CBT for Hoarding Disorder – On Demand

Discover the invaluable insights and practical knowledge from our exclusive workshop, now available in a recorded format! This workshop, originally held on the 4th of April 2025, offers a unique opportunity to experience the same high-quality content and expert guidance at your convenience. Originally

CPD Hours:

We all love our stuff. Everyone has possessions that mean something to them that they would not want to part with, but for some people it can be especially difficult to discard things, and items can start to pile up. This can lead to problems and can get in the way of a person living a safe and happy life in their home. Excessive collecting and clutter can cause distress and upset for those struggling with hoarding, and for those around and them. Hoarding disorder is estimated to affect 2-5% of the population, with increasing demand for psychological services working directly or indirectly with people with significant clutter problems.

Delivered by renowned industry expert Victoria Bream who shares her invaluable insights and strategies, this workshop is designed for professionals with some knowledge and experience of using CBT, who wish to develop a deeper understanding of hoarding disorder, its assessment, cognitive-behavioural conceptualisation, and sensitive and supportive treatment.

Participants will gain:
• Insight into acquiring/hoarding problems by reflecting on their own relationships with objects.
• Knowledge of hoarding disorder, its differential diagnosis, and common comorbidities.
• Skills and tools to identify hoarding problems, assess key cognitive and behavioural components, and establish severity and impact.
• Knowledge of factors that might make someone vulnerable to hoarding problems.
• A cognitive model of hoarding disorder and its use to inform CBT treatment.
• Skills in collaboratively formulating acquiring/discarding difficulties.
• Motivational, cognitive, and behavioural interventions that can be used in clinical practice.
• A trauma-informed perspective on hoarding.
• Experiential exercises, opportunities for case discussions, and considerations for clinical practice.

Learning objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Understand and empathise with aspects of hoarding disorder through their own experiences with objects.
• Identify, differentiate, and assess hoarding disorder.
• Build an individualised cognitive behavioural formulation (case conceptualisation) of hoarding disorder.
• Work sensitively and collaboratively with someone experiencing hoarding difficulties.
• Facilitate the sensitive involvement of others to support someone with hoarding problems.
• Know how and when to utilise existing CBT knowledge and skills to inform formulation driven treatment for hoarding problems.
• Devise a formulation driven treatment plan for hoarding disorder.
• Use a range of motivational, cognitive, and behavioural interventions to help someone stop acquiring and start decluttering.
• Consider the role of trauma in hoarding disorder and the implications for clinical practice.