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Preferred Local Resources |
The following recommended companies have been found to be professional, reliable and well-established business partners. If you contact any of these companies please let them know that A Helping Hand referred you.
If A Helping Hand refers outside services or products, A Helping Hand cannot be held liable for the outcome or use of any of these services or products. These links, resources and services are only suggestions. If you purchase a product through A Helping Hand's web site, the manufacturer is responsible for the quality of the product. All returns must be handled through the product's web site. A Helping Hand is not responsible for the condition of any products purchased or any outcome from use. |
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Counseling / Therapists |
 Judy Forgason, M.D
Psychiatrist
710 West Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 477-3880
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Josephine Littlefield, LCSW
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
1016 Mo-Pac Circle, Suite 202
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 347-8920 |
Sherry McKinney, Ph.D.
Psychologist
1007 Mopac Circle, Suite 101
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-4968
sherry@mckinneycowan.com
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James Ochoa, LPC, Executive Director
Therapy, Consultation, Training, Keynotes
The Life Empowerment Center
2111 Dickson Drive, Suite 14
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 804-2343
http://www.TLEC.info |
Candyce Ossefort-Russell, M.A., LPC
Psychotherapy
1615 W. 6th Street, Suite C
Austin, TX 78703
(512) 789-6244
http://www.candycecounseling.com |
Sandy Andrews, Ph.D.
1823 Fortview Road, Suite 106
Austin, TX 78704
(512) 444-6110
andrewsphd@gmail.com
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ctshred.com - Central Texas Secure Shredding proudly provides secure document destruction service for business and residential customers throughout Texas. |
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junkbusters-usa.com - Junk Busters-USA is a professional junk removal service based in Austin, Texas. We haul away unwanted items from homes and businesses with clean-cut, uniformed and thoroughly background checked employees. |
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kricsc.com - The Gross Filth properties that K R I Crime Scene Cleanup handles have many health risks needing to be addressed properly to insure that the location has become humanly safe to inhabit. We deal with trash, human feces, old household items, rodents and their droppings, urine, and live or dead animals, etc.
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texasgarages.com - Texas Garages specializes in the professional design, installation and sales of storage systems, workbenches, heavy duty shelving systems, bulk storage racks, wall storage panel systems, modular flooring, organization accessories and much more
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National Links |
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The Adult Children of Hoarders(COH) who grew up in a hoarder's home and/or have a parent who still hoards. Join us for support,education and understanding. No professional therapy here or magic answers, but those who grew up the same way (or has a parent that now hoards) and can relate.
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Attention Deficit Disorder Association is the world's leading adult AD/HD Organization. ADDA is dedicated to providing information, resources and networking opportunities to adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) and the professionals who serve them. |
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Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is a national non-profit, tax-exempt organization providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD. |
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Helping Hoarders - Understanding. Compassion. Hope. This site will answer questions about compulsive hoarding with on-line audio and video, articles, fact sheets, resources and more. A must for those living with this debilitating disorder.
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LD OnLine - WETA Public Television
The world's leading website on learning disabilities and ADHD.
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Mental Health America (formerly known as the National Mental Health Association) is the country's leading non-profit dedicated to helping ALL people live mentally healthier lives. |
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NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. |
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National Association of Professional Organizers is the premier national association dedicated to the field of organizing. NAPO is The Organizing Authority. |
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National Institute of Mental Health is reducing the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. |
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"The mission of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization is to explore, develop and disseminate to professional organizers and related professionals organizing methods, techniques, approaches and solutions that will benefit chronically disorganized people." |
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Obsessive Compulsive Foundation is an international not-for-profit organization composed of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders, their families, friends, professionals and other concerned individuals.
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Where to Shop |
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carbonite.com - Your computer is filled with irreplaceable files: emails, photos, music, business contacts and financials. Carbonite automatically and securely backs up the irreplaceable contents of your computer for only $49.95 per year no matter how much stuff you need to back up. |
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lifelock.com - You enroll in LifeLocks protection program and the credit bureaus are contacted, your locks are set, junk mail is restricted, pre-approved credit offers are blocked, and your identity is protected. |
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organize.com - The one stop on-line organizing store. If they don't have it, it might not exist. |
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Organized A to Z is the on-line store by and for professional organizers and our clients. |
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stacksandstacks.com - The Homewares Place. They have an extensive line of house wares and organizing products for you to choose from. |
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unikeep.com - UniKeep helps you organize anything. Unikeep offers complete binder organizing systems. |
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Donation Sites |
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Goodwill Austin - Our mission is to enhance the quality and dignity of life for individuals, families and our community by providing job-related services for people with barriers to employment. |
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Salvation Army - The goal of the Salvation Army is to help homeless men, women and children get out of homelessness into safe and stable housing. "We get to the heart of a problem and help people find what they need within themselves to make permanent changes. |
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The Arc of Texas - The Arc of Texas is the oldest and largest nonprofit, volunteer organization in the state committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their communities and to make the choices that affect their lives. |
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Capital Area Food Bank of Texas - The mission of the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in ending hunger. |
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