Anger Management and Counselling in Cantley, QC.

Anger issues often run deep within a person's soul. They can be connected to past hurt, injustice, betrayal or even disappointment. First and foremost, I believe it's important to uncover and resolve the core issues that have caused the anger. Doing so will also help you gain internal awareness which will allow you to begin building the necessary skills to respond to life's difficulties, rather than react. Learning to respond is the process of calming your emotions enough to think, pray and choose your behaviour. Reacting is simply being dictated by your unresolved issues, a lack of awareness and the necessary tools. I can help you resolve you anger rather than simply manage it!

At times anger can feel like an extremely powerful emotion. While anger can serve us by signaling when we’ve encountered injustice or our personal boundaries have been crossed, it can also impact our lives in unwanted ways. In seeking to better manage our anger, we can raise our awareness of what it is signaling while recognizing where it isn’t serving us, and then seek to create new ways of using that energy to create positive change in our lives. Through mindful awareness and behavioural practice, we can learn to respond and react in a manner that is supportive of our greater well-being, personal relationships, and best self.

If anger has a hold on you and your life, therapy can help you feel free again. I can help you learn the necessary skills to manage overwhelming emotions that arise due to anger and help you identify the roots of your anger. Therapy can also help a person address underlying emotions and memories that may be contributing to the distress. With time and patience, anyone can learn to control their anger, and I am here to help you through this journey.

When experiencing a heightened emotion such as anger, there is a sense of being out of control. There is a lack of ability to control what one is saying or doing. In therapy, it will be about focusing on what one has control over when experience a moment of anger that results in a negative outcome. There will be a focus on body sensation, emotions and behaviours in order to manage and cope with the emotion of anger.

Anger is a result of a sequence of events, thoughts, and feelings. You feel it in your body. You experience in your mind and the emotions are ever intense. You CAN feel more in control and at peace. We help you identify why you get angry and we walk you though a sequence of exercises designed to give you back control over your feelings and reactions.

Anger, while a typical human emotion, can rapidly escalate into a problem when not under control. Therapy can assist you in regulating your emotions and actions, as well as in developing coping mechanisms to assist you in managing situations that trigger your rage. You can learn to settle disagreements more constructively and repair relationships damaged by anger by looking at the thoughts that cause them. You can learn relaxation techniques to assist you in calming down and relaxing your body and mind.

Anger is really the outward expression of internal pain. Often it is easier to be angry than to feel painful emotions such as sadness, loss, and grief. But it is not easy to work through the underlying foundations of anger. By recognizing and understanding the feelings that are driving your anger, I can help you get to the bottom of your anger issues and support positive change in your life.