Gambling Therapy App

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The Gambling Therapy app has been designed to help those that are struggling with problem gambling by providing easy to access information and straightforward tools. Welcome to Gambless – the best app for your gambling addiction recovery! Up to 3% of the adult population is estimated to have some degree of gambling problem. However, just 4% of problem.

  1. Gambling Therapy Online
  2. Gambling Therapy Approach
  3. Gambling Therapy App Free
  4. Therapy For Gambling Addiction
  5. Gambling Therapists
Therapy

An app for people with gambling addiction. This app is best used with guidance and support from people trained to help gamblers such as counsellors and therapists.

Gambling TherapyBy Gordon Moody Association
Features
  • Self assessment questionnaire
  • Mindfulness and self help exercises
  • Daily motivational quotes

Note: service providers and crisis support information is not applicable to New Zealand users.

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Security and privacyDoes the app:
  • collect medical information: No
  • require a login: No
  • have password protection: No
  • have a privacy policy: Yes
  • require internet access: Yes
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CostFree
  • Gambling Therapy Online Service. The aim of Gambling Therapy (GT) is to provide expert and current support effectively to problem gamblers and affected others globally through a variety of online medium. We are constantly refining our strategies to gain a better understanding of gambling.
  • The Gambling Therapy app has been designed to help those that are struggling with problem gambling by providing easy to access information and straightforward tools. Key features of the Gambling.
  • Background: The low utilisation of current treatment services by people with gambling problems highlights the need to explore new modalities of delivering treatment interventions. This protocol presents the design of a pragmatic randomized control trial aimed at assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) delivered via a mobile app.

What does the app do?

Gambling Therapy Online

Gambling therapy apps

This app has information on what is problem gambling and a test for the users to assess whether their gambling is a problem. The test appears to be based on the Canadian Problem Gambling Index. The advice section comprises:

Gambling Therapy Approach

  • Mindfulness: audios on overcoming the urge to gamble, guided sitting meditation and tips on how to relax.
  • Self-help exercises: this section has a series of worksheets that the user needs to complete to help them understand their problem and figure out solutions such as a gambling diary, worksheets that help you identify gains and losses of gambling, triggers and what you can do to reduce it.
  • Limits and self-exclusion: describes features of websites that allow you to set limits.
  • Access, time and money: offers advice on practical barriers to gambling.

For the complete app description, go to the App website , Google Play or the App Store or for a complete review, see Reviews.

PROSCONS

✔ Easy to identify if the user has problem gambling.
✔ Useful tool to set up the limits for users’ gambling.
✔ Clear layout.
✔ Easy to use.

✘ For someone needing immediate help, there are numerous steps and users may not be able to spend time reading how to do it on the app.
✘ This app is mainly UK, US and Australian users. There is no information on service providers for New Zealand users.

Review details

Date of review: August 2019
Platform reviewed: Android
Version: 2.0.9
Download size: 71.21 MG
Updated on: 9/04/2019

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Multilingual Live Support

Gambling Therapy App Free

It can really help to speak to someone if you are worried about your own gambling, or if someone else’s gambling is having an impact on your life. We have trained advisors waiting to speak to you using our text-based multilingual Live Support service. The team will answer your questions, provide information and can offer practical and emotional support during difficult times. If this is your first visit to the Gambling Therapy website then the helpline is a great place to start.

Online Support Groups

Joining one of our regular text-based groups can be a great way to share your experiences and to talk to others about how they are working through their issues around gambling.

Gambling Therapy runs a number of groups on a range of subjects – so whether you are struggling with your own gambling, or you are affected by someone else’s gambling you will find a group to suit you. Our recovery and support groups are facilitated by trained and experienced support workers – you will be welcomed and accepted without judgement.

Support Forums

The Gambling Therapy forums are available 24/7. You can use the journal forums to write about your own recovery from gambling problems, or choose the friends and family area if you are affected by someone else’s gambling. This is a good place to ask questions, to ask for support, to offer support to others or simply to let the community know about your progress.

Therapy For Gambling Addiction

Email Support

Gambling Therapists

As well as the one-to-one text-based support service, the support groups and the forums, Gambling Therapy also offers an email support service. If you prefer not to use one of the interactive services you are very welcome to drop us an email – a member of our team of trained advisors will respond to you within two working days.