NHS East Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic
East Midlands
The East Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic, which is based in Derby, provide free specialist therapies, treatment and recovery to those affected by gambling addiction and gambling problems in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland.
The team includes clinical psychologists, therapists, mental health practitioners and psychiatrists as well as experts-by-experience. These are people who have recovered from a gambling addiction themselves.
Most of their support is provided through virtual treatment programmes but face-to-face support is also available.
Support settings
- Online
- Face-to-face
Support styles
- One-to-one sessions with a practitioner.
- Group sessions.
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).
- Psychodynamic therapy.
- Preparation for change workshops.
- Support for family and friends.
Service benefits
- Help to overcome problem gambling by learning specific techniques and adopting more realistic attitudes and beliefs about the prospects of winning.
- Tools to build an alternative, more meaningful lifestyle, free from gambling and with new ways of coping.
- Support with other issues like mental health and alcohol or drug misuse.
Additional information
- Must be 18+ and registered with a GP in the East Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire or Rutland).