Hello and welcome to House Calmer.
I'm Jen, based in North Oxfordshire, in a village south of Banbury.
Whether you are time-poor or unsure where to start with decluttering and reorganising your home or office, I can help you reclaim your space. I've supported my clients in a range of organising challenges from individual rooms to a whole house, in preparation for a relocation abroad.
I'm happy to work with you in the following ways:
- Paperwork and digital detoxes, and streamlining your home office systems
- Working with you on your life admin
- Legacy clearing (also known as Swedish death cleaning). An intentional process of simplifying your home and possessions so that your loved ones aren't overwhelmed when you pass away.
- Repurposing space in your property when life events come along
My services are always provided sensitively and confidentially to clients. Please don't hesitate to contact me to see how I can help.
Specialisms
Bereavement and Loss
I have significant experience in working in homes where a bereavement has taken place support is needed for the remaining family members in terms of gently guiding and helping them keep those super important items, but also to help let go of items no longer needed. Based on my own family experiences, I have a strong background in life admin planning and collation of important documents so that they can be easily located and logically stored.
I have a long history of working with bereaved families from during my HR career in managing death in service cases.
Digital and Computer Organising
I work extensively with clients who find the digital landscape a bit confusing and need support to make sense of their devices and how best to optimise them in a way that is bespoke to them.
My career in corporate HR has included multiple admin improvement projects and the introduction of new digital systems to simplify and improve work flows.
I attended the APDO Beta test of the Introduction to Digital Organising course which the training team launched in 2026.
ADHD
I am an ADHD friendly organiser. I've completed the ADHD for Professional Organisers programme run by Sarah Bickers of Free Your Space.
I have supported clients living with ADHD and other neuro divergent conditions, to make more sense of their homes.
We called Jen in to help us deal with the overwhelm of clearing a house we’d lived and worked in for 19 years. We were moving to France and it wasn’t possible to take everything with us, but just looking at the numerous choices and the mammoth task made me feel like lying down and hiding under the duvet! Jen’s calm, reassuring presence got things moving and whenever I got stuck I’d call and she’d arrive - like Mary Poppins. Jen gently helped us to move through the paralysis and we discovered we were motivated to keep going. And the bonus? Jen’s great sense of humour! I can’t recommend her enough. Meg
Jen was so kind and professional from the start. We began with a zoom call consultation to assess my needs, followed by two decluttering sessions. Jen never pushed me to get rid of anything and was there to support me to talk myself difficult decisions. I was shocked by the amount of things I was able to let go of, knowing they would be going to a better home. The best thing about my experience working with House Calmer was the feeling of relief I felt once we had finished and the new space that had opened up in my room. I would highly recommend Jen to anyone looking to declutter their home, or even just a room, like myself. Catriona
I had lost complete control of my stuff, my house and then Jen gave me back my sanctuary - best decision ever! ES