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I bring a compassionate, trauma-informed approach that honors each person’s lived experience while supporting meaningful and susta...

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Karyn Kochan is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Mediator in the state of Georgia. She is also a Certified Anger ...

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Jabreeka Brown is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who has 10 years of experience providing a safe environment for a variet...

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I am a 26-year-old Black woman and therapist passionate about supporting adolescents and young adults, offering a fresh perspectiv...

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Harold “Jay” Williams is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 8 years of experience in the mental health field. J...

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Allison Beal is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia who has 14 years of experience partnering with children,...

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As a mother and woman of color, I understand how overwhelming it can feel to navigate life transitions while trying to hold everyt...

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My goal as your therapist is to support you in facing, understanding, and coping with the behaviors, thought patterns, and emotion...

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I am dedicated to using my expertise to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel empowered to share their thoughts and f...

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In our diverse world, we commonly strive for acceptance, relationships, inner peace, and happiness, all for which I provide guidan...

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Rebecca Stevens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Georgia with seven years of experience supporting adolescents, adult...

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I genuinely believe the foundation of healthy relationships is empathy for ourselves, so I strive to create a safe space for my cl...

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I am a firm believer that your mental wellbeing is just as important as your physical wellbeing....

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Starting Gambling addiction counseling in Peachtree City

What is gambling addiction counseling?

Gambling addiction counseling is a specialized therapeutic approach designed to address and alleviate problematic or compulsive gambling behavior. It offers individuals a structured and supportive setting to delve into the root causes of their excessive gambling.

How does gambling addiction counseling work?

Our gambling addiction therapists in Peachtree City, GA will collaborate with you to identify and alter thought patterns and behaviors that drive your gambling compulsions, often employing cognitive behavioral techniques. The primary objective of this counseling is to assist you in regaining control, establishing healthier habits, and addressing any underlying emotional or psychological issues.

Is gambling addiction counseling conducted in person or online?

Gambling addiction counseling with our providers at Thriveworks in Peachtree City, GA is conducted both in person and online by video. We encourage you to choose the option that works best for you.

How long does gambling addiction counseling last?

The length of gambling addiction counseling can differ depending on the person’s particular requirements and the seriousness of their addiction. Typically, this form of counseling includes multiple sessions spanning from several weeks to several months. The precise number of sessions and overall therapy duration are determined through discussions with the counselor.

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Therapy for a Gambling Addiction in Peachtree City, GA—Counselors

When a gambling addiction develops, it changes an individual’s brain. It produces the classic symptoms of addiction, but it also responds to treatment. In particular, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has proven an effective treatment for an addiction to gambling. Fortunately, the mental health professionals at Thriveworks Peachtree City offer therapy for gambling addiction. We know that gambling can cause significant harm, but we also know what it takes to heal. Reach out today for help.

Gambling, the Brain, and Addiction

Mental health professionals have known for a while that gambling can cause trouble in some people’s lives, but the extent to which it causes harm is just now being discovered. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) had categorized gambling compulsion in its chapter on impulse control disorders. In the current edition, DSM-5, it categorizes gambling compulsion in its chapter on addiction.

A number of studies informed this change. Researchers have studied what is happening in an individual’s brain when gambling becomes compulsive, and what is going on in the brain when people become addicted to gambling is the same as when they become addicted to shopping or sex or opioids or alcohol. When people become addicted to gambling, dopamine, a feel-good hormone, has flooded their brain. They experience a high as they gamble, and that feeling is what keeps them coming back. That feeling is what leads them to prioritize gambling over their own well-being and over the well-being of others. To recover from addiction, brain balance has to be restored.

Gambling Addiction’s Diagnostics

An individual who exhibits at least four of these for a minimum of one year may be addicted to gambling:

  • Allocating more and more funds for gambling and spending more time gambling in order to experience the same high.
  • Feeling irritable and restless when trying to curb gambling or stop it.
  • Spending a significant amount of time on a regular basis thinking about bets, remembering past experiences of gambling, and/or making arrangement for future gambles.
  • Using gambling as an escape or as a way to handle challenging circumstances and feelings like anxiety, depression, guilt, and more.
  • After a loss, double down one’s efforts, trying to win the money back through more gambling.
  • Lying to loved ones about how much, when, and where one gambles.
  • Prioritizing gambling above all else; sacrificing relationships, financial stability, professional advancement, social opportunities, and more in order to gamble.
  • Borrowing money in order to gamble; refusing to quite despite financial trouble.

Negative Thinking Patterns and Gambling Addictions

Even a passing glance at the signs of addiction can show how much harm it can cause, but these behaviors are the tip of the iceberg. Below the water is a pattern of distorted beliefs that addiction teaches people and that keep people entrapped in addiction. Two examples of these distorted beliefs include…

  • Superstitions: These rituals have no physiological or logical connection to a gambler’s success or failure, but they often play a key role in addiction formation. People may fixate upon a particular article of clothing to wear or a certain slot machine to use. These superstitions can add fuel to the fire of addiction.
  • Denial: Addiction keep people in denial about the trouble they are causing. Addiction often minimizes the problem or the effects. It can reframe actions to cover its tracks. Denial is a strong belief pattern.

Thriveworks Peachtree City Offers Gambling Addiction Treatment—Scheduling an Appointment

Was there anything that stood out to you as you read about gambling addiction? If you recognized any of the signs of addiction in your own life, it may be time to reach out. Consider scheduling an appointment at Thriveworks Peachtree City. Our therapists are ready to meet with you. When you contact our office, your first appointment may be within the week. We offer evening and weekend sessions, but we do not keep a waitlist. Our therapists are credentialed with many different insurance companies so they can accept a variety of insurance plans. Let’s get started. Call today.

Pricing & insurance

Our therapists accept most major insurances. We accept 360+ insurance plans, and offer self-pay options, too.
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Our therapists and counselors in Peachtree City accept 29 insurance plans

  • Adventist Health Associates | Employee Health Plan

  • Adventist Health Associates | Non-Employee Health Plan

  • Aetna

  • Aetna Medicare Advantage

  • AnMed Employee Program

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS - HMO

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | BCBS - PPO

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia | Medicare Advantage

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield | Anthem (Blue Card)

  • Carelon

  • Cigna | Evernorth

  • Clover Health Medicare Advantage

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Having therapy at your fingertips is a blessing especially when the experts at Thriveworks are so phenomenal. My 11year old and I see the same person who somehow can relate to both of us. I feel renewed and seen in each meeting, my counselor Lakeisha uses several tools and techniques to help me that are easy to implement in daily practice that I also recommend to my friends and family.
Read more Having therapy at your fingertips is a blessing especially when the experts at Thriveworks are so phenomenal. My 11year old and I see the same person who somehow can relate to both of us. I feel renewed and seen in each meeting, my counselor Lakeisha uses several tools and techniques to help me that are easy to implement in daily practice that I also recommend to my friends and family.
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I have had an extraordinary experience using Thriveworks. I use the platform for both Individual Counseling and Couples Counseling. My Individual Therapist has revolutionized my ability to cope day to day as well as broach larger big picture issues. It's drastically improved my quality of life. She has and continues to help me move forward toward my personal goals. Our Couples Counselor has helped facilitate clear and living communication between my side and I and has and continues to help us reach our goals and explore and set new ones to improve the quality of our relationship and our day to day lives. I can't say enough good things about them both, and I have and do recommend Thriveworks to anyone who will listen! I'm so grateful for the quality of the counseling, the convenience of the platform, and the support provided.
Read more I have had an extraordinary experience using Thriveworks. I use the platform for both Individual Counseling and Couples Counseling. My Individual Therapist has revolutionized my ability to cope day to day as well as broach larger big picture issues. It's drastically improved my quality of life. She has and continues to help me move forward toward my personal goals. Our Couples Counselor has helped facilitate clear and living communication between my side and I and has and continues to help us reach our goals and explore and set new ones to improve the quality of our relationship and our day to day lives. I can't say enough good things about them both, and I have and do recommend Thriveworks to anyone who will listen! I'm so grateful for the quality of the counseling, the convenience of the platform, and the support provided.
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The feedback but also listening fully. Relating instances and formulating them into clear concise verbiage. The comfort to speak everything without a rule book in place making the relationship more fluid.
Quadarius Sep 2025
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My provider was very kind, attentive, and understanding.
Destinie Sep 2025
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What I appreciated most was the engagement during our session and the ability to communicate with them freely.
Wesley Sep 2025
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Allison has been wonderful.
Daniel Sep 2025
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I dont feel broken or weird, I feel like someone actually understands me and is actively giving me the answers I need when I have problems with my brain or body I dont understand. And I cant rant about hyperfixations without being ignored or told to stop, which is a plus.
Read more I dont feel broken or weird, I feel like someone actually understands me and is actively giving me the answers I need when I have problems with my brain or body I dont understand. And I cant rant about hyperfixations without being ignored or told to stop, which is a plus.
Brianna Sep 2025
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Thriveworks Counseling & Psychiatry Peachtree City is located off Westpark Drive, behind Westpark Walk Shopping Centre. We currently share the building with Renaissance Skin Care and Homebridge mortgage lender, among other businesses. Within 1 mile of Hwy 54/ Floy Farr Pkwy and Northlake Dr intersection.

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(678) 679-9796

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