Assertiveness Training and Therapy

What is Anger Management &Assertiveness Training?

It is commonly misunderstood that Anger management and assertiveness are two sides of the same coin. Both excess assertion resulting in aggression, and insufficient assertion resulting in the passive victim state are related. 

In order to understand either it is necessary to examine the triggers that cause the behaviour, environments and other factors that contribute to the behaviour, and the underlying cause of the person's difficulty finding balance. In each case the objective is to create a balanced and appropriate level of reaction in a range of situations.

Counselling, Psychotherapy, life coaching and Hypnotherapy combined can assist you in becoming far more assertive. Importantly they can assist you in becoming assertive in an appropriate way. Being assertive is NOT about being aggressive. It is about fair, confident and appropriate behaviour.

The wrong level of assertiveness can result in ANGER problems or VICTIM problems.

Frequently problems with assertiveness are due to people playing roles in their lives - playing the boss, victim, child, abuser, aggressor, passive stooge. frequently these patterns are completely unconscious and pre-learnt.

 What are some of the goals and outcomes of Assertivenes training?

Learn who YOU ARE and make the best of your life. You owe it to yourself. Topics covered in normal therapy include:

• Being Passive
• Being Aggressive
• Coping with Aggression
• Coping with Passive People
• How we play different "roles"
• Anger management
• Stress Management
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Poor methods of reacting
• Self Evaluation - How assertive am I ?
• Becoming more Assertive and Assertive rights!

Face to face individualised help is combined with the award winning STRESS PACK personal development tool. Combined you work on:

1. Underlying reasons for your behaviour and feelings

2. Choosing NEW reactions to triggers

3. Generally being more appropriate