Anger management counselling information: tips, techniques & counselling
Anger management counselling information: tips, techniques & counselling
Anger is a normal emotion which we all experience from time to time. Situations in life can at times be upsetting, stressful or frustrating, and anger is a common emotional reaction to these situations. But it is how you handle your anger that is important if you wish to lead a balanced and fulfilling life.
Sydney Anger Management Counselling, Courses & Classes
Sydney Anger Management Counselling, Courses & Classes
Contact us for the date of our next Anger Management Course. Courses run for 6 weeks (12 sessions in total) from a central Sydney location. We also offer Anger Management support in the form of one-to-one counselling sessions. These sessions provide the same outcomes as achieved in a group setting but offer a more personalised perspective. Individual anger management counselling sessions can be offered 1:1, either online or in person.
Anger Management Counselling Bookings
Anger Management Counselling Bookings
To make a booking, call us now on Sydney (02) 8002 1040
To make a booking, call us now on Sydney (02) 8002 1040
OPENING HOURS
Our qualified counsellors and psychologists offer session times Monday – Saturday, including after hours A/H appointments.
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We operate at locations across Sydney.
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Anger Management Counselling for Angry Outbursts & Arguments
Are you ruining your relationships by often acting angrilly and later regretting your actions or the things you said? Angry outbursts are the most common experience for which our client’s seek our help. Don’t let anger ruin your relationships. Counselling and anger management therapy give most clients a better handle on their anger.
We can explain the anger management counselling options available at our Sydney offices.
Call Sydney (02) 8002 1040
We can explain the anger management counselling options available at our Sydney offices.
Call Sydney (02) 8002 1040
UNCONTROLLED ANGER
Angry feelings can be based on unfounded fears and anxieties, or they can be emotional reactions to a real sense of threat or dissatisfaction. No matter the trigger, when your anger threatens to overwhelm you or lead you to hurt yourself or others, or you find yourself feeling angry a lot of the time, or reacting strongly to trivial incidents, then you risk alienating your family, friends and colleagues and living a dissatisfied life.
Stress, including financial stress, work-related stress or stress associated with family life
Recalling negative memories can trigger feelings of anger
Fear or danger (real or imagined) can provoke angry responses
Jealousy or resentment
Feeling out of control in a particular situation
1. Psychological Anger refers to your actual emotions or feelings of anger. These can range from mild feelings of dissatisfaction or annoyance through to passionate feelings of fury or rage.
2. Biological Anger refers to the physiological reactions which the body experiences when a person is angry e.g. increased heart rate, and
3. Cognitive Anger refers to the thoughts and beliefs that accompany your feelings of anger, e.g. thoughts which provide rationalizations for your angry feelings.
WHAT MAKES YOU ANGRY?
Have you ever:
If you have displayed any of these or similar behaviours, it is worthwhile thinking about where these responses came from. In situations where anger is inappropriately displayed or disproportionately felt, the trigger for the anger is not always as obvious as it might first seem.
Take as an example a parent’s anger of a spilt drink. Is it the small mess which really infuriates the parent or are there perhaps underlying causes of the angry response? Perhaps the parent is suffering from high levels of stress, perhaps they have had a bad day at work, or the kids have been unsettled, perhaps they lack sleep and feel exhausted, perhaps they have a past in which they were abused, neglected or ridiculed, and they have never learned how to handle their emotions?
Often it is not the person, or the actual event you are facing which makes you feel angry, but rather it’s the way you think and feel, based on your past experiences, which create angry feelings and negative responses. If you can become aware of the triggers, and you can develop strategies for calming your response to those triggers, then you may go a long way to avoiding angry outbursts.
1. controlling your anger – using assertive rather than aggressive behaviour, using a calm tone of voice, verbalizing your feelings.
2. suppressing your anger – acknowledging the anger but converting it into constructive behaviour.
3. calming strategies – calming your external behaviour and your internal reactions so that the angry feelings are diluted. Techniques used by psychologists include visualisation, counting to 10, meditation, breathing exercises and physical activity.
– acknowledge and better understand your symptoms
– learn techniques for controlling your angry responses (e.g. calming methods,
assertive communication)
– understand the underlying causes of your angry responses
This information is brought to you by Sydney Anger Management Counselling.
To make a booking with one of our professional counsellors or psychologists, contact us on Tel: (02) 8002 1040. We welcome your enquiry.