Abstract
This article is devoted to the psychological portrait of gambling addiction. This article will examine the characteristics, mechanisms, and triggers that influence and result in the development of game addiction in individuals. What triggers and drags a person into a thinking trap where a person cannot break out of the vicious circle. The main focus of the study is on the approaches and their influence on a person in changing erroneous thinking and the practical application of the cognitive-behavioral approach in the work of a psychologist. Understanding the nature and replacing destructive with constructive behavior in the counseling activities of a specialist helps a person change the mental schemas, where the cognitive- behavioral approach is used, actively using the tool in working with gambling addicts as schema therapy. This tool helps a person to cope with the transition to a constructive and rational approach in reality, while changing the chain of beliefs and attitudes. The article also presents the approaches different specialists use when working with gaming addiction in order to cope with temporary life difficulties and level out a person’s psychological discomfort, helping to cope with emotional swings. Purpose of the study: to study modern approaches to working with a person’s gaming addiction and timely, step-by-step assistance with a gaming addiction from a psychologist.