Anger Management and Counselling in Penticton, BC.

Clients will benefit from the counseling for anger management I offer. Anger is a powerful emotion that can often disrupt personal relationships, affect mental well-being, and hinder overall life satisfaction. In therapy I equipped with the knowledge and tools to help clients navigate through their anger-related challenges. Clients will gain a deeper understanding of their triggers, learn effective coping mechanisms, and develop healthy communication skills. By addressing the underlying causes of anger and developing constructive strategies for managing it, my counseling services empower clients to regain control over their emotions, enhance their self-awareness, and ultimately improve their quality of life.

Anger often stems from feeling so many emotions all at once. You lose a sense of control. You go from 0 to 100 in a blink of an eye. By getting angry you’re attempting to regain control that’s presumed lost. But instead, you’re full of guilt and shame. Feeling angry and reacting in anger, is simply exhausting. I’ll help you learn how to regain control, in a healthy way.

“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” Ambrose Bierce Anger is often an intense emotional response that can negatively affect people’s lives. Many people struggle to manage and express their anger effectively due to often intense and overwhelming feelings. Families, work, friendships and one’s personal well-being can be destroyed unintentionally along the way. Although we cannot control anger provoking situations, we can learn step by step techniques for successfully and efficiently managing them. Through counselling we will work to access the issues provoking anger and outbursts, and develop tools to identify and effectively manage emotional triggers. When needed, we will also work with families and...(view profile to read more)

Individuals struggling to manage anger can be exhausting and overwhelming; often there is a significant negative effect on others in their life. We will work to uncover where the intense anger is originating from and heal. We will also wok to develop new skills and tools to manage emotional situations in a more positive an effective way. It is also important to work to heal the damage to loved ones whom have been affected.

When anger gets the best of us, we can say and/or do things that we later wish we could change or take back. Anger is an instinctive universal emotion, one in which we all have, but not all expressions of anger have to be hurt. In fact, anger works as a great informant and can motivate us to take action to improve our own lives and the lives of people that we care about.

Different people have different problems with anger. The most common is when angry behaviour hurts others, damages relationships, and threatens work. However, others feel it but are afraid to express it, and others are so good at suppressing it they insist they never feel. Whichever problem you have, anger is a healthy protective emotion that can improve relationships if expressed effectively. Anger is there to warn you about a threat and give you the energy to deal with it. It is an important tool in setting boundaries and being assertive. I can help you explore your anger and what is causing it, then learn to express it so others will be open to your concerns.

It sucks to be angry and loose control of our emotions. Anger can have a devastating impact on the people we love the most. I will support you in addressing the emotions, trauma and pain underneath anger and learn to identify your triggers and patterns. I will teach you tools to address your stress and help you learn to better deal with your emotions. Learning to communicate our needs in a way that will be received is also a part of how I address anger issues.