ABSTRACT
Summer, in the world of gambling addiction treatment, has often seen numbers of women and men seeking treatment falling. For the woman who is at home with children, the long summer holidays make it difficult to put aside the time and find childcare for the hour-and-a-half Women's Group meeting plus her travel time either side. The strong desire to have another child when an existing child becomes an independent adult is something women frequently speak of in Women's Group and in one-to-one therapy. Offering an educational element to Women's Group is of huge value. Many women feel so afraid of revealing their gambling addiction for fear of the reactions of those close to them. The author have heard many plots and plans to put bombs under bookmakers and send petitions of complaint about the industry to the government, so strong are the feelings of women against the gambling industry when they first start treatment.
