Our Services

We tailor counseling to your unique situation and will always respect the pace you set for making changes in your life.

We provide counseling support for those whose lives have been impacted by problem gambling. We offer the following types of therapy to address the problems that gambling has caused in your life:

individual counseling
couples counseling
family therapy

Counseling can help you break the hold gambling has over your life or over the lives of your loved ones. Our approach has been developed over a five-year period of research and refinement. We combine multiple approaches from family and individual therapy models.

Appointments

We offer several convenient ways to make an appointment or request more information:

Call 503-768-6325
Email pgsappointments@lclark.edu
Fill out the problem gambling appointment contact form

When you call

Your call will be answered by a counseling professional with training in problem gambling. They will answer your questions about counseling and talk with you about the ways gambling is affecting your life.

When they speak with you, they will also give you more information on when your first appointment can be scheduled. We will offer you the first available appointment, the hope is to have you scheduled with a counselor within 5 business days.

If it works better for you to email us first, you can reach us at pgsappointments@lclark.edu. In your email, please include a phone number and a good time to reach you.

Respecting your privacy is our priority during each step of the process.

Treatment

We offer free and confidential treatment. Our approach is informed by evidence-based practices, the latest research, and extensive expertise in problem gambling—all tailored to find solutions that are right for you!

The clinic also employs Feedback-Informed Treatment, where individuals who receive services give PGS written feedback each week about whether and how their lives are changing, and they also rate their experience with their counselor. This written feedback is sent to a national database that evaluates PGS outcomes in real time and compares them to other U.S. treatment programs. The national database consistently scores PGS as “Highly Effective.”

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY

If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, you can call

Multnomah County Mental Health Crisis Line

503-988-4888

The crisis line is available 24/7 for mental health and addictions services.
Crisis line numbers for other counties in the Portland area can be found here.