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Gambling Counselling. And how Counselling Help Line Melbourne can help you. Usually an entertainment and social activity, gambling for some can easily become a gambling addiction similar to alcoholism where the need to gamble or the aim of winning a jackpot takes over from the fun and joy of it. We offer free counselling for people with gambling-related issues and for those who are affected by somebody else’s problematic gambling behaviour. Family members and friends of problem gamblers can also access the FREE counselling services for any problem related to gambling. Accessing the service might help you manage your own problems arising out of someone else’s gambling or help you to help a problem gambler seek their own assistance. More about Problem Gambling. Problem Gambling Treatment: Online Training for Clinicians and Supervisors is a free series of 9 training modules designed for counselors, supervisors, administrators and prevention specialists who want to learn more about problem gambling treatment and supervision of problem gambling treatment.
Free Gambling Counselling
In partnership with Gamcare Options provides a specialistFREE counselling service for individuals, their spouses, partners andfamilies who are experiencing difficulties resulting from a gamblingaddiction problem.
We offer one to one counselling with experienced and skilledspecialist trained counsellors, who will create a non-judgemental andnurturing environment in which you can be given the time and support tolook at the patterns of your behaviour and how it affects you and thosearound you.
The main aims of our gambling counselling are to help you to:
- Understand some of the underlying reasons why gambling has become a problem.
- Stop or reduce the frequency of problem gambling.
- Develop ways of coping with problem gambling behaviour.
- Address related issues that are causing harm or damage.
- Develop a productive and healthy life without problem gambling.
Help and Support
Options in partnership with GamCare offers FREEcounselling for anyone concerned about their own or someone else’sproblem gambling.
Our specialist gambling counsellors will use a combination oftechniques, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help theperson change their attitudes, opinions and behaviours to enable themto manage their gambling.
To find out more information or to book an appointment with a counsellor here to help you or someone you who know who is suffering with Gambling.
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In order for the counselling to have an impact and lead tosuccess, you will need to be able to engage on a weekly basis for anagreed period of time.
Counselling services are available at our centres inBanbury, Basingstoke, Milton Keynes, Portsmouth, Salisbury and Southampton. Click on the location for full address details and directions.
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Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt.
If you have a problem with gambling and you'd like to stop, support and treatment is available.
Are you a problem gambler?
Try this questionnaire:
- Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?
- Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?
- Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?
- Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
- Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?
- Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?
- Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?
- Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
- Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?
Score 0 for each time you answer 'never'
Score 1 for each time you answer 'sometimes'
Score 2 for each time you answer 'most of the time'
Score 3 for each time you answer 'almost always'
If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.
Help for problem gamblers
There's evidence that gambling can be successfully treated in the same way as other addictions. Cognitive behavioural therapy usually has the best results.
Free Gambling Addiction Pamphlets
Treatment and support groups are available for people who want to stop gambling:
GamCareGamCare offers free information, support and counselling for problem gamblers in the UK.
It runs the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) and also offers face-to-face counselling.
National Problem Gambling Clinic If you live in England or Wales, are aged 13 or over and have complex problems related to gambling, you can refer yourself to this specialist NHS clinic for problem gamblers.
See if you meet the criteria for this service.
Gordon Moody Association The Gordon Moody Association offers residential courses for men and women who have problems with gambling – email help@gordonmoody.org.uk or call 01384 241292 to find out more.
It also runs the Gambling Therapy website, which offers online support to problem gamblers and their friends and family.
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Gamblers Anonymous UKGamblers Anonymous UK runs local support groups that use the same 12-step approach to recovery from addiction as Alcoholics Anonymous. There are also GamAnon support groups for friends and family.
Self-help tips for problem gamblers
Do:
- pay important bills, such as your mortgage, on payday before you gamble
- spend more time with family and friends who don't gamble
- deal with your debts rather than ignoring them – visit the National Debtline for tips
Don't:
- view gambling as a way to make money – try to see it as entertainment instead
- bottle up your worries about your gambling – talk to someone
- take credit cards with you when you go gambling
For more self-help tips, see the Royal College of Psychiatrists website.
If you're affected by someone's gambling
If you're having problems because of another person's gambling, it's best to be honest with them about it. They need to know how their behaviour is affecting you.
Support is also available to people who are worried about someone else's gambling:
GamCare Gamcare offers support and information for partners, friends and family of people who gamble compulsively.
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GamAnon
Local support groups for anyone affected by someone else's gambling problem – find your nearest group.
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