Psychologist, CBT Therapist, FMBPsS, MA (Hons), MSc, CertCouns, MSc
Often an anger management problem occurs alongside depression, or feelings of stress and burnout. I provide Cognitive Behaviour Therapy which is one of the main recommended psychological therapies for depression. Often clients don't feel depressed, but have another area of difficulty such as a physical health condition, ADHD or addictions. I’m experienced in supporting clients who have found previous counselling, psychotherapy or medication to be ineffective or unhelpful.
I have attended anger management training and have worked with clients facing challenges around managing anger and emotions for nearly 15 years. Some of the work includes recognising and understanding anger, identifying triggers, developing coping techniques, reducing anger. Clients also have the opportunity to learn how mindfulness and meditation can help too.
Anger management often shows itself as frustration with lack of control over external circumstances as well as passing on pressures from others. My go-to on this is coaching based on Stoicism, particularly applying insights from Marcus Aurelius (e.g: "the consequences of anger often exceed the causes of it") and Seneca, who reminds us that emotional responses are rarely rational.
Anger is an integral and important emotion. I believe it to be a myth that some people do not or should not get angry. Problems arise when we have not developed a healthy relationship to this particular emotional state. If angry feeling are denied and repressed, psychological difficulties of all kinds can occur. In other instances anger comes at us and at others like a tsunami - in the form of destructive aggression - towards self and/or others.
If any of this sounds familiar and you would like to access a space where you can think and talk about it further, please get in touch.