Anger Management and Counselling in East Gwillimbury, ON.

I specialize in the treatment of anger through supporting individuals in the understanding and expression of emotional experience in a value-driven manner. I provide clients with the tools and strategies necessary to manage anger, and empower them to feel regulated and return to feeling safe and in control within their body. I foster a non-judgmental and compassionate environment where clients feel safe and understood.

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.

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.

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 powerful emotion that, when not controlled or understood, can get in the way of maintaining and building the relationships that are important to us in our lives. So often under those all-encompassing feelings of anger are other feelings that have been buried - perhaps deeper feelings of sadness. Working on issues of anger in therapy is about building an understanding of what our deeper issues are and of working toward coping with our feelings, resolving our issues, and finding more healthy ways to express ourselves in the world.

Anger is a natural emotion, but when it becomes overwhelming or destructive, it can negatively impact our lives and relationships. Learning how to manage anger effectively is crucial for our mental and emotional well-being. Remember, managing anger is a skill that takes practice and patience. Transform your relationship with anger and reclaim control over your emotions with our personalized therapy approach. Through a blend of cognitive-behavioural techniques, mindfulness, and tailored strategies, we'll uncover the underlying triggers and patterns fueling your anger. Our unique therapy process empowers you to develop healthier coping mechanisms, and enhance communication skills.

All emotions, including anger, are normal healthy human emotions. However, sometimes our anger can get out of control and become destructive resulting in toxic behaviour patterns. This can lead to problems at work, in our relationships and in our personal life. Our professional team of therapists will help you identify healthy and unhealthy ways to deal with anger, self-destructive behaviours and learn new skills to manage your anger and self-destructive behaviours, our team of professionals recognize the individuality of each client. Therefore, we will work with you to identify a technique that better suits your life.

I use a combination of Narrative, Solutions Focused, and Emotion Focused therapy to help clients address the underlying pain informing feelings of anger. Clients can experience anger getting the way of important relationships or preferred outcomes. Sometimes anger has been an adaptive and helpful response for clients in the past, and one that they want to choose to live with and respond to a little differently now. I aim to help you understand the causes and subsequent triggers in order to better respond when these feelings arise. Book a consult to see if we would be the right fit.

Anger is a natural response to threat or having ones boundaries crossed - it's okay to feel anger, and times can be very useful emotion! When anger becomes habitual or dominating way of responding to life's challenges it can be damaging to relationships and suck the joy out of life! Uncontrollable feelings of anger, rage, or impulsive behaviour can be a signal it's time to enhance ones ability to cope with difficult emotions, people, or situations. I work to understand individuals, their unique situations, circumstances, behavioural patterns and responses. Followed by identifying an action plan to enhance emotional regulation, self compassion, and control.

Are you hurting the people you love the most? Are you tired of apologizing for the same old outburst? I can help you heal from your anger and resentment. You do not have to continue in this painful repeating cycle. I will help you learn positive new ways to express your difficult feelings and increase intimacy in your precious relationships. Call me today!