Anger Managment

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Your Anger Is Trying to Tell You Something. Let’s Figure Out What

Many people experience difficulty with properly expressing their emotions. Whether you struggle with passive communication, passive-aggressive tendencies, verbal aggression, physical aggression, and/or seemingly random outbursts, managing your anger may seem impossible. Expressing anger in a harmful way can potentially impact marriages, parent-child relationships, friendships, job functioning, physical well-being, and mental health. Learning to manage your anger effectively has the potential to enhance all of the above.

We can help you to improve your ability to express your anger with a variety of evidence-based strategies. Key components to improving your anger management include understanding the implicit/explicit messages you received from your role models as a child, personal physical warning signs of anger, processing the consequences of your current communication style (passive, passive-aggressive, assertive, aggressive) within relationships, acknowledging healthy vs. unhealthy coping strategies to cope with anger, gaining insight into what primary emotions lie beneath anger, and learning effective thought-stopping strategies to improve your distress tolerance.

FAQ

1. Can therapy help me understand what is behind my anger?
Therapy offers a place to explore what your anger may be communicating, the situations in which it arises and the patterns you want to change. You and your therapist can discuss how you want to respond to difficult emotions.
2. Can I talk about things I regret saying or doing when angry?
Yes. You can discuss those experiences without needing to have a perfect explanation. Therapy provides space to reflect on your reactions and develop goals for communication, boundaries and relationships.
3. How do I get started with therapy?
Getting started is easy. Contact our practice to request an appointment, and our team can help you determine the best next step based on your needs, availability, insurance, and preferences.

If you’re not sure what type of therapist or service you need, that’s okay. You don’t have to have everything figured out before reaching out. Our team can help connect you with a therapist who is a good fit.

4. How do I know which therapist is right for me?
Finding the right therapist is an important part of successful treatment. We consider factors such as your concerns, goals, preferred therapeutic approach, availability, location, etc.

If you’re unsure who would be the best fit, our team can help guide you.

5. What happens during my first appointment?
Your first appointment is an opportunity for you and your therapist to get to know one another, discuss what brings you to therapy, understand your concerns and goals, and begin developing a plan for treatment.

You don’t need to prepare a perfect explanation of everything you’re experiencing. Your therapist will guide the conversation.

6. Do you offer telehealth?
Yes. We offer telehealth appointments for eligible clients, subject to clinical, insurance, and other applicable requirements.
7. Do you accept insurance?
Yes. We are an insurance-based mental health practice and work with participating insurance plans.

Because insurance participation can vary by therapist, service, location, and plan, we recommend contacting our office to confirm whether your specific insurance plan can be used for your requested service.

8. How long will I need therapy?
The length of treatment varies significantly from person to person.

Some people seek therapy for a specific situation or period of their lives, while others benefit from longer-term support. Your therapist will work with you to determine what makes sense for your goals rather than assuming everyone needs the same amount of treatment.

Your mental health starts with you. Let us help you on your journey.

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