About the Author

Satwant Singh is a Nurse Consultant, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Mental Health and Clinical Lead. He has been facilitating the UK's only treatment group - The London Hoarding Treatment Group - since 2005. Satwant is regarded as a leading expert in hoarding in the UK and is frequently contacted by the media, statutory organisations, universities and conferences both in UK and internationally. Margaret Hooper is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counselling Psychologist. Margaret has been involved in co-facilitating the London Hoarding Treatment Group alongside Satwant since 2005. She is currently working as a CBT therapist in the NHS with a specialist CBT service treating individuals with long term health conditions. Colin Jones is a senior lecturer and researcher in advanced clinical practice at a large UK university. Colin has been involved in numerous research projects in Japan, South East Asia, Europe and the UK, most recently within the area of hoarding. Together with Satwant Singh, he is developing photo-elicitation methods designed specifically for hoarding research.