Anger Management

Understanding Anger and How to Manage It

Anger is a powerful emotion, and when understood and managed well, it can be a healthy response. It signals to us that something isn’t right, helps protect us in dangerous situations, motivates personal change, and even drives problem-solving. However, anger doesn’t always unfold as smoothly as we’d like. For many, especially those who struggle with emotional regulation, anger can spiral out of control, leading to guilt, shame, and regret. The aftermath—whether it’s personal disappointment or strained relationships—can be difficult to recover from.

Anger that goes un-managed can be destructive, affecting your relationships, your work, your enjoyment of life, and even your health. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

State vs. Trait Anger: Understanding the Difference

We all experience anger in response to everyday irritations, annoyances, and frustrations—this is what we call “state” anger. It’s temporary, and most of the time, it passes quickly without causing harm. However, when anger becomes a constant presence, when minor annoyances lead to intense frustration or when you feel persistently irritated or unhappy, it may have evolved into “trait” anger. This chronic, habitual anger often feels normal but can negatively impact your life and relationships over time.

Whether your anger flashes in the moment (state) or lingers as a constant state of irritability (trait), learning to manage it is key to preventing it from managing you.

Anger Management Therapy at Minding You

At Minding You our anger management therapy is designed to help you recognize your emotional responses and explore healthier ways to manage them. 

We’ll work together to:

• Increase your awareness of the emotional triggers behind your anger.
• Develop healthy communication and emotional expression skills.
• Take responsibility for your feelings and actions. 
• Build constructive coping strategies to replace reactive behaviors. 
• Shift your mindset and change the way you talk to yourself

Managing intense negative emotions can feel daunting, but with support, it’s entirely possible to regain control and live more peacefully. For many, learning to understand and regulate anger is a challenging but rewarding journey.

Take the first step today. 

Learn how to manage your anger in healthier ways and create the change you want to see in your life.

  Minding You offers 3 Options for AM Therapy:

1. Anger Management classes (a group of 4-8) are offered 3-4 times a year. This class utilizes an evidence-based program called 'Anger Management for the 21st Century', which entails 8 modules (chapters) covered over the course of 9-10 weeks. Each section teaches a different "tool" to help you manage anger-related issues.  Topic areas consist of improving communication skills, relationship dynamics, productively managing stress, reducing negative thinking, and well our favorite, learning how to "respond instead of react". 

2. This course can also be taught through individual sessions on an as needed basis. 

3. Individual, therapy for anger problems is provided from a clinically driven, therapeutic approach. Through addressing a client's other life-issues, stressors, depression, anxiety or any other mental health problem that may be present, this more personalized therapy intervention helps resolve underlying causes of anger, teaches clients to use safe and appropriate means to handle conflicts and learn to exhibit emotional regulation skills across multiple life settings.  This therapy process uses the same program/ manual as the Anger Management Group however also incorporates traditional psycho-therapeutic treatment methods to address underlying causes of anger. 

At the successful end of your sessions, you will be awarded a certificate of completion, if needed.