- breathing space schemes
- Formal arrangements offered by many creditors that pause or reduce debt payments for a set period, giving you time to stabilise your finances without defaulting. Also called payment holidays or forbearance. Building a budget in recovery: a framework that accounts for what gambling debt takes from you
- cognitive behavioural therapy
- A form of talking therapy that helps you identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier responses. In gambling treatment, it focuses on the patterns that lead to gambling and practising alternatives. Residential gambling treatment: what happens inside UK clinics and who it helps
- credit freeze
- A free measure you control online that blocks all new credit applications in your name, including ones you make yourself, until you lift it. The strongest protection against fraudulent accounts. How to Protect Your Finances When You Live with Someone Who Gambles: 6 Practical Steps
- GamStop
- A free national self-exclusion scheme that prevents you from accessing gambling sites licensed in Great Britain for a period you choose, from six months to five years. How to block gambling sites on your devices: iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac
- harm reduction
- An approach that prioritises immediate safety and small changes rather than stopping gambling completely. Your first gambling counselling session: what happens in the room and 5 ways to prepare
- protective registration
- A password you set on your credit file that forces lenders to phone and confirm your identity before approving credit. Also called a credit file password. How to Protect Your Finances When You Live with Someone Who Gambles: 6 Practical Steps
- reasonable adjustments
- Changes an employer must make under the Equality Act to remove barriers that a disability creates at work. These might include flexible hours, changes to duties or time off for treatment, and must be practical for the organisation to provide. How to tell your boss you have a gambling problem: 6 steps that protect your job and open the door to support
- Relapse
- A return to gambling after a period of not gambling or after a period of controlled gambling. It often happens when stress hits or old feelings resurface, and therapy helps you prepare for these moments. Gambling therapy: how it works and who finds it helpful
- self-exclusion
- A formal arrangement where a person asks to be blocked from gambling at one site or across all licensed sites in the country. GamStop provides free national self-exclusion in Great Britain. How to find a gambling support group near you in 5 practical steps
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