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Anger Management Therapy
Psychotherapy for adults experiencing anger, irritability, emotional outbursts, resentment or recurring conflict.
Support for Anger Regulation
Our therapists work with anger, frustration, irritability, and conflict in a thoughtful, non-judgemental way.
Qualified and Experienced
Each psychotherapist holds at least one relevant master’s degree and has a minimum of five years’ relevant clinical experience.
Flexible
Appointments can be made throughout 7 days of the week. Evenings too.
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What Anger Difficulties Can Look Like
Anger is not always explosive. It can appear as shouting, aggression or sudden outbursts, but it can also take the form of irritability, resentment, criticism, withdrawal or a need to remain in control.
You may become angry more quickly than you would like, find yourself reacting intensely to relatively small events, or continue replaying an argument long after it has ended. Some people hold their anger in until it emerges unexpectedly. Others direct it towards themselves through harsh self-criticism, guilt or shame.
Anger becomes a problem when it begins to affect relationships, family life, work or your sense of who you are. You may regret what you say or do, yet find yourself returning to the same reaction when pressure builds again.
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Why Can Anger Become Difficult to Manage?
There is no single cause of anger difficulties. Anger may be connected to current stress, earlier experiences, relationship patterns, loss, trauma or times when you felt ignored, humiliated, controlled or powerless.
Sometimes anger signals that a boundary has been crossed. At other times, it can protect against feelings that are harder to tolerate, such as hurt, fear, rejection, shame or helplessness. It may provide a temporary sense of strength or certainty when something else feels unstable.
Understanding these connections does not excuse intimidation, aggression or harm. It can help you take greater responsibility for how anger is expressed and begin changing patterns that may otherwise continue to repeat.
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How Does Anger Management Therapy Help?
Anger management therapy offers a space to begin unravelling the structure of your anger and working through it.
The work may involve recognising the situations in which anger escalates, the physical and emotional signs that appear beforehand, and the meanings you attach to what another person has said or done. It can also help you notice patterns in how you respond to criticism, disagreement, disappointment or feeling misunderstood.
As these patterns become clearer, there can be more space between feeling angry and acting from it. This can support better emotional regulation, clearer communication and a greater ability to respond without being overtaken by the immediate reaction.
The aim is not to eliminate anger or insist that you remain calm in every situation. Anger is part of emotional life. Therapy helps you understand it, take responsibility for it and find different ways of expressing what needs to be said.
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A Psychoanalytic Approach to Anger
At the Other clinic, our approach to anger management is psychoanalytically informed. We do not assume that everyone’s anger has the same cause or can be addressed through a standard set of techniques.
We pay attention to the particular situations in which anger appears, the words or actions that provoke it, and the place it has come to occupy in your relationships. Anger can emerge when expectations break down, when you feel placed in a familiar position, or when something important cannot yet be put into words.
Therapy explores how these reactions have taken shape within your own history and relationships. The aim is to understand the particular logic of your anger so that it no longer has to dictate what happens next.
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Beginning Anger Management Therapy
The first appointment is a preliminary session with a psychotherapist. You are encouraged to speak as freely as you can, about anything that comes to mind.
People commonly speak about what has been happening, how anger is affecting your life and what you would like to change.
You do not need to arrive with a diagnosis or an explanation. Your therapist may ask about recent incidents, recurring conflicts, what tends to provoke a reaction and whether anger exists alongside anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, substance use or other pressures.
Each of our psychotherapists holds at least one relevant master’s degree, has a minimum of five years’ experience and participates in ongoing clinical supervision. Their qualifications, and memberships are available on their individual profiles.
Appointments are available in Dublin 2 throughout the week, including evenings and weekends. Online therapy may also be available where appropriate.
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FAQ
Is anger management therapy a course?
No. Our anger management therapy is psychotherapy rather than a course or standardised programme.
There are no classes, modules or prescribed steps to complete. The work is shaped around your particular experience of anger, the situations in which it appears and the effect it has on your life and relationships.
Will my therapist give me advice or techniques to control my anger?
Our approach is not advice-based. Your therapist will not simply tell you how to behave or provide a list of techniques to follow.
Therapy explores what happens before, during and after anger arises, including what provokes it, what it may express and why certain reactions keep returning. The aim is to develop a more lasting change in how you experience and respond to anger.
When does anger become a problem?
Anger becomes something to pay attention to when it is distressing for you or begins to interfere with your life, relationships, work or sense of wellbeing.
It may also feel difficult when it is experienced as ongoing tension, resentment, withdrawal or self-criticism, or when it leads you to act in ways you later wish you had not.
Do I need a diagnosis to begin therapy?
No. You do not need a diagnosis or referral to book a preliminary session.
You can begin by speaking about what has been happening, the situations in which anger becomes difficult and what you would like to change.
Can therapy help if anger is affecting my relationship?
Yes. Individual psychotherapy can help you explore patterns of anger, criticism, withdrawal or conflict within your relationships.
If the difficulty mainly concerns the dynamic between you and your partner, couples therapy may also be worth considering. A preliminary session can help establish which form of therapy may be more appropriate.
How long does anger management therapy take?
There is no fixed number of sessions. The duration depends on your circumstances, how long the difficulties have been present and what you want to work through.
Our work is generally not organised as a short anger management course. The frequency and likely duration of therapy can be discussed with your psychotherapist.
How long does anger management therapy take?
There is no fixed number of sessions. The duration depends on your circumstances, how long the difficulties have been present and what you want to work through.
Our work is generally not organised as a short anger management course. The frequency and likely duration of therapy can be discussed with your psychotherapist.
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Our Approach to Anger Management Therapy
Each person’s experience has its own history, meaning, and emotional context.
Our work is attentive to the singularity of the individual. Rather than reducing anger to a behaviour to be managed, we aim to understand what may be taking shape beneath it, so that therapy can address something deeper than the reaction alone.
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