Making Space for What Matters: Find Freedom from Clutter and Hoarding with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

by Jennifer Krafft PhD, Clarissa W. Ong PhD, Michael E. Levin PhD, Michael P. Twohig PhD, David F. Tolin PhD (Foreword by)

Overview

A powerful and compassionate guide to help you find lasting freedom from hoarding.

If you hoard—or have a loved one who hoards—you may feel helpless, hopeless, or ashamed. The thought of letting go of belongings may fill you with anxiety, dread, or grief. And you may wonder if you’ll ever experience the freedom of living without the weight of this debilitating behavior. It’s important to know you are not alone, and that hoarding isn’t your fault. This book will help you find your way out of the clutter and chaos, and into the life you truly want.

Written by a team of mental health professionals and grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this book offers a values-based approach to finding lasting freedom from hoarding. Based on cutting-edge research, this book will help you unravel the stories your mind has created about you and your belongings. You’ll also discover how emotions and thoughts play a role in hoarding behaviors, and how you can declutter to live a life more closely aligned with your deepest values.

Most importantly, you’ll learn to move beyond feelings of shame and guilt that are associated with hoarding, and cultivate the self-compassion, self-awareness, and self-understanding needed to make real, lasting changes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781648486593
Publisher:	New Harbinger Publications
Publication date:	11/01/2025
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jennifer Krafft, MS, is a doctoral student in clinical and counseling psychology at Utah State University. Krafft has published more than twenty articles and book chapters related to ACT, and has collaborated with Levin and Twohig on numerous studies investigating applications of ACT delivered through innovative platforms and for novel problem areas.


Clarissa W. Ong, PhD, is a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University. She received her doctoral degree in clinical/counseling psychology from Utah State University, and completed her clinical internship at McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Her research interests include acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), process-based therapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), hoarding disorder, and perfectionism. She has contributed to more than sixty peer-reviewed publications and a book. She has also received funding from the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).


Michael E. Levin, PhD, is associate professor at Utah State University. Levin’s research focuses on web/mobile interventions and mechanisms of change in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). He has published more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, primarily related to ACT and contextual behavioral science (CBS).


Michael P. Twohig, PhD, is well known for his work in ACT and OCD, which is closely related to perfectionism. Twohig is professor in the psychology department at Utah State University. He is past president of the ACBS, and a current member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT). He has written more than 170 peer-reviewed publications, seven books, and has received funding from many organizations, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).


David F. Tolin, PhD, is founder and director of the Anxiety Disorders Center and the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Hartford Hospital Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. He is adjunct professor of psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, and maintains a private practice in the greater Hartford area. Tolin has authored more than 150 scientific journal articles, as well as the books, Face Your Fears and Doing CBT.