Hi. I'm Kari.
I'm a peer practitioner and professional organiser, based in West London. Before Healing Spaces, I worked four years as a Lived Experience Professional in the NHS, and two as a Peer Trainer at a Recovery College. I left the NHS because I wanted to do this work the way I always thought it should be done. Smaller, calmer, and entirely on the side of the person whose home it is.
I bring lived experience, trauma-informed training, and a calm pair of hands. Everything I do is 100% consensual support. Your home, your pace, your decisions.
What I do, and why it works.
On the outside, what I do is decluttering and cleaning for people who feel overwhelmed. That's the plain-English version, and it's accurate.
Underneath it, the reason it works, is that I bring lived experience to the room. I know the paralysis of a messy home when energy is at 0%, when you feel you can't do anything. I've managed to retrain my brain to turn cleaning into a dopamine-boosting superpower, and I'm here to show you how.
The practical bits: I'm DBS checked (enhanced), fully insured with £1m public liability and professional indemnity, ICO registered, and I work to APDO's code of ethics. I offer a free first visit so you can see if we fit, with no pressure and no need to tidy first. I'm based in West Ealing and I also speak Spanish, so hablamos español. 💛
Let's transform "I can't" into "I clean". One small win at a time.
Specialisms
Hoarding behaviour
I specialise in hoarding behaviour and overwhelmed homes, with four years of NHS lived-experience practice behind me. Gentle, consensual, and at your pace: nothing leaves your home without your yes. I trained through the Wellbeing & Recovery College ("To Keep or Not to Keep: Learning about Decluttering and why we hoard") and completed a 10-month DBT programme, so the emotional side of letting go is something I understand from the inside, not just the outside.
Wellbeing & Recovery College - Peer Trainer - 2023-202To Keep or Not to Keep: Learning about Decluttering and why we hoard
Understanding Complex Emotional Needs and ways to improve our mental health
Attachment theory: how our early lives shape us and our relationships
Training delivered to several groups, where attendees received skills, education, and hope while being part of a like-minded group.
West London NHS Trust - Senior Peer Support Worker - 2021-2025
Complex Emotional Needs Service
Community Rehab Team
Collaborative practice with clients based on shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment on an equal footing, free of judgement. Helping clients achieve goals, problem-solve, and incorporate life skills.
Anna Freud Centre - Trainer - 2022-2023
Knowledge and Understanding Frame on Personality Disorders
Training delivered to several groups composed of NHS staff, MIND staff, and Single Point of Access (SPA) staff.
Wellbeing & Recovery College - Train the Trainer + multiple courses on mental health - 2021-2023
Training and resource centre developing and delivering education to support wellbeing and self-management of mental health issues.
Anna Freud Centre - Knowledge and Understanding Frame on Personality Disorders + Train the Trainer - 2022
World-leading mental health charity delivering training to West London NHS staff to support recovery for people with complex emotional needs.
West London NHS Trust -Peer Support Training programme - 2021
PSW training focused on peer support in formal NHS-funded care: community, crisis, inpatient, criminal justice, and recovery services.
Ealing Recovery Team - 10-month Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) - 2020
DBT focuses on day-to-day skills through Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Emotion Regulation.
ADHD
I was recently diagnosed with ADHD myself, so executive dysfunction, doom piles, and the "I can't start" wall are not theory to me. I build ADHD-friendly systems that survive real life: body-doubling sessions, small dopamine-boosting wins, and zero judgement about how your home got here. We work with your brain, not against it.
I'm a peer practitioner and professional organiser, based in West London. Before Healing Spaces, I worked four years as a Lived Experience Professional in the NHS, and two as a Peer Trainer at a Recovery College. I left the NHS because I wanted to do this work the way I always thought it should be done. Smaller, calmer, and entirely on the side of the person whose home it is.
I bring lived experience, trauma-informed training, and a calm pair of hands. Everything I do is 100% consensual support. Your home, your pace, your decisions.
When I first met Kari one of the things that stood out to me the most was her passion to help others and the environment. Kari thrives on making others feel better about themselves and their surroundings and she delivers with empathy and care. Kari has created such amazing work and has recycled many items where I just think Wow.....How did you just do that?! Keep up the amazing work Kari, your a blessing for many, Thank you 💖 https://maps.app.goo.gl/2QMZoJNQpFSPrwUg9
Fantastic Job. Whenever Kari comes over to help me clean. I always better and we always work well cleaning together. - https://maps.app.goo.gl/CjQ17g6tVicTnpTn6
Kari is the best! A while ago, I sent her a message asking for some cleaning advice and she more than delivered. She gave me lots of tips and helpful videos. As someone who struggles with social anxiety, I must say she's very supportive and compassionate. She's a real pro. I will consider hiring her if I ever need deep cleaning - https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMvdAnDTdJ5SpTB78