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Certifications

 

  • Master’s in Business Administration (MBA)
  • Board Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®)
  • NAPO Specialist in Residential Organizing
  • NAPO Specialist in Workplace Productivity
  • NAPO Specialist in Life Transitions
  • Advanced International Organizing Professional (AIOP)
  • International Stagger & Redesigner (ISRP)
  • Advanced Feng Shui Design Professional (AFDP)
  • HIPAA Awareness for Business Associates Certification

Courses, Seminars & Conferences

General Organizing

 

 

  • Introduction to Professional Organizing
  • Fundamental Organizing & Productivity Principles
  • Fundamental Organizing & Productivity Skills
  • Ethics for Professional Organizers & Productivity Specialists

Chronic Disorganization and ADHD

 

 

  • ADHD in the Family: How to REALLY Help
  • The Chronic-ness of Chronic Disorganization
  • Understanding Chronic Disorganization
  • Introduction to ADD
  • ADHD & Procrastination

Productivity

 

 

  • Evernote for Organizers
  • Project Management for Professional Organizers
  • Going Paperless to Boost Productivity
  • Organizing Electronic Documents and Records in Cloud-Based systems
  • Utilizing Lean Principles in Home and Office Environments
  • The Art of Technical Time Management

Holistic Organization

 

 

  • Holistic Home Harmony: The Art of Cultivating Flow and Function
  • Holistic Time Management
  • Feng Shui Fundamentals – Levels 1 & 2
  • Feng Shui Intermediate – Levels 1 & 2

Associations, Volunteer Positions, Honors

 

  • Director of Membership, NAPO-DFW (2016-2017)
  • Recipient of the 2016 NAPO-DFW Volunteer of the Month Award
  • Recipient of the 2016 NAPO-DFW President’s Award
  • Recipient of the 2017 NAPO-DFW President’s Award
  • Recipient of the 2018 NAPO-DFW Volunteer of the Year Award
  • Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) (2014- present)
  • Member of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, Dallas Chapter (NAPO-DFW) (2015- present)
  • Member of the MetroTex Association of Realtors (March 2018 – Present)
  • Member of the Real Estate Staging Association: Dallas Chapter (RESA) (March 2018 – Present)
  • Member of the Better Business Bureau (February 2018 – present)

Helping the Client

 

  • How Organizers Engage Students
  • Transference of Organizational Skills
  • Getting Unstuck with CBT
  • Finding Flow: Understanding Your Client’s Style Preferences
  • Organizing After a Crisis
  • Managing Client Expectations
  • Client Intake Interviews
  • Needs Assessment and Action Plan
  • Jewish Customs & Considerations
  • Organizing Solutions for Overwhelmed Families
  • Understanding and Navigating Life Transitions
  • Organizing for Life’s Unexpected Curve Balls
  • The Art of Letting Go
  • Relocation: Near, Far and Far, Far Away
  • How Organizers Engage Students
  • Transference of Organizational Skills
  • Managing Client Expectations
  • Organizing Solutions for Overwhelmed Families
  • Understanding and Navigating Life Transitions
  • Organizing for Life’s Unexpected Curve Balls
  • The Art of Letting Go
  • Relos: Near, Far and Far, Far Away

Hoarding

  • Introduction to Hoarding
  • “Exploring the Mind of a Person Who Hoards” –  5th Annual Southwest Conference on Hoarding (2015)

Design

  • Closet Design
  • Eyes Toward Redesign
  • International Staging & Redesign

Recommended Reading

  • It’s All Too Much – Peter Walsh
  • Organizing from The Inside Out – Julie Morgenstern
  • Conquering Chronic Disorganization (2nd Ed.) – Judith Kolberg
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity – David Allen
  • ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life – Judith Kolberg & Kathleen Nadeau
  • Messy No More – Sandra Felton
  • Newbie Pitfalls: 50 Obstacles On the Road to Success As a Professional Organizer and How to avoid them – Debbie Stanley
  • Organizing From The Right Side Of The Brain – Lee Silber
  • The Hoarding Handbook – Christiana Bratiotis, Cristina Sorrentino & Gail Steketee
  • The ICD Guide to Collaborating with Professional Organizers
  • What Every Professional Organizer Needs to Know About Chronic Disorganization
  • Declutter Your Life With Feng Shui – Karen Kingston