Anger Management and Counselling in Don Mills, ON.

It can be difficult when you feel like you're not in control of your emotions. You see the impact the anger is having on you and your relationships and really want to change but don't know how. Counseling for anger management with me includes: -allowing you to explore where the anger is coming from -learning skills that will help you regulate emotion and feel more 'in control' -learning coping strategies and healthy ways of expressing anger and frustration -providing you with a supportive, non-judgmental environment where you feel validated and understood Email me for more information or to book a free consultation today. I can't wait to hear from you!

Anger is a complex emotion with varying underlying issues. My holistic approach to reducing stress and limiting anger involve Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief (SFBT), exercise, sleep, finding new ways of expressing oneself, meditation, and friendship and connection seeking. The goal of therapy would be to help you find constructive and positive ways to manage difficult situations. We will work on both emotional and physical arousal, finding strategies to help reduce the anger resulting from these factors.

I’ve been helping people lead more intentional lives for over 20 years. I will help you think before you speak, take time to calm down, use humor to lessen your anxiety, and many more tools to get you to reach your full potential. I’m trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, developmental models,and anxiety and depression management. Most importantly, my aim is to focus on you as a distinctive person, with distinctive needs. My goal is to work with you as a unique individual, and focus on YOUR goals.

We will all experience anger at times. Anger it is a perfectly healty emotion - it is how we deal with it that counts. For some of us anger can turn into a rage or aggression, for others can be more inward directed. Under the influence of anger we can end up behaving in ways that create great difficulties in our relationships and life in general. It can lead to broken connections, difficulty at work, road rage or even conflict with the law. Together we will explore your angry habits, replace angry reactions into assertive responses, help gain control of your emotions, and improve relationships. >COURT MANDATED ANGER MANAGEMENT TREATMENT AVAILABLE<

If your anger is running your life in your work, your social life, and family life, you have many important aspects of yourself that are at risk. You may have been court-ordered to receive anger management counselling or you might simply looking for ways to deal with your anger in a positive way. A counsellor can help you to treat the underlying causes.

Anger has a lot to do with repressed fear. If we don't allow fear to be released we tend to take our anger out on the people closest to us. Certain situations will trigger us if we don't know how to control our anger if we aren't dealing with underlying issues. Often if we are not consciously working on dealing with managing our anger it doesn't just go away by itself. Simply having someone to talk to and listen to us helps alleviate a lot of our understanding about why we are angry. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a very beneficial modality to consciously put anger in check. Having a safe environment to share your thoughts and let go of your feelings is another way to release anger.

Anger is a common and useful emotional reaction. However, there are times when anger is excessive or extreme and controls a person to the point that it is hurtful to them, their life, and their loved ones. I work with clients to understand their experience of anger, learn to identify potential triggers and underlying issues, and develop coping skills to manage these issues and emotions. Clients will learn relaxation or calming strategies, how to communicate to reduce angry outbursts, problem solving skills, and how to alter negative thinking which may be contributing to the anger. This often results in clients feeling happier, more relaxed, and having improved relationships.

DBT can be a game changer for clients wanting to regulate difficult emotions. A comprehensive and integrated model that uses skills training techniques to support individuals in achieving emotion regulation, stress tolerance, achieving mindful practices and improving interpersonal relationships. DBT has initially been proven in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), clients at risk of suicidality, and para-suicide behaviours. However, this treatment can also help clients with anxiety, depression, and other presentations that formed roots from invalidating environments.

I treat ANGER MANAGEMENT on two levels. The first is to give you tools to use when you are feeling angry. The second is to determine what experiences get you mad and to heal them. Examples are being treated unfairly, spoken to as though you were stupid, being told what to do, etc. These are like open wouns and they can flare up into anger easilty. They must be healed in order for you to be free of extreme anger.

In today’s cultural environment we have been taught to avoid anger as it is undesirable and needs to be tamed or suppressed. I believe that anger is an emotion that needs to be understood. Anger is a signal that something in our lives calls for attention. I won’t attempt to suppress or eradicate your anger. Instead, we'll lean into understanding its origins, your triggers, and the messages it has for you.

If you struggle with managing anger, you may also be struggling with other issues as well. Anger is the response that others see to the hurt, pain and frustration underneath that is wreaking havoc in both your physical and emotional worlds. The most effective way that we can manage anger is to begin to understand it, and address these underlying problems. Anger does not allow for us to live the way that we want to; it takes over the moment that we become triggered. We can regain control of our reactions once we deal with those underlying issues. Together we will take a nonjudgmental approach in exploring how anger has impacted you, and the behaviours that you want to move towards.

I help you to get in touch with the current and past situations in your life that are causing undue anger, and to explore and express negative feelings in the safe environment of a therapeutic relationship. You will develop an understanding of what lies behind the anger and learn strategies to help you be assertive, expressing anger in a more appropriate way.

Anger is like many emotions we experience - it can get too hot to handle and when it is not dealt with it causes problems for ourselves and others. It can often lead to relapsing into addictive tendencies, having conflict with others and doing and saying things we regret later. At OWA Therapy you will learn to deal with anger by understanding where it is coming from and developing ways of regulating it. Instead of anger calling the shots, we will learn to get in control of anger and become empowered enough to choose how we express it.

Everyone experiences anger at times but don’t necessarily recognize that anger is a secondary emotion; a reaction to other underlying emotions. Emotions management is vital to being successful in the world and having the ability to have healthy relationships and achieve our goals. In our sessions together we will explore underlying emotions, their root causes, and learn to identify triggers and more effectively manage emotions and reactions. If you are struggling with anger/emotions management and would like to learn strategies to help you cope better, please book a free consultation.

Where is your anger really coming from? Where do you feel it in your body? What sort of rage takes you over and renders you completely out of control? Anger is a complex emotion that is often misunderstood. It is actually a result of profound sadness transformed into a physical and often violent outburst. Working with anger is not just about coping with the events that bring about the response, but digging deep into the cause of the sadness and resultant anger and rushes out of you often unexpectedly. Let's work together to solve this mystery—with the dual goal to lessen the symptoms as well as to find the deeper cause.

We offer court approved individual and group programs for anger management. The counselling for anger control is designed to help you to better understand your inner process, the emotional triggers that lead to anger, and provide you with effective coping strategies to help you navigate through difficult situations in a peaceful manner. Contact us today to know how we can help you.

Please note we do provide structured 8-16 session anger management programs if required. If this is court ordered, please have your attorney contact us to discuss the requirements for your case. We approach anger as a symptom of something deeper, and work with you to explore triggers, reactions, and the deeper roots surrounding them. We start with a thorough assessment of your history and relationship to anger to ensure we can deliver interventions and care that takes your unique circumstances into account.

Anger is often a cover-up for other feelings. Therapy can be a great way to explore the reasons behind your anger. It can be very hard to control if you do not understand what is initiating that initial feeling of anger. The following are some reasons why therapy can be helpful for anger management: – To be aware of your anger signs and triggers – To identify the negative thought patterns that trigger your anger – To avoid people, places, and situations that bring out your anger – To learn ways to cool down, or to cope with the onset of anger – To learn healthier ways to express your anger

Within our intimate relationships, anger management may feel like it is just the other persons issue. Perhaps you both agree they need individual therapy to move forward. I might also guess that this problem of anger gets played out in your own relationship. You both initiate, react to, and defend when anger comes between you. When anger takes over, there are also really important emotions are under the surface. In Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, we focus on how you are both able to find each other again in all this anger. If experience serves me right, those other emotions that are under the anger will come into the counselling room also to be worked with together, in a safe way.

Anger is a common response when we are afraid. It can also be a reaction when we feel shame or guilt. The challenge with anger is that unreleased, it can create health issues and when released, it can have serious consequences. My approach is to work with clients to identify underlying beliefs that trigger the anger reaction. By becoming self-aware, the client begins to gain control of their emotions which in turn allows them to have different outcomes.

Anger is the most common coping mechanism that is often misunderstood. Suppressing or avoiding anxiety inevitably leads to being overwhelmed and sometimes emotionally exploding. Instead of suppressing anger, a person should learn how to embrace it, be curious about it, feel it, understand it, and eventually channel it in a healthy and constructive manner. Anger comes from a sense of being misunderstood, ignored or left unsupported and the therapy should acknowledge and explore these areas. Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to see if we are a good fit.

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 an emotion, and like any emotion, it serves a purpose. When proportional and effectively directed, anger can motivate us to act and make changes. But when intense and expressed with fighting, swearing, and as an “explosion,” or inward toward yourself, it can lead to harm for both oneself and others. Together, we will explore the benefits of expressing anger effectively, learn how to not “bottle up” emotions, and delve into how cultural and family influences may have shaped your patterns of anger expression. Additionally, we will identify and practice skills, including mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is proven to be effective in managing mood such as anger. Using CBT and other helpful interventions, I can assist you to manage your anger. The goal is not to get rid of all anger, the goal is to manage and tame anger. If we can't control our anger, it can cause serious health issues, ruin relationships and careers, get you into trouble with the law, etc. I have developed an anger management workbook that can systematically guide you in your journey of recovery. You will feel a great sense of control and calmness.

Understanding the roots of your anger can go a long way to empowering you to respond in ways that best suit the situation, leaving you feeling satisfied and content, rather than reacting in ways that feel the most relieving in that moment but leave you regretting your behavior, long after the event. I can help you learn to express your feelings more appropriately and take back the power that anger has had over you in the past.