Anger Management therapists in Watsonville, California CA
Dr. Donald Dufford
Psychologist, Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Director, Anxiety Treatment Services
Anger is a natural emotion, part of our fight or flight survival response. However, anger can be hurtful if directed at oneself or others.. We teach practical skillls to stay calm as well as help you identify and heal underlying issues such as: fear, hurt or a sense of unfairness that cause anger.
38 Years Experience
Rory Valentine Diller
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A., LMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #139783
Anger can be so tricky to deal with. Society conditions us to fear and judge anger in ourselves and each other, but the truth is; Anger is a fundamentally human, primal, physiologic response to experiences that threaten our emotional and physical safety. Anger is hurt's bodyguard. It's there to protect us and it is worthy of compassion, honor and validation. I work with clients to help them understand their anger more astutely, release shame around it, learn about it's connection to the autonomic nervous system, express or channel it into safe and healthy outlets, and earn skills to effectively manage it in everyday life.
8 Years Experience
Sasha Esposito San Roman
Marriage and Family Therapist, MFT
My approach is non-pathologizing, strength-based and solution-focused. I work in a very humanistic, systemic way and often use cognitive-behavioral methods. I keep my client informed as we go…empowering them to “own†what we discover so they can transform the aspects of themselves and their
26 Years Experience
Dr. Cassidy Blair
Psychologist, B.A., M.A., Psy.D.
Anger management may be seen as a form of mood disorder for which a number of therapies, such as psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and psychoanalysis are applicable and successful in aiding patients in dealing with their emotions.
24 Years Experience
Dr Pamela Helen Polcyn
Marriage and Family Therapist, Phd, MFT
Anger stuffed or unexpressed can build and explode at those nearest and dearest to you. Anger can be a constructive emotion that can help you and motivate you to make important changes in your life. You can learn to understand and express it in a constructive and relational way.
33 Years Experience