Professional Home Organizer and Simplicity Life Coach
Let a Professional Home Organizer help you create your Serene Space. If you find yourself struggling to declutter, organize, and simplify your home and life, you have come to the right place! I am located in Northern Virginia and serve the Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia region.

Recapture the time, money, and serenity being lost to the clutter and disorganization – hire a professional organizer to get you back on track! I offer hands-on organizing help in your home, assisting as you declutter your physical space, schedule, and daily routines.

I offer a full range of organizing, productivity, and life management services. Let me declutter your home and help you build a new relationship with your things, your family, and your schedule. As a Professional Home Organizer, I will work alongside you to achieve your goals.

I am a social worker and certified professional organizer. But, first and foremost, I am a mom. After several years working in traditional counseling settings, I began to see a pattern among my clients. Talking through their goals, challenges, and dreams was helpful, but they also needed hands-on help to declutter, organize and simplify their lives. My clients were struggling with how to do all they wanted to do in a day, how to be available and fully present for their families, how to care for themselves, and how to create a home that didn’t overwhelm them with “stuff.”

Increasingly, families are reaching out to me to help their teens get organized. School, work, and extra curricular demands can be intense, and even the most “together” teen can find themselves overwhelmed. A few sessions with a professional organizer is often enough to get some new and effective routines in place. Here are my top 3 tips for teens and parents:
Top 3 Tips For Teens:
*Designate a study space and have it ready for action – If you spend 20 minutes gathering supplies, or finding a quiet corner, you have wasted a lot of time that you could have spend tackling homework. Instead, locate a spot that works well for you (a desk in your room, the dining room table, etc.) and keep all of your study materials there. You can even drop your backpack there when you get home from school. Now when it is time to study, you can dive right in.
*Designate a time – Think about your schedule and find a time or two each day that will consistently be available for homework. This predictability will help reduce the stress of asking, “When will I get this all done?” and get you in the habit of making steady progress toward academic goals.
*Mini organizing moment – Begin each study time by spending a minute or two thinking through, and writing down, your top priorities for that day. Rather than diving into the first thing you think of, or the first folder you grab from your backpack, think through what most needs your attention. Just a few minutes of planning will help you maximize your time and reduce your stress.
Top 3 Tips for Parents:
*Praise effort not achievement – A quick comment that, “You seem to be working really hard to stay on top of things,” shows that you see your teen trying.
*Reflect progress not perfection – None of us will ever achieve perfection, so be careful not to make that the goal. Kids will forget to study on occasion, or hand in an assignment late, or forget something at home or school. Change the old adage “practice makes perfect” to “practice makes progress.”
*Model effective time management – Let your teen see you managing your time well, so they have an example to follow. When your kids observe your routines around meals, household chores, and sleep, they learn how to craft their own routines as well.
Feel like you could use some help in these areas? I love to work with teens, parents, and families to help them create effective routines and a calmer home. Contact me today and see how we can achieve your goals!