Services
Anger Management Counselling in Narre Warren
There's room to grow the space between what happens and how you respond.
I'm happy to talk through your situation and how I work, to see if it feels right for you. Call me on 0479 171 121.
Protect What Matters
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion, but when it shows up too often, too intensely, or in ways that hurt the people or work you care about, it's time to reach out and change it. Often, anger that feels impossible to control traces back further than the moment itself, sometimes to childhood experiences of powerlessness or not being able to protect yourself or someone you loved.
Anger is rarely the problem itself. It is the signal that something underneath it still needs attention.
If you often feel tense, on edge, or braced for something to go wrong, that heightened state is frequently a trauma response too, and it's genuinely hard to shift without support. EMDR works directly with the trauma underneath the reactivity, not just the anger on the surface.
My approach is not just to help you find ways to manage your anger better, but to deal with the causes of your anger, so the changes can be longer term.
Signs Anger Management Counselling Could Help
- Frequent irritability, snapping, or losing your temper over small things
- Angry outbursts you regret afterwards, with partners, children, colleagues, or strangers
- Feeling like your anger comes on fast and is hard to control once it starts
- Using anger to avoid feeling more vulnerable emotions
- Relationship, family, or workplace conflict linked to how you express frustration
- A history of trauma, high stress upbringing, or unresolved resentment feeding current reactions
Anger Management Therapy and Counselling
In Anger Management Counselling, I take the time to get to know you. I want to understand what you've been through and what your hopes from counselling are. We will then work through strategies to make changes and how we can implement and sustain those changes permanently.
Getting to Know You
In our first sessions, I want to understand your history and life experience growing up, when you first noticed your anger, and how it's shaped your life and continues to impact you.
Read more ↓Developing Strategies
Anger is rarely the whole story. Together we look at what's underneath it, the hurt, fear, shame, or unmet needs driving it, and start building strategies to catch it early and calm your nervous system in the moment.
Read more ↓Consolidating the Changes
This stage is about making the change last, not just understanding it, but actually living it. We consolidate what you've learned, and where anger has affected trust or relationships, we work on repairing that too.
Read more ↓Counselling Sessions
I offer 60 minute sessions, in person in Narre Warren or via telehealth Australia-wide.
Wondering about cost? Session fees and private health insurance rebate details are on the Fees page.
If anger is affecting your relationships, work, or peace of mind, Call on 0479 171 121 or Contact Me.
Common Questions
Anger Management FAQs
Anger management counselling is professional support for people whose anger is affecting their relationships, work, or wellbeing. It helps identify triggers, understand what's driving the anger, and build practical skills to respond calmly rather than react.
Anger problems often stem from a combination of learned patterns, stress, unresolved trauma, or underlying emotions such as hurt, fear, or shame that get expressed as anger. Identifying the underlying cause is a key part of effective treatment.
Signs include frequent irritability, angry outbursts you regret, relationship or workplace conflict linked to your temper, or feeling like your anger escalates quickly and is hard to control.
Common evidence-based approaches include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to address triggers and thought patterns, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for emotional tolerance.
Yes. Anger management counselling often includes communication skills and strategies to repair trust, which can significantly improve relationships affected by past anger.
Anger is often a secondary emotion, covering hurt, fear, shame, or unmet needs. Counselling looks beneath the anger itself to address what's really driving it, which leads to more lasting change.
Yes. Thoughtful Strides Counselling and Psychotherapy offers anger management counselling via telehealth Australia-wide, as well as in person in Narre Warren, Victoria.
Anger takes a toll on your physical health as well.
Why risk the problems that come with anger, when you can do something about it.