Anger management counselling in Vancouver
Support for intense anger, irritability, and emotional reactivity. Learn to better understand what drives anger, regulate your nervous system, and respond in ways that align with your values and relationships.
Understanding anger
Anger is not a problem in itself. It is a normal emotional response to threat, frustration, injustice, or boundary violations. Difficulties arise when anger becomes overwhelming, unpredictable, or leads to reactions that cause harm to yourself or others.
For many people, anger is closely linked to stress, burnout, trauma, or long-standing patterns of emotional suppression. Others experience anger as irritability, impatience, or a “short fuse” rather than explosive outbursts. Over time, unmanaged anger can strain relationships, affect work, and contribute to shame or regret.
Some common signs of anger difficulties include:
Intense Emotional Surges: Sudden spikes of anger that feel hard to control or calm down from.
Chronic Irritability: Persistent frustration, impatience, or being easily annoyed by small things.
Physical Activation: A racing heart, clenched jaw, tight chest, or feeling keyed up and ready to react.
Regret After Reactions: Saying or doing things in anger that you later wish you had handled differently.
Avoidance or Suppression: Bottling anger up, shutting down, or avoiding situations to prevent conflict.
How we can help: Our Approach to better anger management
Nervous System Regulation
Anger is closely tied to the body’s threat response. We focus on techniques that help calm physiological activation, reduce fight responses, and create enough space to choose how you want to respond rather than reacting automatically.
Emotional Awareness and Expression
Many people were never taught how to recognize or express anger safely. Therapy helps you identify early warning signs, understand what anger is communicating, and learn ways to express it clearly without escalation or harm.
Our Therapeutic Approach
Anger management counselling focuses on understanding the emotional, cognitive, and physiological factors that drive anger responses. We support greater awareness of triggers, regulation of bodily activation, and the development of more deliberate ways of responding under pressure.
Counselling Fees & Accessibility
We believe everyone should have access to mental health support. We offer two pathways for counselling to ensure financial barriers do not stand in the way of your healing.
Low-cost counselling ($75 – $110 / session)
Work with our skilled practicum student counsellors. These therapists are in the final stages of their graduate training and are closely supervised by highly experienced therapists. Rates are sliding-scale based on your resources.
Full-cost counselling ($160 / session)
Work with our Associate Counsellors. These are fully qualified professionals who have completed their training and bring specialized expertise to the practice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about anger management counselling
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No. Anger management is helpful for anyone who struggles with irritability, frustration, or internalized anger, not just people who have outbursts. Counselling can support healthier ways of understanding and responding to anger in daily life.
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That is common. Anger can show up as irritability, withdrawal, or emotional shutdown rather than visible outbursts. Counselling can help you recognize these patterns and respond in ways that feel more balanced and intentional.
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Most clients are matched with a therapist within two business days of their intake call, with sessions often starting within one week.
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Yes. Anger is often linked to stress, trauma, or ADHD-related overwhelm. Counselling can help you understand these connections and develop ways to respond with more control and clarity.
