Anger Management and Counselling in Qualicum Beach, BC.

I use solution focused techniques to help with the process of managing anger. I have tangible excercises that allow for self refection regarding the impact of anger in ones life and the impact anger can have in relation to others. I use reality based situations (including both work and home life) to work through realistic situations, which helps to promote the use of learned techniques in accurate situations. I have worked with all different populations in regards to managing anger and can be flexible in terms of adjusting to individual goals and desired outcomes.

My approach to anger management focuses on understanding the deeper emotions and unmet needs behind anger, while teaching healthy coping strategies. I help clients recognize triggers, process underlying pain (often tied to trauma or invalidation), and develop skills for emotional regulation—drawing from DBT, CBT, and somatic techniques. Together, we’ll practice communication tools, boundary-setting, and nervous system regulation to transform anger into constructive action. The goal isn’t to suppress emotions, but to cultivate self-awareness, assertive expression, and relational healing.

Have you found that anger has started to ruin relationships, interfere with your job, and negatively impact your life? Anger has a way of spreading and infecting day-to-day interactions. If this sounds familiar, you're not alone. I work with many people who are controlled by their anger. Typically, anger is influenced by other underlying causes. In counselling, we will work together to learn new coping mechanisms to limit anger while also looking at what is causing anger. If you want to take the next step, reach out to me, and we can begin to change how you react to anger.

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.

I view anger as a natural, neutral emotion with an important purpose—it signals deeper needs, boundaries, or unresolved feelings. In a supportive, nonjudgmental space, I help clients explore what their anger is communicating without shaming or pathologizing it. Together, we uncover its meaning and develop constructive ways to respond. This approach helps clients increase emotional awareness, strengthen relationships, and use anger as a guide toward growth, self-understanding, and healing.

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.

Anger often surfaces to mask another emotion such as fear, rejection, jealousy, or sadness. I work with you to uncover your deeper feelings and explore how they are expressed through anger. Together, we explore healthy outlets and communication strategies which you can apply to your life immediately. Treatment is tailored to your individual circumstance and needs, with a focus on emotional regulation and self compassion.