Digging Out: Helping Your Loved One Manage Clutter, Hoarding, and Compulsive Acquiring

Michael A. Tompkins, PhD, ABPP, is a board-certified psychologist in behavioral and cognitive psychology. He is codirector of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy, and is a faculty member of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Tompkins is author or coauthor of fifteen books.

Tamara L. Hartl, PhD, is a clinical instructor at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, and a staff psychologist in the VA Palo Alto Health Care System. She also has an independent clinical practice in Saratoga, California. Hartl has coauthored several seminal publications on hoarding behavior.

Rebecca H. Lee grew up in Seattle, Washington, but has spent much of her adult life performing around the world on cruise lines and in vacation resorts. She holds BA degrees in both drama and music from the University of Washington, and is an alumnus of the improv acting program at iO West.

Randy O. Frost, PhD, teaches abnormal psychology at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. He is coauthor of Buried in Treasures.

Gail Steketee, PhD, is a professor and cochair in the department of clinical practice at the Boston University School of Social Work. She is coauthor of Buried in Treasures.