Anger Management and Counselling in Saint George, ON.

Anger is a powerful emotion that can cause disruption to relationships when it is not understand and managed appropriately. Often times when individuals are struggling with anger management, there is an underlying root cause that needs to be uncovered. Therapy can be a great tool to step into connection with your anger and understand why it is arising so that the root cause can be attended to and you can find empowerment in not letting your anger control your life and relationships.

Anger is neither good nor bad, but just one of the many emotions individuals are capable of feeling. Problems can arise from what happens after anger has been felt. Our attitude and response to feeling angry is often learnt from others as we grow up which, in turn, influences our thinking about the situation that resulted in us feeling angry. These then combine to determine if we respond in favourable or unfavourable ways. Exploring how an individual views the situation that lead to feeling angry and his/her subsequent thinking can uncover unrealistic attitudes and thought patterns. This can then be replaced with more appropriate attitudes and thought patterns.

Managing anger can be very hard at times. You may find yourself lashing out at others, having difficulty controlling your temper and having a great deal of negative thoughts. Learning to cope and manage anger is a skill that we often learn throughout life, sometimes we need support in learning this skill! I support you in learning how to identify anger, where you feel it in your body and how to respond in a healthy, meaningful way.

Maybe you are reaching out because your words and actions are affecting those you love. We will work together to address your emotional reactivity so that you can create enough space before your actions so that you can choose a different path. We will explore what is underlying your anger so that we can address the root cause. Anger is a secondary emotion, and we will work to discover the primary emotion that is causing you such difficulties.

Anger is often thought of as a negative emotion, but I like to think of Anger as the part of you that loves you and wants to stand up for you when you’ve experienced something “unfair.” Anger does not always make the best decisions about when to stand up for you, so I work collaboratively with clients to identify and explore how anger shows up in their lives, and to strengthen and develop strategies to minimize the impact it has on living the life you want to live. Book a free consultation to learn more about my approach and explore if we are a good fit.