Anger Management
Anger is a complex, and commonly misunderstood emotion that we support clients with. Whether it feels explosive and difficult to control, or internalised and hard to express, we work with clients to determine the root cause of the emotion, address the underlying sources and develop strategies to express the emotion in a more manageable way.
How does anger show up in your life?
Short fuse in conversations or disagreements
Anger masking resentment or feeling let down
Physical aggregation towards others or objects
Words spoken ‘under your breath’ during conversation
Deliberately performing poorly or missing deadlines
Ignoring others or giving them the ‘silent treatment’
Saying sarcastic or unkind things to others or yourself
How we work with anger
It’s common for individuals struggling with how they express anger to think they’ll attend their first session, be told anger is a ‘bad’ emotion and be given a list of breathing exercises to do instead when they feel themselves getting angry.
Our approach couldn’t be further from that.
Anger is often not the primary emotion at play but a secondary emotion that surfaces when individuals feel isolated, let down, burnt out, under-appreciated, or disconnected. The first couple of appointments, we take the opportunity to get to know you and determine what might be causing the anger to present, whether it’s a current set of circumstances, or past events that continue to affect you.
From there, it’s not about entirely eradicating anger but equipping you with skills to better manage when and how you communicate that frustration.
Psychologists who work with Anger
in Melbourne
A large majority of our Psychologists are equipped to work with individuals wanting to address how they express anger and all bring a wide variety of life experience and clinical expertise to provide you with the support you need.
Not sure who would be the best fit?
Submit an enquiry here and our Admin team will be in touch to match you with a psychologist who suits your support needs and availability