Anger Management Melbourne: Gain control with individual counselling

If you suffer from excess anger you already know that it can make you feel out of control. You may also have realised that your anger often ends up hurting you just as it hurts those who are on the receiving end of your anger. Over time, unmanaged, excess anger is likely to destroy personal and work relationships that are important to you. Anger can also damage your physical, emotional and mental health and may even lead to unpleasant dealings with law enforcement officers. While your anger may usually be directed at others, you are also the victim of its destructiveness. Do you need anger management treatment?

Anger hypnotherapy or counselling treatment can help you regain control so you can rebuild those relationships, find peace and happiness and be more confident in your ability to manage anger (which is not about ignoring angry feelings, or reacting to them. It's a method of choosing your responses more skillfully).

Our anger management treatment is available at our Melbourne psychotherapy clinic or online via Skype. No matter where you live, you don't have to suffer with excessive anger – call us today on 9530 6353.

In defence of anger

At its core, anger is a normal and natural emotion. It is an emotion that alerts you to a perceived injustice or to something that isn't fair. Suppressing all anger or pretending you don't experience anger can be as unhealthy as expressing it inappropriately. Failing to express anger merely turns your anger inwards – and that can lead to depression and other health problems, mental and physical.

Do you need anger management counselling?

While an ability to feel anger appears to be a necessary instinctual response, it's likely you have an anger management problem if:

• you become angry frequently;
• your anger develops over very minor matters;
• anger causes you to harm others physically or emotionally;
• you harm yourself physically and emotionally by lashing out or trying to prevent lashing out;
• you become angry for no apparent reason;

The reasons behind excess anger vary and can include unprocessed grief, feelings of insecurity, criticism sensitivity, and low self-esteem, a loss of assertiveness and many other causes.

The cost of ignoring an anger problem will eventually become too high. Excess anger can not only ruin the relationships you value most, but can result in sleep problems, increased heart rate, and stomach and digestive disturbances. There are also concerns that hostility may be a contributing factor in heart disease and some cancers. Can you afford to ignore your anger problem?

How our anger management counselling can help you

Our therapy can help you discover the root cause of your anger, identify the triggers, and learn how to let go of your anger. Our therapists offer a safe and confidential counselling environment where you can express your feelings without guilt or shame. Together we can explore the cause of your anger and develop strategies that will enable you to manage anger.

You are unique and so is our approach to your anger management treatment. Your treatment plan will be tailored to suit you as an individual. It may include a combination of methods including humanistic person centred therapy, Buddhist mindfulness meditation exercises, existential therapy, psychoanalysis, dream work, NLP or hypnotherapy. A combination of hypnotherapy and counselling is often particularly effective in resolving excess anger and rage and can provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to manage your anger in the future.

How can I start anger management counselling and hypnotherapy?

The first step is to make an appointment by calling us in Melbourne on 9530 6353. During your initial session we’ll gather information about your anger and discuss treatment options with you. You’ll be able to ask questions and decide if you’d like us to assist you in Melbourne, or online via Skype.

After your first few sessions we’ll have a good idea how much the treatment is assisting you and how much further treatment you’ll need to make lasting changes in your life. Obtain treatment in Melbourne or online, via Skype.

Why choose Bayside Psychotherapy for anger management therapy?

Based in Melbourne, our therapists are qualified and experienced in counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, NLP and Buddhist psychotherapy. We are able to offer a variety of methods and tools to assist you to manage anger, if you are willing to address your issues. In fact, we aim for more than mere anger management, which treats the symptoms. We aim to help you understand the very source of your unique experience of anger itself.

However this takes time, so in the meantime, our treatment can also help regain control of your angry reactions. Anger isn't an either or feeling, it works on a continuum. It's a bit like missing a match in a dry forest. In 3 minutes you need to call the fire brigade. But if you catch it quickly enough, you can put it out. Our treatment also aims to help you identify your feelings very quickly, so you can have more options and choices with which to respond.

Put yourself back in control today. It takes courage to request help. What would it really cost you if you tried to ignore the effects of your anger?

Please call Bayside Psychotherapy in Melbourne on 03 9530 6353 to find out if we can help you take back control of your anger. Your call is completely confidential, and there's absolutely no obligation.