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Anger Management Counselling

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:51:02 +0000

Anger, though it has its place, may express itself inappropriately, either towards others or yourself. We cannot control anger provoking situations, but we can manage our attitudes to them. Anger management counselling will look straight to the sources of your anger to get it in context. We then put strategies in place to manage it and to minimize anger confrontation or self harm.

About Anger:

It is natural

It is rarely a useful emotion

It is a reaction to feeling threatened in some way

It can be treated by learning new responses to the events it.

Symptoms:

Hostility

Explosive outbursts

Tense muscles

Clenched fists or jaw

Aggressive behaviour

Refusal to follow directions or orders

Social withdrawal

Verbal abuse

Bad tempered irritable

Sleep difficulties

Addiction to Drugs

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:56:15 +0000

• The counsellor is experienced in a harm reduction/minimisation approach to substance misuse. Each client will have their own particular set of goals, which can be reviewed, if necessary, as work progresses.
• The importance of addressing underlying issues is acknowledged. This may be painful work. By supporting clients in working through these issues, the risks of relapse can be reduced.

• A humanistic approach is used, guided by individual needs rather than a set programme. Unconscious and concious patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving may be discovered that can help break the pattern of substance misuse.
• Having a confidential and safe space in which to work on personal issues is considered fundamental.
• The counselling relationship itself is seen as central to this work. A trusting working alliance can help in many ways, including reducing feelings of isolation and alienation.