Gambling therapist gauging interest: looking for recommendations from community

Hi everyone,

As someone who has personally struggled with problem gambling, I’m genuinely grateful for this community.

I work in the mental health field specializing in gambling addiction. I’m relatively new to this, but I work alongside some of the most experienced clinicians in helping people.

We currently run an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for people with gambling addiction issues. Our program consists of cohorts of about 10 clients who meet for group counseling multiple times per week over 12 weeks, along with weekly individual sessions.

The curriculum has been effective, and has helped build a community both individually and through our weekly alumni groups.

We’re looking at ideas to expand the program beyond traditional treatment by building out more accessible, ongoing resources – similar in spirit to platforms like HealthyGamerGG or NoFap. This could include things like structured self-help materials, YouTube content, Discord/community spaces, and possibly a dedicated subreddit or more active engagement here.

I’m very familiar with the impact Dr. K and HealthyGamerGG have had in the gaming addiction space, and I’d love to learn directly from people with lived experience in this community about what you think would actually be helpful.

If you’re open to sharing feedback, or ideas, please feel free to comment or DM me. I’d really appreciate hearing your perspectives.

Using a burner for privacy and ethical reasons – here solely to ask for feedback/opinions, rather than providing support via reddit