In a non-judgemental and compassionate space, we help you understand your anger. You have every right to be angry. Anger is a valid, necessary human emotion – it’s a natural response to situations that hurt us and are scary. The problem is that your nervous system has been wired for protection in certain circumstances. Angry parts of you have developed to protect you. When these are triggered, your anger can sometimes become uncontrollable and excessive, and dangerous. They cause damage. Damage to you, to your personal relationships and/ or professional relationships.

Anger can be moved through in counseling. You can understand where your anger comes from, when its triggered, and what you need to do different. You can save your relationships.

Signs that you could benefit from anger management therapy.

• Do you get angry even when you don’t want to?
• Does it happen quickly, and too often?
• Does your partner and family describe you as having a ‘temper’, or a ‘short fuse’?
• Does your partner say you are too angry with the children? Do you often hear – “calm down”.
• Are your children afraid of your anger?
• Are you on guard? Ready to take action if needed?
• Have you ever been involved in a physical altercation or destroyed or damaged property because you where angry?
• Do you have legal issues because of your anger?
• Are you ashamed of how your anger makes you act/ react?
• Do you have high blood pressure, digestive issues, insomnia, heart issues, etc?
• Do people close to you describe you as intense?

The goal of our Anger Management group is not to eliminate anger, but rather to transform your relationship with parts that hold anger, to recognize that fear and pain are underneath anger. The goals of the program are:

To understand how your nervous system responds to stress and danger. Participants will gain a basic understanding of “Fight, Flight, Flee, and Puff Up’ modes of self-preservation.

• Understand personal history and experiences that wired you for protection
• Develop somatic awareness and understand the feelings your body is experiencing
• Learn distress tolerance skills when needed to cope through challenging situations
• Learn healthy ways to voice needs and wants
• Understanding the self-care your body needs, and the obstacles holding you back
• Understand healthy boundaries in self and others
• Identify sensitivities and stressors and how to manage what is within your control
• Recognizing when feelings are just feelings, or when you need to take action to change problem patterns

Court Ordered Anger Management
You must confirm with your attorney if our group fits the requirements of your specific situation. The court often states the number of sessions required and can range anywhere from 4-26. We will provide you with a letter after the intake session if you are admitted into the program.

Age Groups	Adults
Gender-Specific	Male Only
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Anger Management Anxiety Behavioral Mental Health Trauma / PTSD Crisis / Safety Domestic Violence

Last Updated: 03/14/23