Anger Management and Counselling in Oxford, NS.

Anger is most often a secondary emotion, which means it arises out of another emotion. I work to help uncover the emotions that lie underneath anger and drive it in one's life. I encourage the client to be able to look at these emotions and thoughts that go with them. They are not the enemy. It is by opening up to what is underlying one's anger, that the anger diminishes. The path of anger can often be well worn and deeply rutted, making change difficult. When one is encouraged to move off this path through this awareness and acceptance, change happens.

Anger often stems from feeling so many emotions all at once. You lose a sense of control. You go from 0 to 100 in a blink of an eye. By getting angry you’re attempting to regain control that’s presumed lost. But instead, you’re full of guilt and shame. Feeling angry and reacting in anger, is simply exhausting. I’ll help you learn how to regain control, in a healthy way.

Our anger can be a sentry, a protector and a wise indicator that our boundaries have been transgressed or that something vitally important to us is threatened. It can also be a raging tyrant, a short fuse, a simmering internalisation that off-gases through passive aggression, or a childish tantrum. Becoming intimate with our anger is synonymous with becoming intimidate with our power. In anger therapy, we will work to understand the unique way your anger process happens through somatic awareness, mindfulness and emotional intimacy. We will look at your history with anger, your family lineage, and you will learn tools to channel this fire in ways that support rather than hinder your life.