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"Anger.
It's the theme of the day. ... millions of
people experience the painful effects of anger, including
cardiovascular disease, depression, obesity, low self-esteem, migraine
headaches, ulcers, poor interpersonal relationships, spouse abuse,
child abuse, divorce, alcoholism, drug addiction, lowered job
productivity, chronic distress, and broken hearts, to name just a
few."
from
Dr.
Weisinger's Anger Work-out Book
Strengthening your
relationship means making changes in how you listen, respond, and
interact. It means becoming more comfortable with a whole range
of emotions and reactions that don't have to
be expressed as anger.
During individual or
couple psychotherapy sessions, we will address these issues:
- Keeping track of when you experience anger
and why
- Learning strategies for controlling and
redirecting your anger
- Identifying how anger affects you and your
partner
- Making choices in your emotional responses so
that anger isn't your only option
- Changing your communication patterns to
defuse anger
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Throughout the therapy
process, we will also work on changing the experience and occurrence of
anger, using several strategies:
- Anger monitoring
- Insight and problem-solving exercises
- Behavioral self-assessments
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Sometimes feelings get
hurt, and frustration is a natural emotional response--but anger
management is a choice you can learn to make.
I am a provider for many
major insurance plans. For a list of some of the insurance
companies I am credentialed with, see the Insurance
page.
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