Financial counseling support

If you're a treatment provider seeking financial counseling for your client, we can help.

Gambling-related debt presents a unique and complex set of challenges. We can help you integrate financial counseling into your treatment and recovery program.

Who we help

Treatment  providers

If you have a client in financial distress due to gambling, we can provide you with financial counseling support, or we can work directly with your client – and their family – in a virtual setting. Counseling sessions are entirely funded by state partners.

Get started by either booking a session for yourself or for your client. Follow the prompts from here.

Helpline staff

Do you have caller affected by someone's problem gambling?

We can provide resources and support to help you assist spouses, partners, and other family members who are experiencing financial distress due to a loved one's excessive gambling.

Peer support specialists

Do you know someone in financial distress due to excessive gambling? They can schedule an appointment through our booking page. Let's work together to help others restore hope and find a path forward from the devastation caused by problem gambling.

Need professional peer support?

Join our online community of more than 300 professionals who come together to share insights on how to help clients address gambling-related financial harm.

Funding from state governments enables us to provide financial counseling support at no-cost to providers and their clients.
Did you know?

86% of people with mental health issues and debt say their debt makes their mental health issues worse 1

1 Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

86%
say debt worsens their mental health issues
90%
of financial decisions are made emotionally
Did you know?

Excessive debt can exacerbate fears and anxieties, hindering the effectiveness of mental health therapy

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Meet our financial counselors

All of our financial counselors have a duty to act in your best interest. We never sell financial products, charge commissions, or offer investment advice.
Yvonne Hampton
Ph.D., AFC®
Yvonne holds a PhD, MBA, and a Masters in Personal Financial Planning. With 15 years as a financial coach, she focuses on helping her clients work through their underlying feelings & belief systems to help them meet their financial goals.
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Axton Betz-Hamilton
Ph.D., AFC®
Axton is an experienced financial counselor and educator. She earned a PhD in Human Development & Family Studies, an MS in Personal Financial Planning, and a Graduate Certificate in Financial Therapy.
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Ambus Hunter IV
AFC®
As a person in recovery from problem gambling, Ambus now helps clients with their own financial recovery plans.
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Nan Franks
MA, LPC-S, LICDC-CS, GAMB
After pulling herself out of financial trouble, Nan wanted to help others in similar situations. Now, she helps everyday people find personalized and practical solutions to financial issues.
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Janice Pierce
CFP®
As a financial advisor with a background in risk management, Janice helps clients build financial knowledge and understand emotions about money.
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Sara Croymans
AFC®, M.Ed.
For more than two decades, Sara has provided financial counseling in gambling recovery programs and for military families, empowering her clients to achieve financial stability and resilience.
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Edna Forero
AFC®
Edna brings 20 years of experience in budgeting and taxes. She developed an interest in financial counseling while volunteering on military bases.
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Kyle Grevengoed
CFP®, AFC®
Kyle has worked in financial services since 2007, including several years at two of the largest U.S. Credit Unions. In 2013, he transitioned to budget counseling and financial planning, working with U.S. Military personnel.
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Jessica Parks
Ph.D., AFC®
Jessica has a PhD in Financial Planning and Consumer Economics. She is passionate about helping families pay off debt & creating realistic spending plans.
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What treatment providers say about us!

"GamFin has been an incredible enhancement to our gambling counseling program. The financial counselors are skillful and compassionate, and once our clients begin working with the counselors, our clients regain a sense of hope to address the long-term financial impact of their gambling."
Elizabeth Thielen, Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
LPC, PCGC
“Two professionals teaming together has helped so many more people, giving them that hope to keep going."
Jody Bechtold, The Better Institute
LCSW, ICGC, IGDC, PC
“Gamfin has been an absolute miracle. As a problem gambling counselor, this is the service we have been needing in order to give clients hope. When it comes to gambling addiction, the topic of money must be discussed. Our clients that have used this service come away with a realistic plan to pay off debts and rebuild financial health and still be able to live their lives. Also, it's extremely important for a person that struggles with gambling disorder to change their relationship with money and this service helps with this as well. I highly recommend taking advantage of this wonderful opportunity.”
Denise Bergner, Way Back Inn
BA, CADC, PCGC
"GamFin has been an invaluable asset in working with individuals and families touched by problem gambling. The feedback from them has been overwhelmingly positive and shows in their response to treatment. And as an added benefit I receive support and training from experts in the field of finances. Something I was never fully comfortable dealing with but is vital in the work we do."
Jennifer Macioce, Integrative Care & Deaf Services at Milestone Centers
LCSW, ICGC-1

Need professional peer support?

Join our online community of more than 300 professionals who come together to share insights on how to help clients address gambling-related financial harm.