Anger Management and Counseling in Vail, AZ.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a transformative approach to managing anger by cultivating self-compassion and learning to distance oneself from one's thoughts. This therapeutic model encourages individuals to acknowledge their anger without judgment, employing the technique of saying, "Thank you, mind, for this anger," as a way of recognizing that while anger is a natural and sometimes protective response, it may not always be helpful or appropriately directed. Through ACT, individuals learn to observe their thoughts and feelings without becoming entangled in them, fostering an environment of self-compassion that facilitates a more measured and understanding response

I often coach men on how to better regulate their emotions, including anger. I can teach you strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, provide relationship insights from the Gottman Method, and help you practice calming strategies to take control back. You might have every right to be angry. But if it’s making things worse, it’s time for a change. At Lion Counseling, our mission is to help you escape the cages that hold you back and become the lion God created you to be.

Are you struggling with anger? Do you have outbursts & regret them? Do you stuff your anger & then take it out on someone? Is anger tearing apart you or your relationships? Are you worried how it will affect your kids? You are not alone. The good news is you can learn how to control your anger & still express yourself. You'll learn skills, understand where it comes from, and know how to express it in a healthy manner. Anger is a signal that you can listen to and learn from without destroying yourself or others.

In my experience as an EMDR therapist, I pay close attention to the links between past and present. I’ve seen time and time again how unhealed emotional wounds resurface and come out sideways. While anger management can provide helpful strategies, they don’t get to the heart of the issue. Often, anger is what we see on the surface, but the real problem is what’s underneath the anger. Negative beliefs like “I’m helpless,” “I’m out of control,” and “I’m a failure,” start to bubble up, and anger comes to the rescue. It can get us in trouble, but at least it gets the blood pumping. With research-proven EMDR therapy, I help men heal anger at its source so it doesn’t have to be managed.

Are you a man struggling with anger? Does your temper cause you to say or do hurtful things? Are you frustrated that you cannot control your anger? Do you have problems with relationships because of your anger? Has explosive anger sabotaged your job or career? Have you tried drugs or alcohol to control your anger, rage, or aggression? Has your anger caused a breakup or divorce in your life?   The goal of anger management is to reduce both your emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes. You can't get rid of, or avoid, the things or people that enrage you, but you can learn to control your reactions and find better ways to deal with this emotion.

Grey Matters International and the work of Kevin J. Fleming, Ph.D approaches issues of anger management in a very humane yet fresh perspective. You see, anger is a normal emotion but it is the valence (intensity) as well as the coupling choice of what one does with this that is the problem. Telling someone to "not" do it or modifying behavior with a trite psychological plan that only breeds a compliant response is not the way to change anger. Brainwave optimization is a new cutting edge technology that allows one to rewire circuitry responsible for reactivity driving the anger. Contact Grey Matters International, Inc now at kevin@kevinflemingphd.com or 877-606-6161.