Anger Management Group

This group provides treatment for anger. The goal of the group is to offer support, education and guidance to those who struggle with anger by helping them gain more insight into their automatic thoughts, cognitive distortions, underlying assumptions and core beliefs and to reframe them as needed. Secondly, various stress management, emotional regulation and distress tolerance strategies are identified and discussed. Through in-group discussions, exercises and psychoeducation of different topics, clients gain a better understanding of their internal and external triggers. Topics discussed include, but are not limited to: differences between worry, anxiety and fear; need for perfection; need for certainty; acceptance and tolerance of uncomfortable feelings; mindfulness and relaxation exercises; primary and secondary feelings.