Anger Management

Are you feeling resentful and angry most of the time?

Do you yell, storm out, throw things or slam doors when you get angry?

Have your relationships suffered because of your anger?

Anger is a natural emotional response and can be essential in certain situations. But for some, it can appear without warning or cause, become overwhelminguncontrollable and take over their life.

More than one in ten people (12%) say they have trouble controlling their anger

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What is Anger?

There are many reasons why people get angry.

These can be internal events such as frustrations, injustices or failure; or external events such as humiliation, teasing or loss of privileges. People express anger in different ways as well. There could also be underlying causes such as depressionOCDADHDBipolar DisorderSubstance Use or Grief that trigger anger.

Some externalize their anger through verbal arguments or tantrums. Others may internalize behaviours through sulking or symptoms of depression.

Without having healthy ways to express their anger, both externalizing and internalizing behaviours can have detrimental consequences for physical health, quality of life and relationships.

It’s not possible to change your circumstances, but through anger management therapy you can learn to recognize your triggers and learn how to cope with them more effectively.

Signs of Anger Management Problems

What to Expect

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Goals of Anger Management Therapy

  • Learn to identify and examine situations that trigger your anger
  • Learn steps and tools to stay calm in tense situations
  • Reduce the emotional and physical arousal that can be caused by anger
  • Learn ways to respond in a socially appropriate manner
  • Learn healthy and productive ways to express your emotions
  • Learn to identify the reason for your feelings (emotional trauma, addiction, grief, or other issues)
  • Adjust how you look at situations
  • Identify when you’re not thinking rationally and learn to reframe your thinking
  • Communicate more effectively to manage anger and reduce conflict
  • Change attitudes and thought patterns
  • Learn relaxation techniques

Getting Help Today

Therapeutic Approaches

We will do an assessment of your specific situation and goals, to come up with a targeted and individualized approach to therapy that draws from a variety of the listed modalities.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Works to repair and strengthen the relationships between the individual family members

Mindfulness Based Therapy

Utilizes techniques like meditation, stretching, and breathing to increase awareness of our thoughts, feelings and actions

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Change unhelpful and problematic ways of thinking got change unwanted or unhealthy behaviour

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