Gambling Addiction Help in Louisville, KY
at Louisville Recovery Center
Gambling addiction is a common behavioral addiction that can take different forms. Also called gambling disorder, a person with a gambling addiction may experience compulsive urges to engage in sports betting, video game-based gambling, betting at a casino, or another type of gambling. While not everyone who gambles develops an addiction to it, gambling disorder can have serious consequences.
The good news is that there are effective treatments for gambling disorder. Louisville Recovery Center is a mental health, addiction, and dual-diagnosis treatment center in Kentucky. We provide outpatient gambling addiction help in Louisville, KY, that works.
Gambling Addiction Treatment at Louisville Recovery
Since our programs operate on an outpatient basis, Louisville Recovery Center is an ideal solution for individuals who want the freedom of living at home during treatment (as opposed to living on-site at a residential treatment center). Louisville Recovery Center offers partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and aftercare programs for addiction. In gambling addiction treatment at Louisville Recovery Center, you or your loved one will get a custom treatment plan. This will involve therapy formats including:
Individual Therapy
In individual therapy sessions at Louisville Recovery Center, you’ll work with your assigned therapist one-on-one. These therapy sessions let you dive deep into your personal experience with gambling addiction, set goals, and talk about what’s on your mind without other clients present. Our therapists use diverse evidence-based treatment methods, including all of the best therapies for gambling disorder, like cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and motivational interviewing (MI).
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions let you learn new skills, explore helpful topics, and connect with other clients. Not the same as a support group or group activity (although we offer those, too), group therapy sessions must be led by a licensed mental health professional. Similar to individual therapy, a broad range of therapeutic modalities can be used in group sessions, like dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and experiential therapies.
Family Therapy
Behavioral health concerns like gambling addiction can affect the entire family. In family therapy sessions at Louisville Recovery Center, you and your family unit will meet with a therapist. During these sessions, you can work on communication, understanding, conflict resolution, relationship repair, and more.
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Benefits of Gambling Addiction Treatment
Many people do not know how impactful and challenging behavioral addictions like gambling addiction can be. In reality, a gambling addiction can interfere with nearly all areas of your life, including but not limited to your interpersonal relationships and finances. With that in mind, the benefits of gambling addiction treatment include but are not limited to the following:
- Avoidance of future consequences related to gambling addiction. One of the most noteworthy advantages of getting help for gambling disorder is that you will be able to avoid future adverse outcomes associated with the condition, which can range from financial stress to bankruptcy and homelessness.
- Mental and physical health improvements. The stress of a gambling addiction can lead to serious physical and mental health challenges. For example, stress is linked to trouble sleeping, depression, and chronic pain. When you no longer face the stress of gambling disorder, it can improve your overall well-being.
- Better relationships. Since gambling can negatively affect interpersonal relationships, getting treatment can lead to better relationships. This can include relationships with family members, romantic partners, and others, like your friends.
- Lasting recovery skills. The therapies used at Louisville Recovery provide addiction education, coping strategies, and other skills you can use to maintain gambling addiction recovery long after treatment is over.
It is 100% possible to recover from behavioral addictions like gambling. Remember that healing isn’t linear–as long as you’re here, never give up.
Risk Factors for Gambling Addiction
Anyone can develop a gambling addiction. However, some factors can increase the risk. Potential risk factors for gambling addiction include but are not limited to starting to gamble at a young age or having other mental health and addiction-related concerns (e.g., substance use disorders, mood disorders, or anxiety disorders). Knowing what makes people vulnerable to gambling addiction can aid prevention and help providers target possible underlying causes in treatment.
Signs and Symptoms of Gambling Addiction
Like other addictions, gambling disorder thrives in secrecy in many cases. While you do not need to have every symptom to meet the criteria for gambling disorder, common signs and symptoms of gambling addiction include:
- Downplaying or lying about how much money you spend while gambling or how often you gamble.
- Losing out on important opportunities (like work or school opportunities) due to gambling.
- Gambling with increasing amounts to get the desired rush or feelings of excitement.
- Continuing to gamble even if doing so affects your finances negatively.
- Experiencing irritability or restlessness when you try to refrain from gambling.
- Relying on others to fund gambling behaviors or to make up for losses.
- Gambling to escape from negative thoughts, problems in life, or stress.
- Repeated, unsuccessful attempts to stop or reduce your gambling.
- Frequent thoughts about gambling.
- “Chasing” your losses.
Once you realize that you have or might have a problem with gambling, it’s important to reach out for help. Louisville Recovery Center provides free intake assessments, as well as help staging interventions for family members and other resources.
Learn More About Louisville Recovery Center
Want to learn more about Louisville Recovery Center? Here are some of the things that set us apart. Please call our confidential admissions line or contact us online for more information.
Our Staff
Our staff members are highly experienced in behavioral addictions, substance addiction, and mental health conditions. Whether you are seeking treatment for gambling disorder only or also need help with a co-occurring concern (like depression), our specialists are here to help.
Our Facility
Our facility in Louisville is a modern treatment center with updated decor, extensive resources for clients, and a convenient location. Louisville Recovery Center is here to create a safe and secure healing environment for all.
Call Louisville Recovery Center for Gambling Addiction Help in Louisville, KY
Louisville Recovery Center is an addiction, mental health, and dual-diagnosis treatment center that addresses gambling addiction from a whole-person perspective. Whether you need a more intensive program meeting five days per week or a less intensive program that’ll let you balance work or school with treatment, we can help. Call Louisville Recovery Center for gambling addiction help in Louisville, KY, today at (502) 706-4406.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Are there support groups for people with gambling disorders?
Yes. SMART Recovery provides free support group meetings open to individuals with behavioral addictions of any kind, including gambling disorder. Often, our clients use resources like SMART Recovery as part of their aftercare plan.