Anger Management
Like most emotions, anger is accompanied by psychological and biological changes; the person’s heart rate and blood pressure will typically increase, as will the level of adrenaline. Anger is possibly the most poorly handled emotion in our society; the goal of anger management therefore is to reduce both the emotional feelings and physiological arousal that anger creates. Knowing how to recognise and express anger in the correct way can help individuals reach their goals, solve problems and handle emergencies.
If you feel that your anger is really out of control, and is affecting your life, counselling can help you develop a range of techniques for changing your thinking and behaviour. Without help, anger can lead to a variety of personal difficulties.
Everyone knows what anger is, and most people have felt it at some point in their life. It is a completely normal, often healthy, human emotion. However if anger becomes out of control it may lead to many problems, at work, in personal relationships and in the overall quality of life. Anger is natures way of empowering individuals to protect against a perceived attack or threat, it is only the mismanagement of anger that causes problems. Anger can often be an unpredictable and powerful emotion.
Mismanaged anger can lead to many negative outcomes; domestic abuse, workplace violence, road rage, addiction and divorce are only a few examples. Anger is often triggered by perceived threats and is a common reaction when someone has been insulted, hurt or unfairly treated. However when anger is controlled and managed appropriately, it may have a positive influence, helping individuals stand up for themselves and fight against injustices.
Couples Counselling
When seeking couple counselling make sure you find a therapist who has been trained specifically in relationship counselling. In our practice two of our therapist have been trained and specialised in couple counselling.
If you are experiencing any of the following, now is a time to do something like couple counselling:
- A lot of arguments of relationship conflict – your conversations just go round and round in never-ending circles
- When you talk to your partner you feel your not been heard.
- You can’t talk for long before it turning into a shouting match.
- Your afraid to bring up a certain subject, things may get even worse.
- After you talk you feel frustrated and confused.
- There’s nothing left to say ( most dangerous of all ).
Ideally, you should go to couple counselling together. Couple counselling works by giving you both the chance to be heard. Counselling is an opportunity to look at the problem in a different way with someone who’ll respect and encourage your opinions and decisions.
With many couples the solution is right under their nose – it just takes someone neutral to help you access your resources within and see what it is. Its like saying “you can’t see the wood for the trees” couples counsellors are trained wood – spotters!
In as like as six weeks couples have found huge changes in their relationship with couple counselling. The couple counsellor with help you through areas of difficulties.
Example.
1 Exploring your story – the nature of the problems and what impacts they’re having on your relationship. The history of how the problems arose and what changes you’d like to see.
2 Understanding your story – why you’re both struggling with the problems and the things that may be preventing you from overcoming them.
3 Rewriting your story – finding the strengths and resources to resolve your difficulties, or at least make them more bearable.
Services
Providing professional advice, support and guidance in a caring, confidential environment.
Issues covered include :
- Individual Counselling
- Relationship / Couple Counselling
- Depression
- Addictions / Drugs / Alchohol / Gambling
- Family Conflicts
- Managing Stress / Anxiety
- Eating Disorders
- Anger Management
- Anxiety / Panic Attacks
- Bereavement / Grief
- Insomnia / Confusion
- Loss Sorrow / Pain / Rejection
- Child / Teenage Counselling
- Domestic Violence
- Sexual Abuse
- Eating disorders
- Work related issues
- Insomnia / confusion
- Accident trauma / Illness acceptance
- Self-esteem confidence & assertiveness
Some or just one of these issues may be interfering with your day to day life.
Counselling can help you take control of your life or help you understand why you are at this stage now. The counsellor helps to create a climate that enables and supports the person to resolve present or past difficulties and change your life for the better.