Hoarding Behavior Program  

Our peer-led Hoarding Behavior Program provides more than support—it’s a space for learning, raising awareness, and connecting with others who understand your experiences. Through support groups, 1-on-1 counseling, and practical tools, we help you navigate challenges, reduce the risk of eviction, and feel more secure at home. Together, we foster a compassionate community where individuals can share, grow, and find lasting solutions.

Our Services

Our Services

Our Services

Our Services

Support Groups & Peer-Led Communities:

  • Support Groups: Connect with others who understand your experiences.

  • Treatment Groups: Guided approaches to managing hoarding behaviors.

  • 1-on-1 Peer Counseling: Individualized support for those at risk of losing their home due to hoarding behaviors.

  • Trainings/Presentations, Conferences

  • Resources & Referrals

Support Groups & Peer-Led Communities:

  • Support Groups: Connect with others who understand your experiences.

  • Treatment Groups: Guided approaches to managing hoarding behaviors.

  • 1-on-1 Peer Counseling: Individualized support for those at risk of losing their home due to hoarding behaviors.

  • Trainings/Presentations, Conferences

  • Resources & Referrals

Support Groups & Peer-Led Communities:

  • Support Groups: Connect with others who understand your experiences.

  • Treatment Groups: Guided approaches to managing hoarding behaviors.

  • 1-on-1 Peer Counseling: Individualized support for those at risk of losing their home due to hoarding behaviors.

  • Trainings/Presentations, Conferences

  • Resources & Referrals

Support Groups & Peer-Led Communities:

  • Support Groups: Connect with others who understand your experiences.

  • Treatment Groups: Guided approaches to managing hoarding behaviors.

  • 1-on-1 Peer Counseling: Individualized support for those at risk of losing their home due to hoarding behaviors.

  • Trainings/Presentations, Conferences

  • Resources & Referrals

For more information,  
Email: peersupportservices@mentalhealthsf.org
Peer Support Services Phone: 510-306-4527 

What Can MHASF Do for Me?

  • Listen to your situation without judgment.

  • Follow your lead, process, & goals.

  • Suggest tips, strategies, & resources.

  • Make 1 – 3 home visits to establish a relationship and offer support.

  • Accompany you to hearings, inspections, & storage spaces.

  • Help you connect to support groups & a larger peer community.

What Can’t MHASF Do for Me?

  • Judge or criticize you.

  • Touch, move, or remove your possessions.

  • Force or set goals for you.

  • Help you if you do not want to be helped.

  • Break confidentiality.

  • Disregard your feelings.

  • Shame or guilt you about the amount of belongings you have.

  • Work weekends or after 5 PM on weekdays.

What is Hoarding?

Only a small percentage of hoarding behavior is visible, with most of its causes lying beneath the surface, like an iceberg.

Hoarding is a symptom of an underlying mental health condition. Blaming someone for it is like blaming a person with schizophrenia for hearing voices—it’s a manifestation, not a choice.

You Are Not Alone.

At MHASF, we’ve been providing hoarding behavior support and services for over a decade. We help individuals find community and take steps toward change at their own pace.

85% of our hoarding behavior participants have found a decrease fear of the risk of eviction from our program. 

“Do I Have a Problem With Hoarding?”

Characteristics

  • People with hoarding behavior take pride in their collections.

  • They enjoy curating & displaying their objects.

  • They have out-of-control piles of items.

  • One may hoard animals.

  • When shame & guilt accompany these actions, one’s items are typically hidden away.

  • These items give one a sense of stability, safety, & status.

Questions I Should Consider

  • Do you find it challenging to discard or let go of things?

  • Do you have difficulty passing up a bargain, freebie, yard sale or reading material?

  • Are your rooms unusable for their intended purpose?

  • Are you embarrassed for others to see the amount of stuff you own?

  • Are you in financial or housing trouble because of your possessions?

  • Could your items pose a health, safety, or fire hazard?

This program serving the community is funded by the City of San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services.

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Tax ID#94-1218623

24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line
855-600-WARM(9276)
info@mentalhealthsf.org

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Tax ID#94-1218623

24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line
855-600-WARM(9276)
info@mentalhealthsf.org

The Mental Health Association of San Francisco is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Tax ID#94-1218623

24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line
855-600-WARM(9276)
info@mentalhealthsf.org

24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line
855-600-WARM(9276)

info@mentalhealthsf.org

24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line
855-600-WARM(9276)

info@mentalhealthsf.org