The Declutter Therapist

Karen has organized 100s of satisfied clients in San Diego County since 1999. She specializes in residential and home-based business clients. Her mission is to bring greater clarity, simplicity and joy to her client's lives.

Karen is inspiring, attentive, and compassionate as well as being fast, efficient and creative in her work with clients. She not only clears clutter and creates streamlined working environments, but can facilitate life-long change as well. The result is an easier life and a home that is efficient and inspiring. She works at a pace appropriate to the client’s ability and is skilled at helping people get clear about what’s important to them. The process of organizing one’s space builds confidence, clarity, energy and self-esteem.

One of her greatest strengths is her understanding of human psychology. She has worked successfully with moderately disorganized clients, as well as more difficult issues including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, compulsive hoarding, and brain injuries. Past history as well as a person’s working style can make being organized next to impossible. Her experience with a wide range of challenges allows her to help clients move productively forward in their lives. Organizing is powerful medicine for the soul.

Karen has an eclectic background that gives her unique skills as an organizer. She worked her way through college as a bicycle mechanic. She went on to study architectural drafting and solar home design, and worked in cabinetry and carpentry. She has always loved to work with her hands! These home design and problem solving skills contribute to her awareness of the home as an efficient and nurturing environment. She has managed renovation of family property and is a skilled DIYer. On the therapeutic side, she worked for over 20 years in lifestyle and personal coaching as a Holistic Health Practitioner. She also earned a master’s degree in Expressive Arts Therapy, which greatly developed her creative thinking and people skills. Professional organizing has been a powerful way to combine her hands-on talents with her teaching and therapeutic skills to significantly enhance the lives of her clients.

She is an active member of the National Association of Professional Organizers(NAPO), and is a Board Certified Professional Organizer (CPO). She led the Study Group for Chronic Disorganization for NAPO – San Diego, 2008-2010.

Engagements

- Volunteer Simplicity Group – “Simplify Your Home and Your Life”
- KNBC TV morning news – “Clearing Closet Clutter”
- San Diego Brain Injury Foundation – “Simplicity and Support – How to Organize Your Life as a Brain Injury Survivor”
- Chairman – Chronic Disorganization Interest Group, NAPO San Diego
- Volunteer– Get Organized Month service projects - 2008, 2010, 2016, 2019