Anger Management and Counselling in Upper Island Cove, NL.

The counsellors at A Holding Place have experiencing working with individuals and facilitating groups on anger management. Drawing heavily from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach, we offer our clients counselling support tailored to meet their needs. We work with clients to help them develop anger management skills and learn new, healthy ways to express their emotions.

Anger is an important emotion. It deserves attention. When it becomes hard to control it can be quite upsetting for individuals and those around them. I work with clients to determine the root of the anger and employ strategies to better manage anger. I strive to help clients understand their anger, the triggers and how to deescalate, leading to better emotional control.

Everyone gets angry. It is a natural emotion that makes up your personality. However there may be times when your anger becomes very difficult to control and it has negative consequences on individuals, families, and work environments. Learning how to consciously and unconsciously express anger is an important part of anger management. With counselling, Lesley aims to help individuals in St. John's identify triggers and replace negative behaviors with positive and manageable behaviors. Learning the difference between aggression and assertiveness is key within anger management.

Anger management treatment is particularly helpful for those who feel angry much of the time and tend to either 'bottle up' those feelings or express them in an inappropriate fashion. Do You: have frequent conflicts with friends and/or family members; exhibit oppositional behavior at school and/or work; have difficulty with authority figures (i.e., teachers, coaches; employers, etc.) feel easily provoked; often feel angry; tend to “bottle up” your feelings; have difficulty staying calm when agitated; tend to act before thinking; have frequent anger outbursts; have difficulty expressing their feeling

Anger is not a disease to be treated. Anger protects us when we perceive threat, mobilizing our capacity to protect ourselves and our loved ones from harm. Your amazing self-protective actions in the face of threat have meant that you have survived to be reading this. I don't know the story of your experience but I do know that anger is a natural human-animal response and that if you are struggling with angry outbursts and angry behaviour, it is likely because your nervous system has been overwhelmed at some point and needs some support to try something different. Of course you are angry, but anger doesn't have to take over. Through a somatic approach you can begin to have a choice.