The Küsnacht Practice

The Küsnacht Practice provides an individualized treatment approach to meet the precise needs of each client and their family. And we only treat one client at a time so our whole team of doctors, psychiatrists, nutritionist and therapists work with just one person. We look underneath the symptoms as a way to understand the function of gambling in the client's life. And once we find the causes we treat them using proven methods.

UNIQUE AND EFFECTIVE APPROACH

We work with clients to help them regain control over symptoms, resolve trauma, and allow them to develop the skills necessary to live comfortably with their gambling compulsivity in check. We employ some or all of the following therapeutic tactics in our treatment plans.

• We find out, using psychotherapy, the underlying issues that led to the onset of the gambling addiction and work to resolve those issues
• Testing and laboratory work to determine the nutritional needs of each client and based on the results our medical director, clinical director, nutritionist, traditional Chinese medical doctor and chef develop a plan of action. Biochemical restoration of the brain and central nervous system stops craving and is a treatment priority for every client. This may involve amino acid therapy.
• Erasing triggers and stressors using EMDR
• Massage, Reiki and Reflexology
• Meditation
• Yoga
• Art and/or music therapy
• Gym and outdoor training program
• Identifying and treating co-occurring psychiatric and personality disorders. Treatment includes hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicines and on occasion psycho pharmaceuticals.
• An intensive psycho-educational program including a custom made book on relevant topics for each client and family member involved in the treatment program
• Complete some or all of the 12-Steps of Gamblers Anonymous
• Attend support group meetings
• Spiritual counselling
• Life counselling and performance enhancement
• An extensive family program that involves, when appropriate, family members living with the client during some or all of the treatment program
• An intensive after care program for the client and family members. It involves daily telephone calls for the first critical period of time, connecting with other people in recovery in the client's home community when appropriate, return visits or a Küsnacht Practice team member visiting the client monthly and then quarterly for the first year and then on a declining frequency until the end of year three.