Anger Management and Counselling in Pitt Meadows, BC.

I will support you in acknowledging, accepting and expressing your feelings in a safe way. Together, let's develop a plan to help you move forward and start on your healing path. Through Mindfulness, CBT, and clinically proven, anger management strategies, we will support you through this process. Let's move through this together. **Please note that working with us will not provide a course certification, but a letter will be provided for court purposes if required.**

Angela understands that anger is a normal feeling and that everyone experiences anger from time to time; however, when anger begins to negatively affect our relationships, our self-esteem, our job/school performance or our role in community, it may suggest it's time to seek counselling support to gain new insight and skills to change unwanted patterns. Angela provides both individual and specialized women and men's group anger management sessions. She provides a safe, non-judgmental environment to increase skills related to self-awareness, communication, assertiveness, self-control, anxiety & stress management. Angela welcomes you to call today for your free consultation.

Are you concerned about anger in your life? Have you noticed how it hurts your partner? Children? Friends, co-workers, even strangers? Is anger making your life less enjoyable? If you said “yes” to any of these questions then it may be time to consider a change. We will help you to transform anger, and to live a life more at peace. You must first commit to examining and changing current patterns so that you can begin to take control. This will involve exploring when anger arises, what triggers it, what happens in your body, how your thoughts are influencing angry responses, as well as using body awareness and mindfulness practices, that will support you to find peace from the inside out.

I work closely with my clients to become aware of how anger affects them and help identify what their triggers are. We will work together at finding better coping strategies to help them manage their behaviour before it escalates, as well as work through several mindful relaxation techniques to help them achieve inner peace and a greater sense of calm.

Anger is a natural response to when one feels threatened or violated in some way. It is a powerful emotion that can protect us, but it can also be destructive. Out of control anger can negatively impact our personal relationships, our interactions with others in the workplace, and on a general sense, how you move through your world. My aim is to explore your anger through your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours. Together, we can begin to understand the purpose of your anger and the needs that are being met through the expression of this intense emotion. I will help you learn relaxation strategies, effective communication, and emotional attunement and regulation.

Anger can arise from a number of events in one's life. For some it is comes about from frustration and a lack of coping strategies, for others it is the culmination of many (sometimes divergent and seemingly unrelated) events, or it may be in reaction to changing life circumstances (e.g. loss of employment). I work first to help my clients understand the source of their angry behaviours, feelings, and thoughts, and then work with them to develop more effective ways of expressing their needs and dealing with other potential triggers. Leaving them feel a greater sense of control and strength.

What has anger accomplished for you? Anger can be a devastating emotion, that if not managed can cause problems in your life. By working with me, we can work together to help manage and better understand why you get angry. I can help you understand that anger is not the first emotion that we feel, but it is usually the first emotion people see. I can help you better understand and communicate your underlying feelings that lead to anger. It is important what you do with anger that counts. It is important to understand that you can use your anger in a constructive and positive manner to help you get what you want in your life. Call now to see how I can help you create a more fulfilling life.

In Anger Management therapy, my premise is that "no one can make me do what I choose to do when I am angry". In other words, "no one can make me angry". My approach is cognitive, focusing on one's thinking which leads us to our negative behavior when we are angry. It is important for the client to understand that anger is a normal emotion but the behavior can be destructive.

Feelings of anger and frustration are part of the human experience. They are though, emotions which many are uncomfortable with and which can greatly impact a person's life and relationships. Counselling can help individuals accept their feelings of anger, to learn from these feelings and to then express these feelings in a respectful and constructive way to create meaningful changes in their life. By discovering the underlying message or unexpressed need behind the anger, individuals will feel more in control of themselves, their relationships and their life.

Anger mangement is primarily based on Cogntitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), though is integrated with other approches considering the needs, age and situation of the individual. Art and Play therapy may be used with children, (as well as Art Therapy for adults) in the understanding, expression and processing of anger in intent to reduce the experience of anger and its expression. Positive coping and management are promoted and families (parents+kids) in conflict can expect to explore ideas / models of conflict reduction. In this way, parents of kids should expect to be involved in learnining how to deal with anger and how to assit their children in learning improved ways of anger management

I employ an approach to anger management that is based on an integration of cognitive-behavioural therapy and mindfulness--an approach that is validated by research as being effective. Clients will learn how to cope more constructively with their frustration, defuse anger by managing their self-talk and interpretations, and develop skills for more assertive communication and conflict resolution.

Anger is one of the fundamental emotions we can feel for a variety of reasons. When we feel someone has done us wrong or someone else that we care about. It can be motivating to feel anger in that we are more inclined to try and correct or help to restore an injustice we feel has happen, which is all equal to healthy ways of being. However, for some, anger can equal outbursts of rage and feel completely out of control and dangerous. People who experience this or witness this feel that anger is not a good thing, so I describe this type of anger as dis-regulated anger. I help clients learn to regulate their anger so that it feels they are in control and anger is accessed in a health way.

Do you find yourself yelling at your partner, losing your temper at your children, storming out of the office in a fury of frustration and anger? Anger is a normal, healthy emotion that sometimes gets away on a person. Feeling disappointed in yourself when you 'lose your cool' is information that there may be better ways to handle a situation. Together we will work to help you develop the skills to communicate effectively, maintain your authenticity and foster strong, positive relationships.