Counseling for gambling addicts and their families

Advice on the topic of gambling addiction

Our offer is aimed at gambling addicts and their relatives who live in Bremen or the surrounding area.

If you would like to learn more about gambling addiction and its negative consequences, or if you would like to take advantage of our counselling services, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Gambling addiction is a recognized illness and significantly dominates the daily lives of those affected and their families. Pathological gamblers experience an irresistible urge to gamble and seize almost every opportunity to do so.

At the same time, they neglect important professional obligations and social contacts, sometimes gambling away their homes and livelihoods. Over time, gambling increasingly serves to block out everyday stresses and conflicts or to deliberately evoke desired emotions such as stimulation or excitement.

It will be difficult,

• if you gamble away more than you actually intended,
• if you neglect other interests in favor of gaming,
• when the pressure constantly increases,
• when a lack of money increasingly dominates your everyday life,
• when partners, family and friends are repeatedly lied to,
• when gambling increasingly causes suffering,

…and ultimately control your entire life!

Those affected, as well as their families, are under considerable strain and therefore require professional help. Since the consequences of gambling addiction can be severe, both financially and psychosocially, it is crucial to seek counseling as early as possible.

We offer counselling on gambling addiction:

• Individual, couple and group sessions
• Counseling for family members
• Referral to inpatient rehabilitation
• Referral to outpatient rehabilitation and aftercare (money and debt management)
• Money and debt management
• Cooperation with debt counselling
• Information events on the topic of gambling addiction

Gambling addiction specialist services in the state of Bremen

Contact persons:

Sandra Speidel

0421 98979-27

Gisela Koning-Hamers

0421 98979-27

Provider: Ambulante Suchthilfe Bremen GmbH  

Open consultation hours:

Mondays and Fridays: 10am-12pm
Wednesdays: 2pm-4pm

Outside of consultation hours, you can find help at the regional social psychiatric treatment centers and the crisis intervention service for emergencies.

Additional information and contact points can be found in our list of external links.