VICTORY BAY
Gambling Addiction Treatment Program
Looking for gambling addiction treatment support? Our compassionate Victory Bay team is here to support you every step of the way, beginning with a treatment approach tailored to each individual's unique challenges and needs. Whether you're seeking help for yourself or a loved one, our program strives to foster the supportive and empowering environment necessary for healing, growth, and a sustainable path to recovery.
What is Gambling Addiction Treatment?
Gambling addiction—also known as pathological gambling, compulsive gambling, or gambling disorder—is an inability to control the urge and impulse to gamble despite negative consequences. Gambling addiction affects 2% of Americans, a number that is on the rise due to the growing promotion and legality of online gambling and sports betting.
What are the signs and symptoms of a gambling addiction?
Recognizing the signs and symptoms of gambling addiction is crucial for early intervention and effective treatment. Key indicators include:
- Increasing preoccupation with gambling
- Needing to gamble with larger amounts of money to achieve the desired excitement
- Repeated unsuccessful efforts to control or stop gambling
- Gambling as a way to escape from problems or relieve uncomfortable feelings
Other symptoms of gambling addiction that may call for professional treatment include:
- Jeopardizing or losing significant relationships, jobs, or educational opportunities because of gambling
- Relying on others for money to relieve desperate financial situations caused by gambling
How does a gambling addiction affect mental health?
Gambling addiction can have profound effects on mental health. It often coexists with issues such as anxiety, depression, and stress, significantly impacting one's emotional well-being—the isolation that frequently comes with gambling issues can lead to feelings of loneliness and despair. The constant stress of financial loss and the guilt associated with gambling behaviors can aggravate these conditions, leading to a cycle of addiction that is difficult to break without professional help.
Victory Bay’s gambling addiction treatment program addresses how intertwined mental health challenges require a holistic approach to foster long-term recovery and emotional resilience.
Gambling Addiction Treatment Components
Individual Therapy
Individual therapy for gambling addiction provides a safe, confidential space for individuals to explore the underlying causes of their problematic gambling behaviors. Through one-on-one sessions with a trained therapist, clients gain insight into the emotional, psychological, and social factors contributing to their addiction and how best to approach gambling addiction treatment as a whole.
Group Therapy
Gambling addiction treatment group therapy is an immersive experience. Clients benefit from both the feelings of universality and support in their struggles while also gaining vital coping skills to use in everyday life. We work hard to create a safe environment where skills-building, process, psychoeducation, and safety groups can effectively inform a better quality of life for those in gambling addiction treatment and recovery.
Family Involvement
When feasible for the client, Victory Bay specializes in family systems treatment, recognizing the importance of involving family members in the gambling addiction treatment process. Our programs include family therapy sessions to ensure a supportive and cohesive approach to treatment, helping to strengthen family bonds and promote lasting recovery and healthy dynamics for all involved.
Support Groups
Gamblers Anonymous, or GA, is a 12-step support group that provides a welcoming and nonjudgmental space where individuals can connect with others facing similar challenges. These peer-led meetings offer a sense of community and mutual support, allowing members to share their stories, offer encouragement, and exchange practical advice that has worked for them in their gambling addiction treatment.
Financial Planning
We understand the importance of addressing finances early to overcome gambling-related challenges. Our gambling addiction program features a financial planning component to empower healthier relationships with money through psychoeducational group sessions focused on financial literacy.
How It Works
Get in touch with the Victory Bay team and your journey to recovery can start within just 2 hours. It’s never too late to begin treatment—and never too soon to start.
