Our story
A business built on decades of experience
We met each other about 15 years ago while working for a national advocacy charity, where we ran services and campaigned for better rights for people with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and who have care needs. Since then we have become firm friends and have collaborated and worked together having many adventures together.
About Sara
Co-founder of The Clearing Crew, Sara brings over 20 years of experience working with people facing complex life challenges. Her background includes 10 years as a Probation Officer, where she supported individuals navigating some of the most difficult periods of their lives. She also worked in mental health and learning disability advocacy, championing the rights and voices of vulnerable people
For the past 5 years, she specialised in neurodiversity — delivering coaching and support for individuals with ADHD, autism, Dyspraxia, Dyslexia and other cognitive differences. This work has deepened her understanding of how our environments can either overwhelm or empower us — especially when it comes to managing homes.
She is also a published author and a multi-award-winning business owner, but what truly drives her is helping people feel safe, respected, and back in control of their living space.
About Colleen
Co-founder of The Clearing Crew, Colleen brings over 30 years of experience supporting people whose lives are shaped by challenge and change. Her work spans housing and homelessness, advocacy under the Mental Health, Mental Capacity and Care Acts, and national charities focused on young people in care, LGBT communities, and people living in poverty or with disabilities.
Her understanding of how home environments affect our sense of self is rooted in decades of working with people navigating homelessness, leaving care, being released from prison, discharged from secure environments, or seeking asylum. These experiences have shaped her commitment to meeting people with empathy, kindness, care, and practical support, without judgement.
Colleen believes that everyone deserves dignity and a space that feels safe. For her, even small acts — clearing a surface, opening a window, shifting a single bag — can be transformative. She co-founded The Clearing Crew to step away from the screen and back into homes, making change tangible and helping people feel hopeful about what’s next.
Areas we cover
West Norfolk, including Downham Market, Fakenham, Swaffham, and Kings Lynn
Cambridgeshire, including Cambridge, South Cambridge, Ely and Fenland
We may be able to help further afield- please do get in touch to talk with us