Anger Management and Counselling in Woodville, NS.

Anger can be a tool that serves a purpose but when we aren't able to control it, anger can become dangerous and destructive to our relationships, physical environment, and ourselves. Counselling can help you develop skills to manage anger in the moment, to prevent anger from becoming extreme, and to address the underlying issues at the root of the anger.

Some people need to learn skills to learn to manage their anger. They need to learn how to delay gratification, how to distract themselves from angry thoughts, remove themselves from situations that are triggering them, etc. However, with over 30 years experience as a therapist I have found that often the problem is not so much managing the anger as answering questions like "Why am I so angry?" or "What about this situation is triggering my anger?" Talk therapy is ideally suited to looking into these questions (as well as teaching coping skills to handle the anger). If you have been told you have anger problems or are worried you might have anger problems consider calling for an assessment

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.

Therapy for anger management is more than simply learning coping skills to control angry and sometimes aggressive impulses--although they are important. Anger is typically a secondary emotional response to something else, something much deeper that is working its way out through anger causing problems at work, school, play, and in relationships with family, friends, neighbours, and strangers. I can help you explore and process the underlying thoughts and feelings and find a place of calm and clear communication.