If you frequently lose control of your anger, you may find yourself isolated from people and activities you care about. But you are not alone. Anger management counselling can help you get your life back on track.
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Anger is a strong emotion experienced when something goes wrong or someone wrongs you. It is a normal reaction to challenging situations, but becomes a problem when shown excessively and affects your daily functioning and relationships.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) are effective treatments for anger control. Through self-reflection methods, therapy helps you identify triggers before the emotion occurs and teaches you to manage angry emotions.
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If you often regret your words or actions when angry, have difficulty compromising without becoming enraged, struggle to express emotions calmly, or notice aggressive behaviour patterns, anger management counselling can help.
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Knowing what makes you angry helps you plan ahead. Long lines, traffic, snide comments can make you lose your cool. By identifying these triggers, you can reorganise your day to manage stress better or practice anger control strategies before encountering difficult situations.
Get StartedThis valuable strategy helps identify and confront unsatisfactory feelings and the incorrect automatic beliefs at their root. You can use it to reframe unproductive negative thinking, transforming distorted thoughts that are typically at the root of unpleasant moods.
Get StartedPractical problem-solving involves working through steps or stages. First, identify where the problem lies that is causing your anger. Then structure the problem and look for practical solutions to help with the situation or how you are feeling about it.
Get StartedCommunication is essential for problem solving, especially for relationship issues. Anger inhibits free flow of thoughts as focus turns to criticising others or defending yourself. Learning to think about what you say and how you express it leads to more effective conversations.
Get StartedWhen discussions become heated, take a break and leave the situation if you feel about to burst. A time-out can be beneficial in calming your mind and body. When your anger is rising, getting out of the situation is one of the best things you can do.
Get StartedManaging anger is an ongoing journey, not a destination. Your therapist will provide ongoing support, help you navigate setbacks, and celebrate your progress. Research shows long-term therapy creates lasting change.
Get StartedIf you recognise these patterns of behaviour, anger management counselling may help you.
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Anger management therapy helps you understand what triggers your anger, how it builds in your body, and how to respond in healthier, calmer ways. It is not about removing anger—it is about learning to control it instead of it controlling you.
If you find yourself snapping easily, struggling to stay calm, feeling guilty after outbursts, or if your anger is affecting your relationships, work or daily life, therapy can help.
Anger can come from stress, overwhelm, past experiences, ADHD, anxiety, burnout, or feeling unheard or disrespected. Therapy helps you identify the root causes so you can break the cycle.
Yes—online therapy works extremely well, especially for people who prefer to talk from a comfortable space at home. It is private, flexible and easy to fit around busy schedules.
You will talk through your triggers, learn emotional regulation techniques, build coping tools, and practice ways to stay calm during stressful moments. It is very practical and supportive.
Absolutely. Therapy can help you manage workplace stress, reduce reactive responses, improve communication, and handle conflict more calmly and confidently.
Yes—unmanaged anger can create tension, distance, fear or miscommunication. Therapy helps you respond more calmly, set boundaries, and communicate without escalating.
Therapists often use CBT, mindfulness, grounding exercises, emotional awareness tools, and personalised coping strategies to help you regulate your reactions.
Most people notice improvement within 4–8 sessions, but it depends on your goals. Some continue longer for deeper support or pattern change.
Yes. At Fettle, therapy is completely non-judgmental. Anger is a normal human emotion—your therapist's role is to help you understand it, not shame you for it.
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Anger issues can manifest through various physical and emotional symptoms. Recognising these symptoms is the first step toward getting help.
If you are experiencing these symptoms, find an anger management therapist now.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is frequently the treatment of choice for anger control. It helps you understand your triggers, develop coping strategies, and think, feel, and act differently in response to anger.
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
DBT is also effective for anger, helping you identify triggers before the emotion occurs through self-reflection methods. An anger management therapist can teach you how to manage angry emotions and reduce outbursts.
Understanding what causes anger issues is important before they can be addressed. Anger can build up inside and the moment of release is often unpredictable.
The stages of grief - denial, anger, depression, and acceptance - even include anger as one of the four stages.
Anger can be effectively managed with the right strategies and mechanisms.
When you need to take a break, explain that you are not avoiding difficult topics - you are working on anger management. You can continue the conversation when you feel more relaxed.
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