Hi, I'm Teresa, your local Clutter Coach!
Are you one of those people who feels irritated, frustrated, or overwhelmed when entering the overflowing spaces in your home?
Do you desperately want to get organized, but instead find yourself pulling out your hair saying, “I don’t even know where to start!!!”?
Think about it - why is there so much chaos, clutter and disorganization in parts of your home?
The answer is quite simple - you don’t have the right system… yet!
Which is where my partner Jane and I come in…
Have you tried organizing a drawer or room only to have it return to clutter and chaos a few weeks later?
Together, side-by-side with you, we'll create spaces that are logical and intuitive to YOU!
You see, it doesn't matter if we come up with a brilliant idea, if it doesn't make sense to you!
When you work with us, we will create systems so easy to maintain that you will WANT to return any given item to its designated "home" after use, because it feels natural to you!
The results will leave you feeling:
Lighter and spacious, like you can breathe again
Confident and calm that you can maintain the system and not fall back into chaos again
Relieved and more in control of your life and your stuff
One session includes the following services:
Prep: consultation, deep dive interview, and customized strategy for your home and stuff
Execution: half-day, on-site, working alongside you: sorting, purging, categorizing, and creating a streamlined system for your storage and day-to-day needs
Follow Through: clean up, light hauling, and debrief
NOTE: Some projects may require multiple sessions.
Using the S.P.A.C.E. Organizing Method, we will help you:
Sort your stuff
Purge things you no longer need/use/love
Assign each item a place
Create a system for maintaining order
Enjoy the results of your efforts
Together we create beauty, function and order!
See what some of our satisfied clients are saying...
Mike & Lynn A.
We recently moved from our home in Earlysville to a smaller home in
downtown Charlottesville. Our move involved the usual packing and
moving of belongings, but we also had stacks of boxes filled with
things from previous moves over the past twenty five years.
Overwhelmed with how to get through all of this before our rapidly
approaching closing date, we reached out to Jane and Teresa for help.
They were super responsive, and helped us form a plan to organize
and expedite all aspects of the move.
We were so impressed with how well Teresa and Jane worked as a
team. Jane worked directly with my husband on packing and
preparing for our movers, while Teresa worked with me on the
daunting task of going through more than twenty five years of
accumulated “mystery” boxes, some that hadn’t been opened since
our first move together. In the end our move went smoothly and J&T’s
help was invaluable. They are dedicated, reliable, creative, wonderful
to work with, and never hesitated to go the extra mile for us.
They work in such a way that is both practical and kind. Jane’s artistic
and aesthetic sensibility provided us with incredibly attractive and
organized open-shelving in our new kitchen. Jane is like the chess
player of organizing and moving. She has a strategy worked out 5
steps ahead, and knows how to execute her plan.
For those who need extra support and compassion in dealing with the emotional aspects of memory-laden stuff, Teresa is outstanding. She is patient, intuitive,
and open to opportunities for gentle healing. They always knew what
to do with every single item, offered the options to us, and magically,
the mountain of decisions that threatened to engulf us, became
manageable.
What could have been a traumatic experience became empowering,
positive and joyful. We highly recommend Jane and Teresa for their
phenomenal ability to transform a potentially very difficult experience
into a very positive one.
Hire them! You won’t regret it!
Sophia D.
Here is my testimonial, my dear sisters of feng shui healing:
I felt overwhelmed and frustrated with the “mud room.” It felt irritated when I walked in, like an unsurmountable jungle of attachments.
I felt like “Ahhh!” Like I can breath and feel the light of the room. It is now called the “Light room.”
The finishing of the light room helped me operate on a higher frequency, able to do my home business smoothly, and helped me with creative projects now that I knew what I had and where my craft supplies were.
Well, it inspired the continuation of a whole house organization. We moved to the kitchen. We wanted a place for all things. It made life and my dreams feel possible. The elimination of the overwhelm made my creativity soar! I can think now.
Jane and Teresa’s superpowers are energy, compassion, counsel, motivation, and ceremony.
At first, the idea of setting a time to do it was daunting Bc I knew I had my work cut out to even prepare for these organizing goddesses to set foot in the door. I let go of so much and looked at everything I had, so when they came, I had a clean canvas of a room to begin in. It was then, their ideas and counsel allowed me to see things from a new perspective. I let go of even more with their guidance and it was a breeze to implement the new system by working together. It would have been a lot of decision-making on my own, so Playing with them made the process and time flow by. I wasn’t left with a huge mess, Bc we completed the room we set out to do.
The most comforting things were opening with ceremony and intention with Teresa’s aromatherapy and sound healing, allowing us to connect with spiritual support, along with my inner world to face the project. Also, Jane’s high-frequency energy and executive focus to finish the project helped me feel supported and never dropped. We even closed with sacred healing space when it was completed. I felt like Teresa and Jane were the midwives of feng shui, who assisted me through the birth canal of clarity and creative function of my home. Thank you.
Liz S.
Thank goodness for Jane Belisle! I have four rooms in my home where I have been accumulating miscellaneous items for years - items that I was sure I would use one day or my children could use; items that have been handed down to me; items that I was keeping just because I have the space. I actually didn’t know what I had… I knew it needed to be dealt with...I knew I wouldn’t deal with it on my own.
Jane showed up on the first day ready to work and worked by my side until the job was done. I appreciate her professionalism, great ideas, gentle nudges, and for keeping the momentum going when I was feeling weary. Jane worked by my side through the entire process and offered objective feedback and tough love when I grappled with an object. She even loaded her car up with items to rid of and made phone calls for items to sell. With Jane’s help, I now know where everything is and it’s so organized!
Thank you, Jane!
Sandra S.
I have known Teresa Hermann for many years. She is an amazing human being: compassionate, perceptive, sensitive, loving, kind, organized and emotionally intelligent.
Recently my husband died. I knew the only person I wanted to help me clear out some of his belongs was Teresa.
She immediately agreed to help. She was extremely sensitive to me, my needs, and the huge emotional challenge facing me.
First, we sat together and talked about what I wanted and how I wanted to proceed. Then we did a little ritual.
Throughout the process she was sensitive to my state of mind. We cleared the space as a team. She was respectful and accurately perceived when it was time to stop for the day.
I felt supported, respected, and cared for.
Also, when we completed our task, she removed the items from the house, so I wouldn’t be burdened.
There was no better person for the job. It was never easier for me to hold feelings and letting go in balance.
One of Teresa's home projects...
proof that I'm messy too!!!