With my background in Addictions and Mental Health, I have worked in many inpatient and outpatient settings to support people with addictions specifically, substances, alcohol, hoarding, gambling and the internet. With my expertise, I am able to collaborate with my clients and find the best support and create a wellness plan that best suits their journey for recovery. I will coordinate with other providers to help you maintain sobriety and get to the bottom of your reasons to engage in such addictive behaviors.
No matter what stage you are at with your gambling addiction, we work with you on harm reduction approaches, stages of change and goal setting, as well as exploring underlying factors that result in addiction behaviour. We work with you to identify the root cause of the gambling and/or addictive behaviour, and provide strategies to help you cope better. You may be in the contemplation stage (unsure if you want to stop gambling) or you may have been in recovery for some time and would like to explore more deeply the root causes or ongoing challenges you experience.
Having worked in the area of addiction for many years I know how to help people work with process addictions such as gambling. Looking at the chain of events that leads up to the behaviour and identifying vulnerability factors then learning skills to implement are part of a successful treatment plan for working with addictions such as gambling.
As a Certified Gambling Counsellor by CCPC Global, I assist persons struggling with gambling addiction, including online gambling, gaming, and sports betting. If gambling is providing a short-term escape at a long-term cost, we can work together to help you regain control and start taking action toward things that matter.