COH: Pennsylvania

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Trying to start a support group or community resource for Hoarding in your area?
Our pages get a lot of visitors, why not announce it here and let others in your state know?

1/08 Announcement:
A group of children of hoarders are trying to arrange a get-together so they can meet each other in Pittsburgh-to maybe start an in-person support group. Interested in learning more?

Adult Protective Services, State laws & Statewide Resources	National Center on Elder Abuse, by state Another source for by state listings Additional/related: Reporting elder abuse/self-neglect How APS works
Animal Hoarding Animal Hoarding:What caseworkers need to know Animal Hoarding News Only The H oarding of A nimals R esearch C onsortium News from HARC Humane Society of United States Animal Sheltering Interventions Public Policy Resource Manual More News New Report More Animal Hoarding articles Fact Sheet from wildlifeprotection.net	Animal Hoarding Crisis Intervention The Tufts University Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium (HARC) at is compiling a list of people who specialize in animal hoarding crisis intervention. One counselor available at present (See below). Fee-for-Service Consultations- Long distance telephone consultation services provided (or available) for out-of-state clients or organizations. References are available upon request. For further information and costs of service, contact Ms. Nathanson directly. Email: jnncnslt@aol.com or Telephone: (617) 325-4828
Cleaning Companies familiar with hoarded homes, local services for assistance cleaning out a hoarded homeNational: 1-800-GotJunk.com ThePlan.com BERGFELD's Estate Clearance Services KRICSC American Bio-Recovery Services SE U.S.: Fagala Biohazard Specialists, LLC Warning! Some of these companies are for crime scene clean-up companies and the graphic images on their sites might be disturbing. Crisis Cleaning Advice: From those that have done it. Crisis Cleaning discussion forum	Delta Decon Specialty Cleaning P O Box 233 Creamery, PA 19430 (610) 639-4755 1-866-400-3326 Tips if you don't see one listed in your area: •Check the online classifieds on craigslist.org for “junk removal” services or for “handyman” and cleaning labor. •Check your local churches to see if they have volunteer groups to help clean out these types of homes. •Post on Freecycle.org •If you don't see a company listed in your area, some people have reported finding companies to clean out these types of homes by searching "crime scene clean-ups" or "meth lab clean-ups." •Also see our Family Resource Community where members can post known resources. -Back To Top-
Child Protective Services and related resources :	Phone numbers/websites, by state seeking information
Codes/Legal/Housing Nolo.com: Nolo's mission is to make the legal system work for everyone -- not just lawyers. Library of Congress Links to Web, gopher, telnet, and ftp sites that contain the full text of state statutes, state constitutions and other legislative resources American Law Sources On-line (ALSO) Links to state laws, court information, Attorney General opinions, and more FindLaw: State Links to State statutes, codes, Supreme Court opinions, and case law National Conference of State Legislatures Links to State Legislatures State and Local Government Resources on the Net By Piper Resources American Assn. of code enforcement	seeking information -Back To Top-
Doctors, Therapists, Counselors familiar with treating compulsive hoarding Finding a therapist: ADAA, ACT, ABCT, OCD-LA OCD therapist list from OC-Foundation Attention Deficit therapist referrals OCD Treatment Therapist List from the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation How to know if your therapist knows how to treat OCD? What to expect from CBT; How to Choose a Therapist "Treatments That Work", Clinicians Guide to treating Compulsive Hoarding: Frost/Steketee Watch for Michael Tompkins book in 2008.	What is a BTI Graduate? Christine Molnar, PhD Center for Mindful Exposure Therapy of Anxiety & Psychological Wellness 1800 Horace Ave Ground Floor Abington, PA 19001 Phone: (717).602.6202 Email: Chirs@molnarpsychology.com Website: www.molnarpsychology.com Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Sliding Scale/Home Visits/Support Group/ERP Also provides other BT approaches and mindfulness based interventions Brownback, Mason & Associates 1702 W. Walnut Street Allentown, PA 18104 Phone: (610) 434-1540 Email: info@brownbackmason.com Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Home Visits/ERP/CBT Jonathan B. Grayson, Ph.D. Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center Bala Cynwyd, PA (610) 667-6490 Amy Bollenbacher Young, Professional Counselor 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610).667.6490 Email: abollenbacher@verizon.net Note: Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/Trichotillomania/BDD/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Sliding Scale/Support Group/ERP/CBT Linda B. Welsh Ed.D. AATC 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19103 Phone: (610).667.6490 Email: lindawelsh@aol.com Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Sliding Scale/Support Group/ERP/CBT Peter G. Aubuchon, PhD One Bala Avenue – Suite 230 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610) 667-6055 Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorder/ BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ERP/CBT Brigette A. Erwin, PhD Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610) 667-6490 Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Lori J. Kasmen, PsyD Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610) 667-6490 Email: lkasmen2002@yahoo.com Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Home Visits/Sliding Scale/ Group Therapy/ERP/CBT Shelley Milestone, PhD 30 Sanringham Road Bala Cynwyd, PA 19064 Phone: (610) 664-6993 Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ ERP/CBT David A. Raush, Ph.D Anxiety & Agoraphobia Treatment Center 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Phone: (610) 667-6490 Fax: (610) 667-1744 Email: Daraush@aol.com Adolescents/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorder/BDD/ Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Jodi S. Rosenfeld, PsyD AATC 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19460 Phone: (610).667.6490 Email: rosenfeldpsyd@comcast.net Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Sliding Scale/Accepts Medicaid/Support Group/Bilingual Staff (American Sign Language) /ERP/CBT Ian Osborne, MD Clearfield County Counseling Center Clearfield, PA Phone: (814).765.5337 Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/ Accepts Medicaid/Sliding Fee/Refer for CBT Ian Osborn, MD Clearfield County Counseling Services Clearfield, PA Phone: 814.765.5337 Child/Adol/Adult/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Sliding Scale/Accepts Medicaid/Refer for CBT Steven Adelman, PhD 8302 Old York Road – Suite 2 Briarhouse Elkins Park, PA 19027 (Also an office in Philadelphia) Phone: (215) 884-4557 Email: adelman25@aol.com Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorder/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Sliding Scale/ERP/CBT Cheryl Ann Baldwin, LCSW 4509 West Ridge Road Erie, PA 16506 Phone: (814) 833-4778 Fax: (814).833.8243 Email: cherylbaldwin1203@yahoo.com Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorder/Limited Hoarding Training/Home Visits/Sliding Scale/ERP/CBT Kimberly J. Morrow, LCSW - BTI graduate 1373 West 6th Street Erie, PA 16505 Phone: (814).480.8908 Fax: (814) 838-9097 Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Behavior Therapy Institute Graduate Ann Marie Yezzi-Shareef, MS, NCC 101 East 6th Street – PO Box 1806 Erie, PA 16507 Phone: (814) 459-2755 Email: yezzisha001@gannon.edu Child/Adol/ Accepts Medicaid/Sliding Scale/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Support Group/ERP/CBT Virginia T. Sherr, MD 47 Crescent Drive Holland, PA 18966 Phone: (215) 322-6567 Fax: (215) 322-9663 Child/Adult/Adult/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorder/ BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Variation of ERP & CBT Ray, PhD 1818 Minno Drive Johnstown, PA 15905 Phone: (814).255.7111 Fax: (814).255.7130 Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Sliding Scale/Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Note: Jan 2007 waiting for medicaid approved treatment provider Richard J. Fonte, MD 20 Erford Road – Suite 101 Le Moyne, PA 17043 US Phone: (717) 761-8332 Fax: (717)761.8340 Adol/Adult/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorder/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ERP/CBT Shelley Milestone, PhD 255 S. 17th Street #1907 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: (610).664.6993 Email: smilestone@comcast.net Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ ERP/CBT Edna B. Foa, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 215-746-3327 Martin E. Franklin, Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 215-746-3327 Mark Jones, MSW Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Pittsburgh, PA 412-624-4466 Johanna H. Gorman, MD 45 Ridge Road Phoenixville, PA 19460 Phone: (610) 933-7749 Fax: (610) 935-4947 Adol/Adult/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding To note for research studies: Ms. Dalila Akkal Department of Psychiatry Kaufmann Building – Room 1101 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412) 647-5735 Fax: (412) 246-6644 Email: akkald@pitt.edu Child OCD Researcher/Coordinates Research Studies Lawrence M. Glanz, PhD 155 N Craig Street – Suite 170 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412) 687-8700 Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Support Group/CBT/ERP Robin Richardson, LCSW 144 N Dithridge St Suite 110 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412)683.1926 Email: richardsonrj@upmc.ed Adol/Adult/ OC Spectrum Disorder/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Sliding Scale/Support Group/ERP/CBT Gail Detweiler-Shostak, RN, MSN,APRN Dithridge Towers Suite 110 144 No Dithridge Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: 412-683-1926 Email: shostakg@upmc.edu Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Support Robert Hudak, MD 3811 O'Hara Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Phone: (412).586.9571 Adol/Adults/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Support Group/ERP/CBT Arthur Merrell, LPC, MSeD,D.Min. Positive Pathways Gove Business Center Suite 212 226 Paul Street Pittsburgh, PA 15211-2332 Phone: (412).894.8222 Fax: (412).223.2422 Email: amerrell@positive-pathway.net Website: www.positive-pathways.net Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotilomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Sliding Scale/Support Group/ERP/CBT Lisel Virkler, LCSW Suite 205 4 Allegheny Center Pittsburgh, PA 15212 Phone: (412).337.4798 Email: vicklerll@Upmc.edu Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoading/Home Visits/ Sliding Scale/ERP/CBT Sally A. Allen, MS.Ed Rosemont Counseling Assoc. 1062 Lancaster Avenue – Suite 9 Rosemont, PA 19010 Phone: (610) 525-1510 Fax: (610) 525-2586 Website: www.rosemontcounseling.com Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Judith Kolman, PhD Rosemont Counseling Associates 1062 Lancaster Avenue # 9 Rosemont, PA 19010 Phone: (610) 525-1510 Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Sliding Scale/Support Group/Basic Spanish/ERP/CBT Ian Osborne, MD Penn State Student Counseling State College, PA Phone: (814).863.0395 Adol/Adults/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Refer for CBT Ian Osborn, MD Student Health Services Penn State University State College, PA Phone: 814.863.0395 Adol/Adults/Medication/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Sliding Scale/Refer for CBT Gina Micarelli, LSW – BTI Graduate Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services, Inc. 100 New Salem Road – Suite 116 Uniontown, PA 15401 Phone: (724) 437-0729 Email: Gmicarelli@crcsi.org Adol/Adults/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/Accepts Medicaid/Limited Home Visits/Sliding Scale/ERP/CBT Behavior Therapy Institute Graduate Marilyn Barkan-Wood, M.Ed, LPC BTI Graduate 990 Congress Street Whitehall, PA 18052 Phone: (610) 821-8929 Child/Adol/Adult/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/ Hoarding/Sliding Scale/Support Group/ERP/CBT Behavior Therapy Institute Graduate Dan Egli, PhD – BTI Faculty 454 Pine Street – Suite 6 Eggs Williamsport, PA 17701 Phone: (570) 326-6111 Child/Adol/Adults/OC Spectrum Disorders/BDD/Trichotillomania/Hoarding/ Home Visits/Support Group/ERP/CBT Behavior Therapy Institute Faculty -Back to top-
Elder Services: National Center on Elder Abuse articles: Elderly & Compulsive Hoarding Elder law Disability Rights Resource Guide Preventing falls in older adults. More. Elder resource list Documents to have on aging parents Articles: Working With Individuals With Dementia Who Rummage and Hoard* (pdf) By: Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASID-Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Paulette Michaud, LMSW-Manager, Education & Training-Alzheimer's Association, NYC Chapter Senior's Cluttering Issues*: ClutterLESS.org Hoarding and Alzheimer's Disease-One Daughter's Story Presented by Rosemary Bakker, Director of NYC Hoarding Task Force on Hoarding and Older Adults Preventing Falls Among Older Adults Center for Disease Control and Prevention Fall Prevention Center of Excellence Information for individuals and families	National Eldercare Locator The Eldercare Locator is the first step to finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community. Find Visiting Nurses Association in your area National Association of State Units on Aging National Association of Area Agencies on Aging find a resource in your area Locate your American Assn of Homes & Services for the Aged state association seeking local information
Fire Safety Services/Hazard related: Advice from a paramedic on emergency access Firefighter Discussion forum: Compliance, "Collyer Mansions"	seeking information -Back To Top-
Hoarding Task Forces: All known U.S. Hoarding Task Forces & Related Community News Transcript of 1/94 Conference of NYC Hoarding Task Force, with Dr. Randy Frost Models to follow in communities: Dane County Hoarding Task Force Report This 40-page report is by the Dane County Hoarding Task Force (Madison, Wisconsin: 2000). It contains extensive information on housing ordinances, assessments, interventions and community agency protocols. Ottawa Community Response to Hoarding Coalition Comprised of 35 organizations. New England Hoarding Consortium newsletters: 2006 2007 Ideas to help a Hoarder realize they need support & help. Advice from family members. Send in yours. Advice on How & When to help from various sources. Video: "Hoarders Aren't Alone" How to Help "Do/Don't List" from a professional Interventions: Communication & Roles. pgs 9-17 How & When To Help A Hoarder Advice from a paramedic on emergency access Degrees of Squalor by Squalor Survivors Compulsive Hoarding Rating Scale by OCF (pdf) Clutter-Hoarding Scale, by the NSGCD (pdf)	None known.
Local handymen/repair services (who have been personally used, are familiar with hoarded homes and will not judge):	seeking information
Local Meal Delivery Services (for when kitchens are not functional):	Sendameal.com: Not local, but can be ordered online for delivery. Just need an accesible microwave. Meals on Wheels near you.
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation Affiliate:	OC Foundation of Philadelphia Ms. Theresa Cohen, President Ms. Jene Beardsley, Co-President c/o AATC 112 Bala Avenue Bala Cynwyd, PA 19001 (610) 660-0549 (610) 660-8266 (Fax) Web site: www.philaocdgoal.org Email: tzclilyanna@yahoo.com OC Foundation of Western PA Ms. Deborah Iannuzzi, President Mrs. Elaine F. Davis, Ph.D., Vice President 1045 Merion Drive West Mifflin, PA 15122 (412) 466-4688 Web site: www.ocfwpa.org Email: ocdirections@verizon.net
Professional organizers, familiar with treating hoarding clients and/or de-clutter helpers: Beth Johnson's one-on-one personal coaching via email and phone. (The Clutter Workshop)	You can see if any are listed here(National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization certificate program graduate lists.) Alice Winner Hummelstown, PA Certified Professional Organizer in Chronic Disorganization (CPO-CD) with the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization. Over 13 years paid social work and administrative experience in local chapters of three nationally recognized agencies including American Red Cross, United Way, and Head Start. -Back To Top-
Support Groups (in-person)for Compulsive Hoarders:	National-check for a local listing Clutterers Anonymous, ClutterLESS Recovery Groups seeking information Online groups, websites
Support Groups for family members:	Alanon Meeting locations Online: Family & Friends Online Community on COH website Family & Friends general discussion forum Support group list for family members COH-only Support Group: COH Support Group information. COH map. Group photo albums (members only) Repeating topics discussed (members only) For families where animal hoarding is a problem: See The Hoarding of Animals Research Consortium web site. Tips for families and friends -Back To Top-
Treatment Centers/Clinics: Intensive Treatment Programs for OCD	seeking information
Other resources & information to note:	Compulsive Hoarding Resource Discussion Forum -Find your state.

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