Compulsive gambling can destroy lives – it can cause financial ruin, loss of employment, relationship breakdown or worse.
"Gambling is extremely damaging to people's personal and family lives. In view of its tendency to escalate in severity it is advisable to seek treatment as early as possible."
Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Lead consultant
Gambling addiction comes in many forms including horses or dogs, fruit machines, roulette machines, bingo, casino games, national lottery, scratch cards, online gambling, spread betting and stocks and shares. If you feel gambling is starting to become a problem, now is the time to act before the destructive cycle of gambling takes hold. You can get help to overcome your addiction and regain control of your life.
Gambling addiction is a problem which requires specialist help. Our specialist Gambling Addiction service provides evidence-based treatments to help overcome this problem. We help to arrest gambling behaviours immediately to stop any progression of the condition. We offer powerful therapy programmes led by our specialist multidisciplinary team that focus on permanent recovery. Compulsive gambling is a behaviour that can be changed once insight is gained into the reasons behind the problem.
We provide a range of residential, day therapy or outpatient treatment programmes which are designed to help break the cycle of gambling, recognise the cause of the problem, promote recovery and improve the quality of life of our patients. Our programmes are flexible and adapted to individual needs and treat allied problems such as depression, stress, fatigue and alcohol and drug addiction. We offer support with a range of life problems including debt management and self-esteem. Patients receive education on the gambling problem and relapse prevention. We aim to provide all patients with the skills and tools necessary to maintain a lifetime recovery. All our programmes provide full aftercare and support. Support is also available to partners and families.
London's first problem gambling support group was launched at the Capio Nightingale in February 2008. The group is facilitated by therapists with specialist experience.
If you are concerned about your use of gambling, or about the gamblinghabit of a close friend or family member, you can speak to a member of our team on 0800 783 0594, or complete an enquiry form.