Gain Control Over Anger In Your Life
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Anger is a powerful emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. We all find ourselves angry, once in awhile. However, when it feels like you, your child or your teen seem to be “angry” most of the time, it’s time to look for ehlp. And, anger management can seem hard. It is a normal and natural response to certain situations. If not recognized and addressed, it can cause problems. It can negatively impact our lives and relationships.
Let’s discuss the reaction you may be having to anger and what are the signs you should be seeking help.
Understanding Anger:
Anger is a common and natural emotion that everyone feels at times. It can arise when we face challenges or get upset with others. It might happen when things don’t go the way we expect them to. Anger is a response to deeper, more vulnerable or confusing feelings. When it leads to fights, arguments and other negative situations, it signals an issue.
Do you understand, after the moment, that your anger reactions are more intense than they should be? Have you tried to control the way you act and struggle to make sustainable changes?
If you feel deeply hurt or not valued because of the underlying anger, it can manifest with a stronger reaction. You have the right to express the hurtful feelings and not resort to anger.
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Anger In Adults
Do you find yourself?
* Frequent outbursts of rage or over the top anger? Intense frustration over small issues?
* Sarcasm or hostility in conversations with others?
* Physical aggression, or making gestures others could take as threatening
* Inability to manage stress? Placing blame on others for this problem?
* Exhibiting passive-aggressive behavior. Avoiding conflict instead of addressing it?
* Do you have a hard time maintaining relationships?
How Can Anger Counseling Help Me as an Adult?
Anger counseling is a type of therapy that helps people learn how to handle their anger in a healthier way. It’s like going to a class where you learn new skills. But instead of learning about math or science, you learn about your own emotions.
* Learn how to channel your anger away from the explosive responses
* Identify triggers that negatively impact your emotions and set you off in the wrong responses
* Develop coping strategies to react in a constructive manner
* Gain control over your reactions
What Will the Counseling Look LIke?
The first step in anger counseling is understanding why you get angry. Information like talking about things that make you angry and how you react. You might describe how anger feels in your body. Your counselor gathers information about your anger-related issues.
One of primary benefits of anger counseling is gaining insight into the root causes of anger. Anger is often a secondary emotion that masks underlying feelings such as fear, sadness or frustration.
You will be asked about the impact on your life. This assessment gives your counselor a better understanding of your unique experiences. It can help identify the challenges with anger.
This information allows your counselor to tailor the counseling approach to meet your needs. The next step is working together to set goals for the counseling process.
Child Anger Counseling
What are some of the signs your child is dealing with excessive or out of control anger? As children, they have not learned how to react in any way other than an immediate and explosive way.
* Is the anger and aggression causing you to worry about risk to themselves or to others?
* Have you been contacted by your child’s school to discuss outbursts or disruptive behavior?
* Does your child react compulsively, wear themselves out with the responses and then feel bad about what they have done?
What Can Counseling Do To Help My Child?
A child does not understand what their reactions are, and how they should be responding to frustration, or things that trigger them.
A trained counselor can utilizes treatments tools, such as play therapy and art therapy to identify some of the triggers for the emotional outbursts.
Your child will be in a place to share and express feelings. The actions will not be solely on the outcome (screaming or temper tantrums for example) but rather finding what it is that creates the response.
Coping skills and understanding their emotions are all part of the counseling process. Your child will begin to understand when to use effective strategies for managing anger.
Parents will be encouraged to participate in the counseling process for your child. It will be as part of the sessions, or by follow up and meeting with the counselor to learn how best to integrate the counseling and skills learned into their daily lives.
Teen Anger Counseling
Do any of these look like the reactions of your teen to anger?
* Do you see physical systems, such as clenching of fists or teeth. Does your teen tell you they feel their heart is racing? Do you see aggressive body language?
* Are there verbal responses to anger? Does your teen start yelling, use extreme sarcasm or throw out hateful comments? Or are you met with the “silent treatment” when trying to communicate?
* Is your teen involved in fights, breaking items or in the extreme, vandalism? These are signs of impulsive reactions and can lead to severe consequences.
* Are you seeing emotional impact? The anger can lead to anxiety, depression or isolation. A constant state of anger can interfere with friendships and disrupt the family dynamic.
What Will The Counseling Do For My Teen?
Counseling can be a valuable tool for teens. The counselor provides a safe, supportive environment. They listen without judgement. This helps teens express their feeling openly.
* Develop and teach coping skills
* Explore emotions and identify how the anger can relate to other feelings like sadness or fear.
* Effective communication is practiced. “I” statements are framed in a way to reduce blame and fosters on understanding.
* Counseling can improve relationships. Teens learn to better communicate with peers, adults and family. When the relationships improve, so does the emotional support.
* Self-Regulation techniques are taught. Your teen will learn to pause before responding impulsively. Strategies to cool down when angry are developed.
Anger Counseling Overall Benefits:
No matter what the age, anger counseling is an effective and positive process for anyone. The main objective is to help with responses to anger provoking situations.
The positive impact is felt by the client, the family, friends and co-workers.
You will learn proven techniques such as relaxation exercises, mindfulness, and problem-solving skills. Effective communication strategies, impulse control and cognitive restructuring, will help identify triggers. You can then diffuse the anger before escalation, and respond in a calm and rationale manner. It can also cover skills in empathy and forgiveness. You will be able to respond to criticism without aggression.
Anger management can also be in a group setting or psycho-educational classes. This allows you to interact with others facing the similar issues, providing a supporting environment. You can learn and practice new skills. You can also receive feedback and learn from others experiences.
If you find that anger is negatively impacting your life or relationships, stop and think about the ways for you to heal. A qualified anger counselor can guide you in this journey. The goal is a healthier and positive life.
Remember, seeking help is a sign of strength. Anger counseling can make a significant difference in your life.
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Our practice is a “Fee-For-Service” practice which means we DO NOT accept insurance. If you have an insurance provider with behavioral health coverage, they may offer “out-of-network” coverage. If you would like to use your “out-of-network” benefits, we will provide you with a superbill (receipt) monthly that you can submit to your insurance company for “out-of-network” reimbursement.
Prior to your first session, you will fill out some general information. We will you a link to complete the form(s) prior to your first session.
During the initial appointment, we will review some of your histories and we will have an opportunity to discuss the reasons you are interested in counseling and the goals you are looking to achieve from counseling.
Together during the first few sessions we will put together a treatment plan with you.
Most patients come in for weekly appointments. As you are feeling better, you can cut back on the frequency of the sessions so you have more time to practice what you are learning.
Initial sessions are 75 minutes ongoing sessions may be 45-75 minutes or longer depending on need.
Patients who work with us report improvements in a few sessions. More difficult issues may take longer. People come to therapy for different reasons but universally people don’t initiate counseling unless they are in some type of emotional pain. Our attitude is to try to make every session count.
We welcome couples, children, adolescents, teens, and individuals of diverse backgrounds, cultures, religious traditions, and lifestyles.
We will be able to work with you using a variety of tools and techniques and specialize in a variety of issues and concerns.
All client-therapist conversations are private and confidential. In those rare exceptions when the safety of a client or other is at risk disclosure of confidential client-therapist information takes place.
