There were a couple of comments in your post that suggested you are being able to dialogue a little with this person. If that is the case there is a book called Noviolent Communication; A Language of Life by Marshall B Rosenberg that might be of use to you.

I was exposed to this material a number of years ago and I see that I need to reread it because I've forgotten a lot of it. The Amazon reviews for the 2nd edition indicate it has some additional material from the first edition. You can read the Amazon review of July 5, 1999 for the first edition to get an idea of it's approach to communication. I was thinking of it as a non-threatening model for communication of feelings and requests between you and your hoarder that might lead to counseling or change.

Unless a hoarder wants to change you can't help them.
A good book for you to read is "Digging Out".
But until/unless they want to change there is not really anything you can do.
Best wishes, Tillie :)

My family member is a hoarder, but "not that bad, I've seen them on TV". There's a path through the living room, piles of stuff on every flat surface, a path to the bed, and a path in the kitchen. A broken item has been sitting in plain view for at least four years, because it can be fixed. It hasn't been, and the pieces get lost, but we can't throw it away. I'm all for recycling, but when the stuff takes over the house, it's out of control. This person needs help, counseling, an organizer; but is unemployed and cannot afford it. Feels their problem is only theirs, but I feel it does affect other family members because S. cannot support themself. I feel it's a vicious cycle, the hoarding adds to depression, which makes it hard to get a job. Seems like it has to be the perfect job, like things can only be put away if there's the perfect place for it. I can't understand any of it, any job would be better than no job, and throwing away 7 year old receipts would make a clean two inch square on the floor. How can I help someone like this?