Behavioural Addictions Treatment Canada
Breakthrough Recovery Centre provides private residential treatment in Canada for behavioural addictions, including compulsive gambling and compulsive sexual behaviours, within an integrated mental health program.
Behavioural addictions often develop as coping strategies for underlying mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, or emotional dysregulation. At Breakthrough, these behaviours are treated with clinical care, compassion, and structure, not shame or judgment.
What Are Behavioural Addictions?
🎰 Gambling disorder
💻 Compulsive online behaviours or digital overuse
❤️ Compulsive sexual behaviours
⚡ Other impulse-driven patterns linked to emotional regulation
Unlike substance use, behavioural addictions do not involve intoxication but they activate similar neurological reward pathways and often serve the same emotional function.
When Behavioural Addiction Treatment Is Needed
- Feel out of control or compulsive
- Cause distress, secrecy, or shame
- Impact relationships, work, or finances
- Coexist with anxiety, depression, or trauma
- Persist despite therapy or attempts to stop
Our Behavioural Addictions Treatment Approach
Psychotherapy
- Individual therapy focused on behavioural patterns and emotional drivers
- Group therapy addressing shame, coping skills, and accountability
- Skills development for impulse control and emotional regulation
Psychiatric & Clinical Care
- Assessment for co-occurring mental health conditions
- Medication management when clinically appropriate
- Ongoing psychiatric and clinical oversight
Trauma-Informed Care
- Emphasis on safety, consent, and emotional boundaries
- Support for trauma-related triggers and compulsive coping patterns
Wellness & Lifestyle Support
- Mindfulness and grounding practices
- Structured daily routines
- Support for healthy habits, balance, and self-regulation
Breakthrough treats:
- Behavioural addictions
- Behavioural addictions with mental health conditions
- Dual diagnosis involving substances
Breakthrough Recovery Centre offers:
- Private and shared room options
- A respectful, discreet residential environment
- Structured daily programming
- Clear boundaries and accountability
- Our lakeside retreat setting in Wasaga Beach
- Supports calm reflection while maintaining therapeutic structure essential for behavioural addiction recovery.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Behavioural addictions are treated as primary conditions when clinically appropriate.
No. Treatment is clinical, trauma-informed, and non-judgmental.
Yes. Privacy and discretion are central to all care at Breakthrough.
Speak With Admissions
If you or someone you care about is struggling with compulsive behaviours and mental health challenges, help is available.
📞 Confidential, Canada-Wide Admissions
🔒 Private residential care for behavioural addictions and mental health