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Psychotherapy Provision:
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in Anger Management

For more information on Psychotherapy itself, what it is and how it works click HERE. 

A number of forms of psychotherapy can be used to assist anger management issues. Here we will focus in on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

 Psychotherapy is similar to counselling, however it is usually accepted as more proactive. One of the most famous types is psychodynamic psychoanalysis, pioneered by Freud. Many more types such as transactional analysis, behavioural psychotherapy and spiritual psychotherapy exist. Other therapies are related offshoots such as Neuro linguistic Programming (NLP) and Hypnotherapy. 

As in counselling, psychotherapy works as a "talk" therapy, allowing the client to get in touch with underlying information, behaviours, causes and reasons. By bringing things into the conscious mind from the subconscious the client gains a measure of control over the problems. Further proactive techniques then tackle the problems further making changes for the better.

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So what is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT as it is usually known, is a special form of Psychotherapy.

This web page is not meant to give an in depth or technical description, but instead a basic idea for the layperson considering CBT.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy is a very practical form of therapy. Like Life Coaching it aims to make discernable changes in a client's behaviour and lifestyle in order to help them.

CBT is widely recognised as a scientifically tested and verified psychotherapeutical method of overcoming common emotional problems. 

With CBT you identify errors in the way you may be thinking or perceiving things, and from there learning to adopt more helpful thoughts, attitudes, philosophies and beliefs.

Cognitive:

In lay mans terms this is our perception and identification of things around us. We may have faulty perception for a number of reasons. This may for example be due to obsession or trauma colouring the way we see things.

Behaviour

This is simply the way be act, behave and react to what we have already noticed going on around us. Again we can learn to act inappropriately for a number of reasons, often again because of trauma or obsession.

Therapy

The process of understanding, relearning and retraining in order to change these errors from occurring and having a negative impact on us. Care is taken to have a non-judgmental attitude. The client is helped to challenge their own perceptions and behaviours. It is most certainly NOT about the therapist telling you how to act and think!

 

 

 

There are a number of types of Psychotherapy available, again for a complete description see HERE. 

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 Paul S. Morgan-Ayres 
(Professor of Religious Studies, Psychotherapy and Counseling U.K. Division, Interfaith Seminary. Relevant only to pastoral issues.)

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Psychotherapy is usually very safe, but PLEASE make sure you go to a properly qualified therapist. He/she should be not only properly qualified and registered, but also able to use other related techniques as a back-up. Look for NVQ Accreditation (Advice & Guidance Modules or relevant Training & Development Units) or other nationally recognised standards such as ASET accreditation. Look for Department of Education recognised Standards (SQA / QCA).

How can CBT help me with anger management?

 

CBT is one of the most effective methods used in anger management. It helps to address anger and aggression at all the main levels required to ensure effective assistance:

  • Understanding the experiences and beliefs that have led to the anger related problem
  • Changing the underlying beliefs that led to the anger problem
  • Identifying and understanding the behaviours associated with "angry" or violent behaviour
  • Learning to spot the patterns of behaviour early on, thus no longer being on "auto pilot" and gaining choice about what "happens next"
  • Learning to spot the factors that contribute to angry or violent behaviour, e.g. places, noises, people, situations, alcohol, drugs etc and learning new ways to deal with them.
  • Choosing new ways to behave and feel in those situations where you might have felt anger or aggression before.
  • Addressing associated problems life low self confidence, depression, anxiety or emotional issues around things you might have suffered yourself.

 

What to expect from Cognitive Behavioural therapy?

You will be encouraged to examine, challenge and understand your perceptions and behaviours. Where appropriate you will be set exercises and challenges to help you change these for more positive thoughts and behaviours.

It is quite normal to expect "homework" from your therapist. Indeed Paul Morgan-Ayres uses his own award winning training pack with clients, formulated from real life practice over more than 12 years.

 

 

Is this the same as Life Coaching?

Yes and No! In a sense Life Coaching is a form of CBT, although dealing with far less serious issues. You could say that Life Coaching is boosting the person, CBT is dealing with real underlying problems first and then boosting them!

Definitely Life coaching and CBT are related, but most life coaches are not equipped to handle deeper clinical issues that you would work on with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. CBT is a form of Psychotherapy, Life coaching is a watered down form of therapeutical training and boosting.

More on our Life Coaching provision HERE

Qualifications

Some Psychotherapists use a number of forms of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, others specialise in just one or a couple. Therefore when looking for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy you can search out either a stand alone CBT practitioner, or a well qualified psychotherapist that uses CBT as one of their techniques.

Paul S Morgan-Ayres is a registered  Clinical Psychotherapist, Clinical Counsellor and Clinical Hypnotherapist. He is subject to professional codes of conduct and ethics and maintains comprehensive professional registrations. He holds a number of Diplomas and has additional ASET accredited diplomas underway. He has an NVQ in Training & Development to TDLB Standards in the Industrial context of Complementary Health Education including comprehensive psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, Coaching, NLP and CBT evidence. He has a diploma in Stress counselling and (psycho) analysis from the Association of Stress Management. For further qualifications and biography see HERE.

He has also written a professional advanced training course in CBT with is a level 5 ASET award. He has written another in Anger management, and one in stress managment, which are currently awaiting accreditation. Paul's Advanced Life Coaching course is already accredited as an ASET level 4 award.

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