If you're considering asking a professional organiser to help you with home organising and decluttering services you probably have quite a few questions and maybe some concerns. I've covered some of the more frequently asked questions below, but don't hesitate to contact me by phone, text or email with any questions that you can't find the answers to.

The brief answer is that as a professional organiser I take pride and delight in helping to restore order and calm to cluttered and disorganised homes.

Clients seek my services for a variety of reasons including lack of time, hectic family life and lack of space. I offer a free in-depth consultation to ensure that my home organising and decluttering services are always tailored to your individual circumstances and lifestyle.

If decluttering is the aim of your session I will work with you to gather, assess and declutter the possessions in the area of focus, providing support and guidance to enable you to make decisions on what to keep and what to discard.

Whilst organising, I focus on creating a space that suits your lifestyle and that looks and behaves the way you want and need it to. Where necessary, I'll suggest systems and solutions to support you in keeping the area organised once the session is finished.

All services aim to provide you with a long-term, liveable solution, not just a quick-fix.

Dunmow Decluttering offers a variety of professional organiser services including:

Personalised decluttering sessions

Home organisation sessions

Pre move decluttering sessions

Post-move effortless unpacking sessions

Retirement decluttering and organisation

Kitchen decluttering and organisation

Bedroom decluttering and organisation

Office decluttering and organisation

Wardrobe decluttering and organisation

Kids' room decluttering and organisation

Cupboard decluttering and organisation

If you can't see what you need listed, do get in touch with me at welcome@dunmowdecluttering.co.uk

I'm an established professional organiser based in Great Dunmow in Essex close to the Essex/Hertfordshire border. I offer home organising and decluttering services in the areas surrounding Bishop's Stortford, Stansted, Saffron Walden, Colchester, Chelmsford, Witham, Maldon, Harlow, Sawbridgeworth, Ongar, Chigwell, Haverhill, Sudbury and Ware. Wider Suffolk and Cambridge by appointment.

If you're thinking about working with a professional organiser and you're not sure if I cover your area, do get in touch - I'm more than happy to consider visiting outside these areas

In a normal week, my hours of availabilty are:

Weekdays: 08:00 to 18:00

Saturday: 09:00 to 17:00

Sunday: 10:00 to 13:00

I completely understand that there will be times that clients may want to book me outside these times - for example house moves and unpacking - so just contact me if this is the case, I'll always be as flexible as I can.

I don't! Dunmow Decluttering offers a free consultation either in person or by phone if you're further afield. The consultation is an important part of the process, allowing us to get to know each other and helping me to understand your lifestyle and your individual preferences and requirements. There is no obligation to book a session after the consultation.

Session times vary from one client to another and depend on the area worked on, the client's wishes and whether both decluttering and organsiation are involved. In my experience, a four hour session works really well as a start and allows good progress to be made, so I offer the four hour Fabulous Foundation session onto which additional hours can be added as necessary to a maximum of eight hours. We'll have the opportunity to talk about session lengths at your consultation when we look at the areas you would like to work on. I'm happy to be flexible and I'll fit sessions in around your work, appointments or school run timings if I can.

The minimum daily session is a four hour Fabulous Foundation session which is charged at £140

Additional hours can be added to this session on the same day up to a maximum of seven hours and are charged at £30.

As a professional organiser, the reason that I do what I do is to help you with your clutter. I never judge or make assumptions and I consider it a privilege to be invited into your home to help you - my mind is focussed on how to help you declutter and organise. From the first phone call, text or email, our conversations, consultations and sessions will be in confidence. It's important to me that you are able to trust me and feel completely comfortable during sessions.

This will vary depending on the session and whether both decluttering and organising are involved. Decluttering sessionare always conducted with my client present. We will work side by side and with my support and advice you'll make decisions about which items to keep and which to let go. Sessions involving purely organisation can take place with or without the client directly present, depending on your wishes.

Dunmow Decluttering does not hold a Waste Carriers Licence and so I do not physically remove items from your house. However, I will ensure that any items to be removed after a decluttering or organising session are properly sorted, categorised and labelled if necessary, to make their removal as straightforward as possible for you.

During a decluttering session all decisions about what to keep and what to let go of are always entirely in the hands of the client. I will never make you get rid of something that you want to keep and I never physically take away items from your home.

I never post photographs of my clients' homes on either my website or my social media channels. On occasion I may ask to take photographs to help plan a session. Any such photographs taken will be with your consent and will be deleted once the session is finished.

When I meet you for your initial consultation I'll be able to get to know you and your home and give you an idea of the amount of session time that will be needed. Each client is treated as an individual and decluttering will take place at your own pace, meaning that the total time needed varies with each client.

if you're considering hiring a professional organiser, it's natural that you'll have a number of questions about the decluttering and organising process. If you can't find the answer to a question in these pages, or if you just want to have a chat about what happens to get more of an idea, please do get in touch by phone, text or email. I'm always more than happy to answer any questions.