A woman who couldn't sleep in her bedroom because of "piles of bed linen, towels, clothing, cushions and pillows" has been able to clear the clutter because of the free Buried in Treasures program conducted in the Dubbo region earlier this year.
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Catholic Healthcare is set to run it again from September 7, through an online support group.
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"The course really helped me," said the woman who has already completed the course. "I was feeling very insecure and had collected items and clutter in my home."
The federally-funded Buried in Treasures helps people address hoarding and their inability to discard possessions.
Catholic Healthcare's hoarding and squalor team will run the new 15-week program which consists of weekly two-hour online group workshops for people over 50 years old.
It is based on a self-help book and focuses on building skills, changing the way people think about possessions and providing progressive challenges to help participants manage clutter.
"One-on-one home visits" are an optional part of the course for participants needing help in implementing skills and techniques learned in the group sessions.
