:42pm, 7 Mar 2019
1,707 posts
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PenW
Iām also a disorganised psychologist!
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Mar 2019
6:12pm, 7 Mar 2019
45,507 posts
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The Mighty Fleecy
Me too 
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