Free Gambling Counselling Near Me

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.
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Our treatment services are available for anyone affected by problem gambling across England, Scotland and Wales for anyone aged 16 and over. Your GamCare practitioner can help you understand your relationship with gambling, and will also help you develop strategies to deal with difficult situations in ways which don’t rely on gambling. Gambling is an activity where people take part in a game by placing something of monetary value at risk in order to win money or a prize. There are many different forms of gambling - from scratch cards, lotteries and bingo, to betting on sports or events or playing casino games and arcade machines.

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.

GamCare Helpline: 0808 8020 133Open 8am-midnight


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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There are a number of community organisations in the ACT that provide counselling services. Services are free and confidential.

ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service is a free counselling service for people experiencing problems as a result of their gambling or someone else's gambling. Gambling related financial counselling is also available. The services provided include:

  • Professional, confidential counselling for people having problems with gambling
  • Counselling for the family and friends of people having problems with gambling
  • Strategies for coping with the urge to gamble
  • Strategies for coping for non-gambling family members affected by problem gambling
  • Financial counselling to help people with gambling-related money problems
  • Community education to help raise community awareness about problem gambling

This Service receives funding from the Problem Gambling Assistance Fund.

24/7 Support

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Support, information and counselling services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To speak to a professional immediately, you can:

  • Phone the national free call '1800 Gambling Support Number' on 1800 858 858.

Gambling services in ACT

There are a number of community organisations in the ACT that provide counselling services.

Self-exclusion

Self-exclusion provides a way for individuals with a gambling problem to ban themselves from one or more nominated gambling venues. These gambling venues include clubs, hotels, taverns, the casino, bookmakers and ACTTAB outlets.

Every gambling venue in the ACT has a Gambling Contact Officer to assist individuals who wish to self exclude. To exclude yourself from a gambling venue contact their Gambling Contact Officer by telephone or in person.

The Gambling Contact Officer will ask you to complete a 'Deed of Exclusion'. A Deed of Exclusion is an agreement between yourself and the nominated gambling venue/s that stops you from entering the venue/s or using a bookmakers' services for a period of time that is specified in the agreement.

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