What is Compulsive Shopping Disorder?
Who We Treat
Our program supports:
- Individuals struggling with uncontrolled shopping and spending.
- Clients with co-occurring depression, anxiety, or trauma that fuels compulsive spending.
- Families impacted by financial difficulties caused by overshopping.
- Young adults adapting to financial independence but struggling with spending habits.
Our Compulsive Shopping Treatment Program
Our integrated programme addresses both psychological and practical aspects of compulsive shopping:
- Comprehensive assessment: diagnostic interviews, spending pattern review, co-occurring conditions evaluation.
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): focused on identifying triggers, restructuring beliefs about shopping, and building coping strategies.
- Financial counselling & planning: sessions on budgeting, debt management, and building healthy spending habits.
- Family therapy: repairing trust, improving communication, and involving loved ones in accountability.
- Group therapy: peer support for normalising challenges and sharing practical strategies.
- Stress management techniques: mindfulness, relaxation training, and healthier outlets for emotional distress.
- Relapse prevention: developing awareness of early warning signs, creating personalised coping plans, and ongoing aftercare support.
Clinician’s Note
“Compulsive shopping is often a way of coping with deeper emotional struggles. Our treatment isn’t about restricting someone’s freedom — it’s about helping them find healthier ways to manage emotions and build lasting financial and emotional stability.”
— Dr. Meera Kapoor, Clinical Psychologist
What to Expect — Program Length & Outcomes
Program length varies but often involves 8–16 weeks of structured outpatient care. Outcomes include improved impulse control, reduced debt, stronger relationships, and greater self-confidence. Long-term recovery is supported with aftercare sessions and financial coaching.
Take Control of Your Shopping Habits
If compulsive shopping is disrupting your life or finances, our team can help you rebuild balance. We offer confidential assessments and customised care plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
If shopping feels uncontrollable, is used to relieve stress or emotions, causes debt or guilt, and interferes with relationships, it may indicate a compulsive shopping disorder.
No. Occasional overspending is common, but compulsive shopping is repetitive, hard to control, and often linked to deeper psychological issues.
Yes. Evidence-based therapies like CBT can help identify triggers, change thought patterns, and build new coping mechanisms that reduce compulsive shopping behaviours.
No. Our goal is not to restrict shopping entirely but to help you shop mindfully, within limits, and without negative consequences.
Most outpatient programmes last 8–16 weeks, though the duration depends on individual needs, severity, and financial circumstances.
Yes. Family therapy helps rebuild trust, address financial stress, and create accountability structures at home.
We provide financial counselling and connect clients with debt management resources to rebuild financial health.
Medication is not a primary treatment but may be prescribed for co-occurring conditions such as depression or anxiety.
We teach skills to identify emotional triggers, build alternative coping strategies, and create long-term financial accountability plans.
Costs vary depending on programme intensity and duration. Our admissions team provides a clear breakdown during intake.
