Understanding the Three Pathways

Overview

One of Evive's defining features is that it does not require a client to commit to abstinence before they can access support. The platform's three pathways reflect genuine diversity in how people experience and respond to gambling harm — and genuine diversity in what they're ready to do about it.

The Manage Pathway

• For clients who want to set limits, reduce harm, or bring more intention to their gambling without stopping entirely

• Supports moderation goals, spending controls, and the development of healthier patterns

• Particularly relevant for clients in early stages of readiness, clients who are resistant to abstinence framing, and clients whose relationship to gambling is harmful but not yet characterized by significant loss of control

• Important: the Manage pathway is not a consolation prize for clients who won't commit to stopping. It is a clinically valid harm reduction approach that meets a real population need

The Stop Pathway

• For clients pursuing cessation — either as an immediate goal or an evolving one

• Structured content supports craving management, trigger awareness, relapse prevention, and recovery reinforcement

• Pairs naturally with cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and other evidence-based treatment approaches

The Affected Individuals Pathway

• For family members, partners, and loved ones experiencing secondhand harm from someone else's gambling

• Addresses the often-overlooked reality that gambling harm radiates outward — affecting relationships, finances, and mental health well beyond the individual gambler

• Useful when you are working with a client whose gambling-affected family member is not themselves in treatment

• See KBA 6 for more detail on working with affected individuals