Marnie Matthews, MSW, LCSW

Marnie Matthews, LCSW, is the founder of the Center for Hoarding and Cluttering (CHC), an online educational resource for professionals who come across hoarding situations through their work. Prior to founding CHC, Marnie was the clinical and program director for North Shore Center for Hoarding and Cluttering, a 2016 n4a award-winning program she developed. Marnie regularly provides training to agencies across the United States on all aspects of hoarding. She developed the Uniform Inspection Checklist, used in the United States, Canada, and Australia as a standardized and objective tool for assessing and managing hoarding cases. Marnie has been vice president of the board of directors for The Hoarding Project, a member of the Middle TN Hoarding Task Force, the North Shore and Boston Hoarding Task Forces, and the MA Statewide Steering Committee on Hoarding. Marnie spent six years with the Nashville OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center, treating hoarding disorder, OCD, and anxiety disorder. Marnie has been a graduate-level social work field instructor for social work programs at Salem State University, Simmons College, and Denver University. Currently, Marnie is in private practice and continues to treat hoarding disorder, OCD, and anxiety disorder, along with providing crisis case management, case consultations, and agency training.