Recovery Program
Gambling Recovery Program
A stepped care model that meets you where you are
The Gap in Gambling Treatment
Standard outpatient therapy offers one session per week. For many people with gambling disorder, that's not enough structure. Between sessions, the cues are constant: push notifications, sports broadcasts, casino ads, the phone in your pocket with six sportsbook apps still installed.
Residential treatment addresses this with 24-hour supervision, but it requires leaving your job, your family, and your daily life. For most people, that's not realistic or necessary.
This program fills the space between those two options. Three levels of support, designed so you can enter where you are and move between levels as your needs change.
Three Levels of Support
Self-Directed Course
An 11-module psychoeducation course covering the neuroscience of gambling addiction, the three pathways into gambling disorder, evidence-based treatment options, financial recovery strategies, and what recovery actually looks like. Written for both the person gambling and their family members.
The course gives you a clinical-quality education about what's happening in your brain, why willpower fails, and what actually helps. No account required. No cost.
Start the free course →Group Therapy
A structured skills group that applies the concepts from the course in a therapeutic setting. Each session focuses on a specific skill: identifying cognitive distortions, managing craving states, building financial transparency, repairing relationships, and developing boredom tolerance.
Group therapy provides something individual therapy cannot: peer accountability, normalization, and the experience of being understood by people who share your struggle. The group is small, confidential, and clinician-led.
Contact to enroll →Intensive Outpatient
For people who need daily structure and support without the disruption of residential treatment. The intensive outpatient program combines individual therapy, group sessions, and structured skill-building across multiple sessions each day.
Treatment integrates CBT for gambling-specific cognitive distortions, motivational work, financial counseling coordination, and family sessions when appropriate. You continue living at home and maintaining your responsibilities while receiving the support density that weekly therapy cannot provide.
Schedule a consultation →Who This Is For
This program is for people who:
- Recognize that gambling has become a problem
- Have tried to stop or cut back on their own and couldn't sustain it
- Need more structure than a single weekly appointment
- Don't need 24-hour residential supervision
- Want evidence-based treatment, not shame-based motivation
You don't need to have lost everything. You don't need to be in crisis. If gambling is causing financial, relational, or emotional harm and you haven't been able to change the pattern alone, this program can help.
Getting Started
The course is free and requires no commitment. Start there if you want to understand what you're dealing with before making any decisions about treatment.
If you already know you need more support, a consultation will help determine which level is the right starting point. There's no pressure and no obligation.
Insurance & Fees
The self-directed course is free. Group and intensive outpatient sessions are $150 per session. I accept Highmark, UPMC, and VCAP insurance in Pennsylvania. For other plans, I provide superbills for out-of-network reimbursement.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Gambling Recovery Program?
A stepped care model offering three levels of support: a free self-directed course, weekly group therapy, and intensive outpatient (2-3 sessions per day). You can enter at any level and move between levels as your needs change.
Who is this program for?
Anyone whose gambling has become a problem. The free course is open to everyone, including family members. Group and intensive outpatient are for people who need more structure than weekly therapy but don't need residential care.
How much does it cost?
The course is free. Group and intensive sessions are $150 each. Highmark, UPMC, and VCAP are accepted. Superbills are available for other plans.
What's the difference between intensive outpatient and residential treatment?
Intensive outpatient provides 2-3 sessions per day while you live at home and maintain your responsibilities. Residential treatment requires living at a facility full-time. IOP fills the gap for people who need more than weekly therapy without 24-hour supervision.