Hoarding Behaviour Support Services
Our Services
Support Groups
Therapeutic In-home Support
Therapeutic In-home Support
We offer free-to-access support groups for individuals dealing with hoarding behaviours across Worcestershire. Established groups are available in Kidderminster, Evesham, Pershore, and Worcester, specifically tailored for those affected by hoarding behaviours. Additionally, a support group in Herefordshire is currently in development, alo
We offer free-to-access support groups for individuals dealing with hoarding behaviours across Worcestershire. Established groups are available in Kidderminster, Evesham, Pershore, and Worcester, specifically tailored for those affected by hoarding behaviours. Additionally, a support group in Herefordshire is currently in development, along with a Family and Friends support group aimed at providing therapeutic support. If you're interested in learning more or wish to attend one of our support groups, please use the contact us page for further information.
Therapeutic In-home Support
Therapeutic In-home Support
Therapeutic In-home Support
We offer help and support in your own home, providing integrated counselling and coaching alongside decluttering and sorting specifically tailored for those dealing with hoarding behaviours. Our services include multiple options of support available according to your needs, whether you are seeking assistance in Herefordshire or Worcesters
We offer help and support in your own home, providing integrated counselling and coaching alongside decluttering and sorting specifically tailored for those dealing with hoarding behaviours. Our services include multiple options of support available according to your needs, whether you are seeking assistance in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. We take the time to understand your journey and design a personalised plan of support with you and any organisations that may be assisting you, including access to support groups and therapeutic support.
To get started, download our initial enquiry form or complete the contact us page.
Training
Therapeutic In-home Support
Training
We offer multiple levels of training for professionals and community organisations in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our options include bitesize sessions that are perfect for team meetings, half-day courses focused on understanding hoarding behaviours, and our bespoke training designed to help you become a 'Beyond The Hoard Champion.'
We offer multiple levels of training for professionals and community organisations in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Our options include bitesize sessions that are perfect for team meetings, half-day courses focused on understanding hoarding behaviours, and our bespoke training designed to help you become a 'Beyond The Hoard Champion.' Additionally, we provide training sessions specifically for family and friends, as well as courses tailored for individuals who exhibit hoarding behaviours. For more information about our training, therapeutic support and support groups, please visit our contact us page.
Meet the Team
Christine Searl BSc, DipHE
CEO and Founding Director of Beyond the Hoard CIC, Christine Searl is a neuro-divergent hoarding practitioner who has lived experience with hoarding behaviours from childhood due to a parent’s struggles. With a degree in psychology and sociology, she possesses extensive training and experience in housing and adult social care, focusing on mental health outreach.
Christine brings over 30 years of experience in Adult Health and Social Care, Housing, and Education. She has worked with clients who have their own lived experiences of physical and mental illness, neurodivergence, learning differences, trauma, and bereavement. Utilising her training in psychology, motivational interviewing, and counselling skills, she adopts a person-centred holistic approach, collaborating with clients and their support circles.
Her recent roles include managing a team of Experts by Lived Experience in NHS Community Mental Health Transformation and as a Hoarding Coordinator for Clouds End CIC in Birmingham. Christine is also skilled in designing and delivering training and workshops, which she has provided to various voluntary and community sector organisations, as well as statutory agencies, throughout her extensive career.
Carol Christmas BSc, MBA
Director of Beyond The Hoard CIC, Carol is an NLP practitioner, Master and Life Coach, with an MBA and sings alto. Her degree in zoology and psychology led to a career in scientific editing, 14 years in government publishing, plus secondments that included merging two government agencies—interspersed with Italian trips. After experiencing bereavement, a career break, NLP training, and walking the Camino with teenagers and tents (twice!), she dedicated five years to a charity project evaluating the impact of coaching carers of cancer patients.
Carol has valuable experience coaching individuals facing transitions in life, including cancer patients on the Health Creation programme and family members supporting relatives with dementia. Her paid role recruiting volunteers at Pershore Volunteer Centre sparked her interest in volunteering as a Trustee at Pershore Youth Centre, where she successfully wrote funding bids and met Christine! She also volunteered in a charity shop stockroom and at Pershore Wellbeing Hub.
Now, as a Director of Beyond The Hoard CIC, she is focused on addressing hoarding behaviours and providing therapeutic support in the local community, particularly in Beyond the Hoard's Worcestershire support groups.