Steady Ground Therapy

Resources

Help you can use right now

Free guides written by our counsellors, books we recommend, and the national services we work alongside. Nothing here requires you to be a client.

Free guides

Written by the team

Guide · 12 pages The first 30 days What to expect from early recovery, why sleep and mood may feel worse before they feel better, and a day-by-day checklist for the first month. Request this guide
Guide · 8 pages Blocking tools that actually work A plain-English walkthrough of self-exclusion schemes, bank gambling blocks and device-level blocking software, and how to layer them so no single one is a weak point. Request this guide
Guide · 10 pages Talking to someone who gambles For partners, parents and friends. What to say, what tends to backfire, and how to look after yourself while you wait for them to be ready. Request this guide
Guide · 14 pages Money after gambling Getting a clear picture of debt, who to contact first, breathing-space schemes, and setting up finances in a way that supports rather than tests recovery. Request this guide

Recommended reading

Books clients keep coming back to

None of these replace support, but each has helped people we work with understand what they are up against.

  • Overcoming Problem Gambling

    Philip Mawer

    A practical self-help workbook built around CBT exercises.

  • The Easy Way to Stop Gambling

    Allen Carr

    Focuses on dismantling the beliefs that make gambling feel like a pleasure.

  • Addiction by Design

    Natasha Dow Schüll

    An eye-opening look at how machines and apps are engineered to keep you playing.

  • The Gambling Addiction Recovery Workbook

    Jonathan Grant & Brian Odlaug

    Structured weekly exercises that pair well with sessions.

National support

Free services across the UK

We are not the only option, and for some people we are not the right one. These organisations are free and we recommend them without reservation.

National Gambling Helpline Free, confidential support 24/7, run by GamCare. 0808 8020 133 GamStop Free self-exclusion from all UK-licensed online gambling sites for 6 months to 5 years. gamstop.co.uk NHS gambling services Specialist NHS clinics offering free treatment across England, Scotland and Wales. nhs.uk Gamblers Anonymous UK Peer-led meetings in person and online, every day of the week. gamblersanonymous.org.uk StepChange debt charity Free, impartial debt advice and help setting up a repayment plan. 0800 138 1111 Samaritans If you are struggling to cope, someone is available to listen any time. 116 123

Want to talk it through with a person?

Guides help. A conversation with someone who understands gambling helps more.

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If you need help right now

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. This website offers information and counselling and is not an emergency service.

National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133 Free, confidential and open 24 hours a day, every day.