Anger Management


Anger is a normal and often healthy emotion, but when it gets out of control it can become destructive and can lead to many problems in all aspects of a person’s life, affecting work, relationships and the quality of life. Leaning how to deal with your anger is important to your well being and to that of others around you.

Anger can vary in intensity and, like every emotion, it is accompanied by changes in the body, including a faster heartbeat and increased adrenaline.

Some people are able to control their anger and express it a constructive way while others lash out in an uncontrollable and aggressive way, even if they are normally not an aggressive person. Others internalise their anger, which can have negative emotional and physical effects.

Anger Management Techniques

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

This teaches you how certain thinking patterns are causing your symptoms by giving you a distorted picture of what is going on in your life and by making you feel angry sometimes for no good reason and provoking you into ill-chosen actions.

Behaviour Therapy

This helps you weaken the connections between troublesome situations and your habitual and angry reactions to them. It deals with reactions such as fear, depression or rage, and self-defeating or self-damaging behaviour. It also teaches you how to calm your mind and body, so that you can feel better, think more clearly and make better decisions.

Assertiveness Training

This teaches people how to express their feelings in a calm way that is respectful to others and also how to say ‘no’ to situations without causing confrontation.