Beacon Counselling Trust
North West EnglandProviders might offer support outside of these hours. The free National Gambling Helpline is also available 24/7 on 0808 8020 133.
Beacon offer advice, guidance and therapeutic support to individuals experiencing or at risk of experiencing gambling harms, including anyone affected by someone else's gambling, across the North West of England.
There is no waiting list to access support, which can be offered via one-to-one sessions, peer-led support, couples sessions, or groups. Their treatment and support can be delivered either face-to-face, via video call, or on the phone, depending on your needs.
Beacon work with a range of communities, to raise awareness and offer appropriate support, including veterans, South Asian communities, young people, and individuals that have been through the criminal justice system.
Support styles
- Gambling harms advice and guidance.
- One-to-one therapy.
- Couples therapy.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Trauma-informed support.
- Group sessions.
- Peer support.
- Support for family and friends.
- Holistic support including Trek Therapy.
- Community-based support.
Support settings
- Telephone
- Online
- Face-to-face
Service benefits
- Holistic and therapeutic support plans tailored to each individual, helping you to better understand gambling harms, and move forward from the harms caused by your gambling or the gambling of someone else.
- Long-term recovery support for anyone experiencing gambling harms.
- Beacon use a whole family, community-based approach, offering a range of specialist support to not just those gambling, but anyone impacted by the gambling of someone else.
Additional information
- Brief interventions and longer term therapeutic support available.
- Specialist support for affected family, friends and partners.
- Culturally informed therapeutic services, including South East Asian communities.
- Specialist gambling harms support for anyone in the armed forces community, including veterans and families.
- No waiting list, you will be booked in within 2-5 days.
This service is part of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN) which provides free, confidential and personalised support for anyone affected by gambling.
On average, NGSN services can offer treatment within 5 to 9 working days of receiving the request.