Anger Management and Counselling in Burton, ON.

Terry Smith is our expert on anger management. For many years, he ran a group for men convicted of assault through the John Howard Society. He also worked with women and their relationship to anger for much of his career. He is a seasoned clinician with an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Social Work. He is not only a great clinician but also has a good sense of humor. We are proud to have him on our team.

Anger management therapy can significantly benefit clients by helping them understand the root causes of their anger and learn to express it in healthier ways. Through therapy, clients can develop strategies to control their emotional responses, improve communication skills, and reduce the negative impact of anger on their relationships and daily life. Ultimately, anger management therapy fosters emotional regulation, enhances personal well-being, and promotes more constructive interactions with others.

Anger is one of those big emotions that can be tricky to navigate, especially when you are in the heat of the moment. Difficulty managing anger can sometimes lead to reactions that are hurtful to those that we care about the most. It is important to know that anger is not a bad emotion to experience, we just want to be mindful of how we communicate our anger to ourselves and to others. I hold a non-judgemental and safe space for you to explore your relationship with anger and assist you in working towards displaying anger in a way that is more in line with your preferred way of being. Contact me today to book a free consultation.

I believe that often times anger is a manifestation of unprocessed or repressed painful emotions. As such, I approach anger in a patient, respectful and inquisitive manner, allowing clients to access parts of themselves that they have disconnected from. I believe that when the emotions underlying anger can be brought to light and processed, then alternative ways of expressing those emotions can be explored. Contact me to book a free consultation.

Anger is a normal, healthy emotion. Many times it's a call for action to make things right. However, when it gets out of control it can lead to physical problems, issues at work, and in your personal relationships, Anger can make you feel as though you're at the mercy of an unpredictable and powerful emotion. I'll provide you with tools to reduce the emotional and physiological arousal that anger causes. I can also offer a court recognized letter of completion of the program. My approach includes CBT, NLP and hypnotherapy. You can't get rid of the things or the people that enrages you but you can learn to deal with them constructively. I'll be my pleasure to guide you through this process.

Most times, anger is felt due to another original emotion. Individual sessions for anger management will begin by learning how to identify these other emotions. Sessions will also aim to collaboratively build strategies for you regulate these emotions in health ways through drawing from personal interest, relaxation techniques, and support systems.

We feel anger because we feel that something is not fair, something is not working out the way we thought it should, our boundaries have been crossed, or we feel we have been treated badly, or missed out. Anger can be frustrating if you don't know how to address the underlying issue. I specialize in helping those whose anger is related to social anxiety, isolation, bullying, harassment or lack of important social skills.

I have spent hundreds of hours working with clients who struggle with managing anger/rage. There are specific, step-by-step techniques that can be taught, that are very effective at helping people deal with this issue. Based on reports from clients I have worked with, I have found that if clients are committed to their process, most people make significant improvement within 6-12 sessions. Drawing from polyvagal theory, AEDP and mindfulness techniques, clients can learn healthy ways to manage and experience their anger.

If you find yourself thinking "why am I so angry all the time?", Hailey can help you figure out what is causing your anger, and what to do about it. Hailey provides people with anger management strategies so that they can spend more time enjoying themselves with their loved ones. Often times there are difficulties "underneath" the anger that need to be discussed and processed in order to improve mood and increase well-being.

Anger issues can be very destructive to relationships, careers and your health. Even though anger may have initially been used as way to help feel more powerful in the moment, it often leaves you feeling powerLESS in that it often feels like the anger is controlling you rather than you controlling it. It also becomes ineffective as a "problem solving" strategy in the long run. Anger usually hurts more than it helps. I will help you understand you anger - what causes it and why you fall into it so often - and provide the tools and support you need to overcome this issue. Anger may be trauma-based and I take a trauma-informed approach to therapy in general.

Discover a healthier way to manage anger through an emotionally focused approach to therapy. By addressing the underlying emotions that fuel anger, this method helps clients gain insight into their triggers and learn constructive ways to express themselves. Through empathetic guidance, clients build emotional resilience and develop stronger communication skills, fostering healthier relationships and inner peace. This approach empowers you to transform anger into a pathway for growth and understanding.

Anger is just one of the many emotions we all experience. If anger is a problem for you, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) can help manage this difficult emotion and the physiological arousal that accompanies it. Anger management can help you recognize and manage triggers and learn to cope more effectively.

At New Roots Therapy, we understand anger as part of an overall context. For example, we look to understand what anger is related to, as well as someone's "good reasons" for experiencing anger. Our hope is to take a non-judgmental stance, while also encouraging people to take responsibility for the expression of anger. People are not their emotions; therefore, feeling angry does not necessarily make someone an angry person. We hope to offer people a way of understanding their anger as separate from their identity, in the sense that anger does not define them. As such, people can be active agents, rather than passive recipients, in their experience and expression of anger.

I work to teach my clients to both understand the underlying components of anger, and to provide them with strageties to stop it at the very first sign. Understanding what causes the anger is a key component to stopping it. I also look into situational factors such as relationships or work environments that may be contributing to the problem. Spouses, partners, friends, or family members are welcome to join in the process where appropriate, and only if you choose to do so. You will feel more in control, calmer and healthier and happier as a result, and your relationships will improve as well.

"Emotional management" titles this topic area more efficiently as those of us experiencing difficutly expressing one emotion, such as anger, are quite likely struggling to express numerous other emotions very well. There are many strategies including cognitve-behavioural, narrative, stress and coping skills training, assessment of strengths, values and beliefs as well as communication training/coaching that includes assertiveness education, negotiation and conflict resolution work and advanced empathy awareness. We are constantly changing. With good support and leadership we can learn to express emotions clearly, effectively and in a calm, kind & loving manner. Breathe, Breathe & Breathe !