Anger Management and Counselling in Wellington, AB.

Many of us have not been taught the tools and strategies that are needed to manage anger in a healthy and appropriate manner. While anger is a natural emotion, which can serve as a helpful signal that something is "just not right," it is often handled in a poor manner. I help people to see the maladaptive patterns and strategies they have been using to express their anger, and then replace these with healthier ones. We also work to unload built up frustration, resentment, and hurt, which often reaches a "breaking point" and needs to be resolved so that it does not come out as uncontrolled anger. By doing this, clients can reach a more peaceful place, and will come to see anger in a new way.

Through an Emotionally Focused therapeutic lens, I help you understand what’s happening beneath the surface of anger — the emotions, needs, and pain that often drive it. Rather than trying to suppress or control anger, I will help you listen to it with curiosity and compassion, creating space for real change. Through this process, you can: Understand what your anger is protecting – Often, anger covers up feelings like hurt, fear, or rejection. EFIT helps you uncover and make sense of these deeper emotions. Recognize emotional patterns – Learn what situations trigger anger and how your body and mind respond in those moments.

When we can learn to investigate anger, build acceptance and tolerance for uncomfortable feelings, and find ways to soothe ourselves, we can manage anger in ways that are supportive of our relationships and supportive of ourselves. Learning anger management can involve building skills in multiple areas including communication, needs identification, distress tolerance, and/or emotional regulation.

Anger is often an intense emotion that can be expressed in a healthy manner or a destructive way. We offer a safe place to explore the origins of anger, while focusing on healthy was to deal with anger. We recognize that deciding to reach out for help to address problems with anger is a difficult yet important step towards changing. We believe that with motivation and hard work people can develop healthy ways to deal with their feelings.

Managing anger means managing your need to have things your way even if your way seems reasonable to you. It means questioning your sense of entitlement to having your way. Anger can be a strong communication to others that what one is angry about really matters. As an initial response it can be a powerful impetus to change but unless one takes some kind of action following the anger it will only serve to reinforce a sense of powerlessness. Anger can be a way to impose ones will. Sometimes people learn that this works in the short term but in the long term it never really does.

Anger management problems emerge from a social system where both genders are taught that expression of anger is inappropriate. Anger is one of seven basic human emotions and is in no way dangerous, unfeminine, or taboo. Explosive anger typically emerges when people attempt to keep their anger from others, holding it inside until they can no longer contain it. My approach is to model and practice graded expression of anger, and to help people modify the point(s) of view from which anger is seen to emerge.

Anger management counseling can help to identify stressors and learn the steps to stay calm in the face of anger. The goal is to handle tense situations in more constructive and positive ways by reducing the emotional and physical arousal that anger can cause. It will provide the tools to take back your life and resolve the triggers that result in unplanned anger reactions.

Anger is a complex emotion because it can occur for a variety of reasons and sometimes it's tough to tell why you feel angry in a given moment. Managing your anger involves understanding not only the situational events that triggers it but also the underlying emotions that end up being expressed as anger. This involves taking a closer look at other feelings (primary emotions) and learning how to cope with them so that they don't present as anger, which is a secondary emotion.

Anger is a natural emotional response that occurs when something that we value gets squashed or stepped on by the world around us. You may be experiencing a great deal of anger without fully understanding the thing that you value that is being squashed. I will work with you to discover understanding of your anger and to uncover the ways in which anger has become problematic in your life. I will walk with you on the path to overcoming the destructive impact of anger, and to resolve the situations which lead to unhelpful anger.

Our therapists are trained in strategies to help you effectively manage your anger and other difficult emotions, as well as improve communication skills for healthy relationships. Some of the strategies we use to help with anger management are: mindfulness, cognitive-behavioural therapy and solution focused approaches. Learn to regulate emotions and tap into a sense of peace and clam, even in the midst of life's storms!

With extensive experience in anger management, I provide evidence-based therapy exclusively via secure online sessions. Together, we explore triggers, strengthen emotional regulation, and develop healthier ways to respond to challenging situations. By applying EMDR, DBT, and emotion-centered strategies, I help you create tools that decrease impulsive reactions and support stronger, more connected relationships—all through a virtual platform that mirrors the benefits of face-to-face therapy.

Anger is an emotion that can be very destructive to yourself and others. There is, however, a healthy side of anger if it is used for good. Anger can be communicating something very important about what kind of expectations you have of yourself and others. It may also be an indicator that you are tolerating something that doesn’t feel okay. Sometimes aNiger informs us that we are taking other peoples behavior personally. When we learn to value ourselves, say no and focus on Devine love anger is transformed.

At Nest, we recognize that rage is usually a symptom and not the source of a problem. We work with individuals and families to address the root causes of rage in parenthood and provide tools and support to help those struggling with anger to manage. We understand how impactful rage can be and provide a non-judgemental and supportive space for you to explore your emotions.