Gambling Use Disorder (GUD) creates profound and often hidden harm within families, including financial devastation, secrecy, betrayal, trauma, and emotional instability. This 90-minute session intertwines the lived experiences of families affected by gambling with our understanding of the family’s adaptation to the symptoms of GUD, such as crisis responses, role and boundary changes, chronic stress, and relational breakdown. Participants will learn evidence-based strategies, with a trauma-informed lens, for financial safety planning, boundary-setting, psychoeducation, and parallel recovery, therefore gaining a framework for family healing and engagement.
