Anger Management Counselling
Individual tailor made Programs with our Registered Psychologists - approximately 6 sessions
(Certificates of Attendance are available for workplace or court ordered purposes)
Anger management counselling is available across 38 locations in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Central Coast. see below for details
Anger is the natural emotion we all experience as our response to a perceived threat, frustration, or assault to our sense of self. This natural and healthy anger is sometimes called Primary anger as it has a problem solving purpose, that is, it motivates and energises us to fix the problem we are experiencing.
However, there are 3 other forms of anger, all of which create problems in our lives. The first of these is Secondary anger which is a response or defense against a softer primary emotion like feeling hurt, sad or vulnerable. This very often happens for men, who are commonly taught that to be socially acceptable as a man, it is ok to be angry but not ok to feel or express hurt or vulnerable feelings.
The next problematic anger is Instrumental anger which involves using anger to strategically influence others. People will often use this if they realise that they can get their way or gain control by raging.
The third problem anger is Maladaptive anger, and this involves those old familiar angry feelings that occur repeatedly, that do not change, and which have come from past trauma, wounds from your unmet childhood needs and/or unfinished business with significant others from your past.
If you feel that anger is creating a problem in your life, or your partner or those around you are complaining about, or are scared of your anger, you can be almost certain that it is because you are unwittingly using anger in any or all of these 3 problematic ways.
When you are doing so, you will find that it does NOT help to "let it rip, and express your anger".On these occasions, it only makes things worse, creating damage to your relationships.
It is very important to understand what is healthy anger, which is healthy to acknowledge and express, and which is unhealthy anger, which is important to bypass, contain, and/or explore further.
How do I know if I need Anger Management counselling?
If you can honestly answer "Yes" to any of these questions, you will find Anger management counselling will be very helpful for you, your relationships,and your life in general:
1. My partner finds it difficult to be around me, or is scared of me, or is complaining about my anger.
2. I am experiencing problems at work as a result of my anger.
3. Because of my anger, I have a reduced ability to handle difficult situations.
4. I have been in trouble with the law because of my anger getting out of hand.
5. I have physical health symptoms such as heart palpitations, sweating and sleep disturbances.
6. I am experiencing emotional distress, for example worrying, dwelling on problems,or shame.
7. There has been times when my anger has blocked me from achieving important life goals.
8. I would probably be more successful in my life if I has better control over my anger.
In our Individually tailored Anger Management counselling sessions, your Psychologist will help you explore the following components in assisting you in managing your anger on all levels:
1. Exploring Triggers. Recognise what you do to set yourself up to get angry.
2. Cognitive Restructuring. Explore irrational and exaggerated thinking or maladaptive thoughts that underlie your unhealthy anger.
3. Anger Release Options – Find those activities that help you to release the energy of anger from your body, both actively and passively by relaxation. These are aside from the common choices of smoking, drinking, or eating, which act more as self medication than real help.
4. Awareness and Control – We help you set up your Personal Anger Monitor, which include physical, behavoural and emotional signals, and assess your Levels of Anger, and also help you develop strategic choices at each level.
5. Exploring & resolving sources of anger from the past. We help you explore and process the sources of your underlying anger from the past, those unexpressed and accumulated experiences of pain for you that often lay under the surface and can be ignited unexpectedly, sabotaging your current life in all manner of angry ways.
Our Individually tailored Anger management counselling sessions are 50 mins
Cost: $150 per session ($170 for after hours sessions). These usually run for approximately 6 sessions.
Private Health Insurance and Medicare Rebates apply. Please ask us for more details.
Phone 1300 830 552 to enquire about locations closest to you or to make an appointment.
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Mosman Gosford Windsor Penrith |
Spit Junction Caringbah The Ponds Dulwich Hills |
Mona Vale Nth Parramatta Darlinghurst |
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Eisternwick East Melbourne Camberwell Melbourne CBD (Queen St)
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Box Hill Preston
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Heidelberg Toorak Yarraville
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CBD (Wickham Tce) Chermside |
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O'Connor
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Malvern |
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Miami |
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