Gambling can start as a fun activity but sometimes becomes a problem that affects your finances, relationships, and well-being. If you or a loved one struggles with compulsive gambling or risky betting behaviors, support is available. At The Summit Counseling Center, we offer counseling to help you understand the underlying issues, develop healthier habits, and regain control over your life.
Is Gambling Affecting Your Life?
You may benefit from counseling if you:
- Find yourself gambling more than you intended or losing control
- Experience financial difficulties related to gambling
- Hide your gambling from family or friends
- Feel anxiety, guilt, or shame about gambling behaviors
- Have strained relationships or work problems due to gambling
- Want help to stop or reduce gambling and develop healthier coping skills
Our Approach
Our therapists provide a safe, non-judgmental space to explore your relationship with gambling and develop practical strategies for change. Your care may include the evidence-based methods listed below.
Types of Therapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Adlerian Therapy
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Christian Counseling
- Cognitive Behavior (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Couples Counseling
- Creative & Expressive Art
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Existential
- Experiential
- Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
- Expressive Arts
- Family Systems
- Family Therapy
- Gestalt
- Humanistic Therapy
- Integrative Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural Therapy
- Music Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Positive Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Therapy
- Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
- Reality Therapy
- Relational Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic Therapy
- Strength-Based Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Transpersonal Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
We are here to support your journey toward recovery and balance.
You’re Not Alone
With the right support, you can reduce urges, rebuild trust, and regain control of your life.
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