Anger Management Therapy

Have you been told that your anger is getting the best of you? Have you begun noticing that your anger is becoming too frequent? Have you been asked to seek help for your anger? Is your child or someone you love becoming so angry that it is affecting their life and the lives of everyone around them?

If you or someone you love are having problems with anger, anger management may be a thoughtful intervention to assist you to begin to build a better life.

What causes Anger Problems and how does it show up?

Anger problems may be due to many things, and in our modern era, while living within a global pandemic, the need for anger management may be among many needs that you have to accommodate your mental health. During the current pandemic, it has been found that more than 40% of the population in the U.S. is struggling with some mental health issue!

When we confront anger, we are confronting mental health.

Anger can present in many ways such as:

• Frustration.
• Conflict.
• Explosive anger.
• Outbursts.
• Violence.
• Aggression.
• Reactions or responses.
• Destruction of materials.

The way anger presents may be unpredictable. Unhealthy levels of anger can be harmful. Anger can be due to unbearable thoughts, emotions or feelings, a lack of skills, or other major problems.

How can Thoughtwise help with my Anger Management?

At Thoughtwise, anger management is a treatment intervention process that focuses on you to help you learn about you and your anger. At Thoughtwise, we are able to offer you the insight of a specialist to help you start an anger management plan that fits you.

In anger management interventions, anger is addressed through counseling and therapy. During the process of learning how to better control your anger, you learn skill sets and tools that assist you to restore your life.

Modern-day anger management is a way for you to:

• Gain insight and awareness of the underlying reasons for your anger.
• Receive the help you need.
• Tune in to your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that may be at the root of your anger.
• Gain power over your situation.
• Work with others that may be going through the same thing.
• Begin relationships that aim to free you from your harmful habits and automatic behaviors.
• Begin to rebuild the relationships that have been damaged due to your anger.

The goals of anger management are different for everyone. These goals are built around the major concerns that you have, the age that you are, the hopes that you have for your intervention, and the severity of how your anger manifests.

Common goals in anger management interventions are to build: 

• Awareness of events that trigger anger.
• Choices and avoid automatic responses.
• Coping skills around events, thoughts, and emotions.
• Communication skills.
• The ability to relax and exercising during stressful situations.

If you need help with your anger, please make contact with us today. You are not alone, and early intervention matters!