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You may have an anger management issue if you:-

• often or always feel agitated or angry,
• find that small and insignificant things make you angry,
• have angry outbursts or feel like you are unable to control your anger,
• feel aggressive towards people,

Anger is A Common Concern – Counselling Can Help

Anger management is a common presentation at counselling sessions. Anger is a powerful emotion, and it can be difficult to control, especially if you have never learnt how to deal with your anger in an appropriate way. Anger Management issues can have a major impact on your life and the life of the people around you. However, counselling sessions with an anger management counsellor can help you to learn the skills to keep your anger in check and respond to situations more calmly.

Sometimes anger is caused by external stimuli, e.g. you become angry because your boss is treating you badly at work, or because of internal stimuli, e.g stress.

Common Anger Issues – Sulking vs Acting Angry

Different people display their anger in different ways. Some yell, swear or throw things, others become cranky, quiet or sulky. Most people can maintain a degree of control over these issues and can recover their angry responses very quickly. Others have a far lower tolerance to frustration – they are easily frustrated and their frustration easily escalates to aggressive behaviour or responses.

What Happens In Anger Management Counselling

Anger management counselling will help you understand where your anger comes from and what triggers your angry responses. It will also provide you with the tools and techniques to help you deal with your angry emotions more appropriately and in a way which is less threatening to the people around you.

Anger management counselling helps you learn how to anticipate your angry responses, be calmer when you feel angry, and express yourself more constructively and less aggressively.

COUNSELLING with a qualified Psychologist, Counsellor or Psychotherapist can help you lead a happier and more fulfilling life, both personally, at work, and in your relationships.

COUNSELLING v PSYCHOTHERAPY?

What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy? Every counsellor works slightly differently in terms of their chosen modality and their approach to individual clients, but the main difference between counselling and psychotherapy is their approach to the problems presented by the client. Counselling tends to be shorter term, and focus more on behavioural change and dealing with a specific problem. Psychotherapy works at a deeper psychological level and looks at changing people’s personality or underling self. Psychotherapy tends to be a longer term version of counselling.

All counselling is extremely personal, and the approach is client-led. That is, the client attends with their particular problem, concern or issues, and the therapist responds to their needs, and their direction. Counselling or therapy is almost never prescriptive, that is, the counsellor will not tell you what to do, or what not to do. Rather, a good counsellor or psychotherapist will help you to understand yourself and your motives better, and lead you to make better decisions about how you want to lead your life, and the kind of person you want to be.

IS COUNSELLING A GOOD IDEA?

Studies have shown counselling therapy to be a proven and validated method for helping people with mental health problems and emotional issues. It is one of the most validated methods of treatment for such issues and is considered about equal in it’s effectiveness when compared to medication for a range of issues.

DO I NEED COUNSELING?

Whether to start seing a counsellor is a personal decision. However, many people leave it for many years suffering symptoms that could otherwise be eliminated. Such suffering can worsen your condition and build on itself. In the most tragic of circumstances this can lead to suicide, self harm or other self destructive behavior. In less severe cases it can lead to a missed opportunity to enjoy one’s life and one’s relationships. Marital and relationships often fail to sustain the mental health problems of one or both partners.

Associated Counselling Psychologist & Therapist Sydney are a leading provider of psychological services and information on counselling and mental health concerns in Sydney Australia. Contact us for anger management sydney. We welcome your enquiry.