Office of Problem Gambling

Can't find an outpatient provider close to your home?
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Free confidential telephone counseling is available. Make an appointment by calling:

• 800-GAMBLER (800 426-2537 or TTY 800 722-0997)
  7 days a week, Interpreting Services Available
• Mandarin or Chinese 888 968-7888
  
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Licensed therapists with specialized training in the treatment of problem gamblers and their families use specific diagnostic tools to determine the extent and severity of the problem. They create a therapeutic relationship to help each client succeed using proven strategies that motivate the client to change, identify distortions and feelings about gambling, identify gambling triggers, and prevent relapsing into destructive behaviors.

Listed below are therapists who are independently licensed by the state of California to provide provide free confidential problem gambling treatment in a private practice setting.

Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (BHS) is now offering, free, individualized counseling for problem gamblers.   Treatment is confidential, private and individualized.   All treatment is provided at the BHS South Bay Outpatient Clinic, located in Gardena, California.  BHS has partnered with the UCLA Gambling Studies Program and the Office of Problem Gambling to provide these services.

BHS has been a leading treatment provider for substance abuse and related disorders since 1973.   All providers for this treatment program are certified substance abuse counselors and have been trained by the UCLA Gambling Studies Program in treatment for problem gambling.

For more information and to schedule an intake appointment, contact them at (310) 679-9031

The UCLA Gambling Studies Program is now enrolling California residents who are seeking help to manage their gambling problems into their Clinical Innovations Program. This project is free to those who are eligible. In addition, participants who complete this treatment program will also receive compensation.
To find out more about this treatment program, contact the UCLA Gambling Studies Program by calling: 310.825.4845; e-mailing: uclagamblingprogram@mednet.ucla.edu or visiting the website, www.uclagamblingprogram.org

The UCLA Gambling Studies Program is devoted to understanding pathological gambling, its causes, natural history, cultural factors, and the obstacles to successful treatment. It is part of The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, an interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior, including the genetic, biological, behavioral and sociocultural underpinnings of normal behavior, and the causes and consequences of neuropsychiatric disorders.

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