Aftercare
Follow Up
If you have given your consent during your assessment, you will receive follow-up check-ins after your sessions are finished with your counsellor. These are completed at 2 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment and will be either via email, or a telephone call with one of our team.
The purpose of our follow ups is to identify any gambling related needs you may have and to give you the opportunity of coming back into treatment if you need to.
Group Support
If you feel that group peer support would benefit your recovery, please visit our groups page for further information.
Peer Aid
Peer Aid is a service providing one-to-one and group support to individuals harmed by gambling by connecting them to Peer Supporters who have personal experience of gambling harms and have moved into recovery.
Peer Aid is a peer support service where you are able to talk to someone who has gone through their own recovery journey and who is there to support you no matter where you are in yours. Whether you are looking for a one-off conversation, structured peer support or a buddy to motivate you to engage with other treatment this is the right place to speak to someone with understanding and a non-judgmental attitude.
Reframe Coaching
Reframe supports individuals who have suffered from a gambling addiction or gambling related harm. To be able to live a fulfilling life without the reliance of Gambling or other harmful behaviours.
The majority of their Coaches have their own lived experience of Gambling Harms, so will understand how you might be feeling. Reframe’s Aftercare theme is for individuals who have accessed a form of treatment and would like some further support.
We understand that life after Gambling can feel daunting and maybe even confusing.
Reframe’s Coaches can help you gain greater clarity and explore what life after Gambling looks like for you.
Epic Restart
Many people struggle to establish or sustain a positive recovery after treatment - poor mental health, depression and anxiety as well as debt, isolation, stigma and lack of confidence all contribute to high rates of relapse.
The foundation of Restarting Lives is 1-1 support from lived experience Recovery Coaches, who have been through similar experiences and understand the challenges and struggles that come with recovery. They will work with you to create a personalised plan tailored to your unique needs and goals, providing guidance and support every step of the way.
Citizens Advice
Citizens advice deliver a one-to-one casework offering tailored advice in key areas including money and debt, housing, benefits, income maximisation, and complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
They can also provide direct referrals to internal specialist advice projects as well as our local money advice partnership for additional support to build financial resilience. They will also link clients into a wide variety of community organisations for social prescribing, community engagement and volunteering, creating a broad range of opportunities to develop recovery capital.
Your counsellor can refer you to this service during treatment sessions.
Relapse Prevention
Relapse prevention is a crucial part of the recovery journey. With the help of your counsellor you will examine anything that could potentially risk or harm your recovery and decide on appropriate, personalised measures to either prevent it or tackle it. That could range from practical solutions like making sure that blockers are in place and your self-exclusion is active.
Your counsellor will also work with you to develop an action plan to address any future triggers and urges. For that reason, we offer a variety of support options that are accessible after the end of your sessions with Breakeven.
If you have any questions regarding aftercare, please email aftercare@breakeven.org.uk.
There is also some useful tools and information to help with your aftercare and recovery on our recovery toolkit page.
