Dubbed the "countess of clutter" by one newspaper, Sylvia Kirks McClintick, a professional organizer, helps people take control of their time and their lives. Through her company, Organized Chaos, McClintick works with individuals to help them recognize their goals, how they are sabotaging themselves, how utilizing their natural organizing styles will support them. All of this is to help people move out of their present ruts and into the life God has planned for them. It doesn't matter whether their obstacles are in the business, personal, emotional or physical arenas, McClintick can help to put you back on track and keep you motivated.

McClintick has been organizing others since the age of 4 (according to her mother) and for her entire professional career. After working as an office manager in 14 different industries over 20 years, friends began asking her to help streamline their lives. In 1992, the business blossomed into Organized Chaos, a company offering professional organizing services, classes and individual coaching.

"A professional organizer is part psychologist, part coach and part teacher," says McClintick. "There are so many misconceptions about organization. People think getting organized has to be difficult or that it means being neat and having a clean desk. That's just not true. Being organized means having more of the things you value -- time and money. It means having the freedom to spend time on your personal priorities."

McClintick first helps clients recognize their unique organizing style. Then she tailors a system to their needs and personality. Organizing services can range from a single conversation to a year's worth of coaching and consultations.

McClintick has been asked repeatedly to help people simplify their lives, weed out the unimportant and set personal priorities. "Voluntary simplicity seems to be very attractive right now. People are overwhelmed by their lives and commitments. They want to simplify their lives and have more time to enjoy top priorities."

McClintick and Organized Chaos have been featured in The Pittsburgh Business Times, Point of Light, the Pittsburgh Legal Journal, The Employment Paper, Women & Success, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Inspire Woman, and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. She has appeared on WPXI, WQEX-TV and on WAMO-Radio.

McClintick has presented workshops since 1992.

A native of Virginia, McClintick made Pittsburgh her home from 1979 to 2002. She now works and lives in beautiful, rural North Carolina.