Anger Management

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Everyone experiences anger — it’s a natural human emotion. But when it starts to interfere with relationships, work, or everyday life, it may be time to get support. At Cardinal Dove Counseling, we help clients understand what drives their anger and develop healthier, more effective ways to express and manage it.

What Anger Might Look Like

  • Feeling easily irritated, frustrated, or on edge

  • Frequent outbursts or difficulty calming down

  • Lingering resentment or reactive responses you later regret

  • Relationships strained by emotional reactions

Anger is not a flaw — it’s a signal. But when unmanaged, it can lead to stress, conflict, and isolation. We help you understand your patterns so you can respond with intention rather than impulse. 

Through individualized therapy, we work with you to:

  • Identify triggers that escalate anger

  • Understand the beliefs and thoughts that fuel emotional reactions

  • Build emotional regulation skills that support calm, adaptive responses

  • Improve communication and boundary-setting in challenging situations

  • Develop coping strategies to reduce reactivity and conflict

Many of the therapeutic skills we use are rooted in evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — which helps clients notice and change unhelpful thought patterns that lead to intense emotions. 

This support may be helpful if you:

  • Feel overwhelmed by anger more often than you’d like

  • Want healthier ways to communicate emotions

  • Notice anger affecting your relationships, work, or quality of life

  • Are ready to build skills that help you stay regulated

Ready to take control of your emotional response? Contact us to schedule a consultation and start building sustainable regulation skills.