Anger management

Anger problems have their roots in a loss of control & a lack of coping strategies. Anger that remains unfelt & not dealt with can cause relationships to suffer & promote a very negative outlook on life. There is everything to gain from change

Anger is often the most accessible & immediate emotion available to us and yet, paradoxically, we often cannot access it. What we feel is detachment, emotional shut-down, sadness, fear, guilt, shame, low self-esteem, frustration or stress. Anger is an emotion that at the right time, needs to be acknowledged. Anger is an unacceptable emotion in our society so most of us learn to suppress it or channel it in different ways. But it has to go somewhere & often clients come to therapy needing to find ways to access a rage that is deep within them

What we can help with

While acknowledging anger, we must also learn to manage it in order to sustain relationships and our own wellbeing. Together, we will learn to see the world from many different perspectives and really think about another person’s viewpoint. We will arrive at the root of your anger in order to help you understand it. We will identify the triggers and learn how to avoid them. We will develop a toolkit of coping strategies that will arm you to deal with situations as they arise

Bereavement

Support to help you through the grieving process

• Professional support to help you through challenging times
• Learn tools for coping, managing, & working through difficulties
• See positive change happening in your life

Bereavement is an inevitable fact of life, but it is also one of the most difficult & painful experiences we will ever go through. The emotional impact of losing someone close to us cannot be underestimated, & it can be helpful to have support during these times

The emotions we feel during bereavement will range from the expected such as sadness, loss & fear to those we do not expect to feel, such as anger & guilt. We are often left with unresolved issues, a space in our life that feels impossible to fill, & wishes about what could have been

What we can help with

Talking to someone through all of these intense emotions & having someone who will ensure that you can look after your own emotional wellbeing while you grieve can be a great help. If you would like support, please call us

Bullying Therapy offers Strategies to overcome bullying

• Understanding and overcoming negative power dynamics
• Learn tools for coping, managing, and working through difficulties
• Regain your sense of self and see positive changes in your life

Bullying is an ongoing pattern of aggressive behaviour that involves a power imbalance. For both adults and children, bullying can be very traumatic and cause long-term emotional damage. It makes us feel powerless, small and unloved. We can’t understand why others have chosen to bully us and begin to turn the blame on ourselves. We believe it is our fault for “not being pretty enough” or “ not being good enough”. Prolonged periods of bullying act to reinforce negative messages coming from the bullying and our sense of blame. These are then exacerbated by fear and anxiety. We go into ourselves and lose our true sense of sel

What we do

Understanding the psychology of bullying is extremely empowering for victims and will arm them in dealing with difficult people in various situations

Working together, we will build a toolkit of strategies to deal with bullies and learn to assert ourselves while ensuring that we do not harbour negative beliefs about ourselves that damage us in the long term

We will forgive ourselves and remind ourselves the bullying is not our fault. We will cease to see ourselves as victims. We will learn how to diffuse difficult situations, build rapport with others and assert ourselves in the school environment, home or workplace