Gambling Addiction

Gambling addiction can include many different mediums such as casinos, lotteries, scratch cards, horse racing, football or just about anything where the known outcome is uncertain. With the advent of smart phones and easily installed Apps the temptation to gable is now just seconds away from your fingertips.

More recently the lucrative world of Investment Trading, accessible to millions via online trading Apps allows access to exciting but high-risk world of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s)

Gambling addiction can drain finances, ruin professional and personal relationships and can even lead to criminal behaviour to cover up financial losses. The extent of people known to suffer from some form of gambling addiction is huge and it is currently estimated that 1.4 million people have a gambling addiction in the UK and up to a staggering 20 million in the USA.

Just like many other forms of addiction the propensity to gamble may have its roots in past events or be driven by a desire to substitute feelings of pain with those of happiness and pleasure. All gamblers will have experienced the euphoric highs of winning which cause us to chase the highs again and again when we lose.

Here at Addictions Away, we specialise in providing effective and lasting therapy designed to free our clients from their destructive addictive habits. Many forms of addiction often have their roots set in significant past events such as a physical or mental trauma. We employ a variety of therapeutic techniques designed to help identify these underlying causes which allows us to utilise the most appropriate form of therapy tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

Throughout your entire journey to recovery our fully qualified and registered therapist works closely with you to ensure that the best possible outcome is achieved. We offer confidential on-line and in person therapy services regulated by The British Standards Authority provided at one of our therapy suites located throughout North Wales and Cheshire or online therapy delivered via Zoom or WhatApp.  

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