Anger Management and Counseling in Stuarts Draft, VA.

Events in our lives don't always turn out as we plan, and we can often find ourselves reacting to our circumstances in ways we never thought we would. If you find yourself struggling to maintain your anger, you're not alone. It's reported that over 45% of people regularly lose their temper. While this may seem fairly common, it doesn't need to affect you any longer! Our team of highly trained counselors at Thriveworks Counseling Charlottesville can help you gain back your control over your anger and emotion. You'll be amazed at the improvements you'll see in other areas of your life as you practice the coping methods our counselors can help teach you. Call us today at (434) 812-4009.

Our team of therapists can help you face your specific anger management issues and tailor a treatment plan specifically for you. Our team of counselors come from a wide variety of backgrounds, so we're confident we can find you help that's best suited for your unique challenges and goals. Working with us, you'll get results. Please don't wait, we're ready to help you today.

Where there is smoke there is fire. Likewise, where there is interpersonal conflict, invariably there is frustration and anger. This is no less true between couples and in marriage relationships. And while there may be legitimate reasons to become angry, over time such hostility will become counter-productive, hurting the marriage. I utilize a clinically proven 3-step plan for getting to the source of the anger and resolving it. This approach to anger management fits perfectly within my overall process of resolving conflict between couples and enhancing relationship enjoyment.

Anger is a natural response to hurt and fear but it can cause more pain in our lives if we use it to hurt others, physically or emotionally. Anger that is destructive, usually comes from an old hurt that we are carrying within us. This hurt has been painfully touched by circumstances or by the actions of someone else. First we need to learn ways to stop our hurtful actions by taking a break or walking away. Then, however, we need to turn our attention to the underlying hurt and to bring compassion and care to our own hurt self. You will find that at the same time, you become more compassionate toward other people.

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.

Our goal is not to be "anger – free" but rather to teach the client how to control his or her response to the presence anger – including the biological arousal and emotional feelings that anger may cause. We offer encouragement for the client who is willing to address the problem and we stress the importance of beginning immediately because of the possible destructive ways that anger can be expressed. We will share some powerful and biblical methodologies to protect the client from potential destructive behavior. Proverbs 16:32 Being Angry is not sinful when expressed and dealt with in constructive ways.

While anger has a proper place in our lives, it is easy to get stuck in a cycle of escalating anger. This often happens because of things going on inside of us that we don't know how to work through on our own (and so we compensate, or cope, by getting angry). The good news is that regardless of what is fueling our anger, we are capable of building the necessary emotional muscles to work through those underlying issues, thus enabling us to control our anger healthily (instead of it controlling us). If you are struggling with anger I would be honored to help you make sense of, and work through, what is underneath it so that you can move towards more wholeness and peace in your life.