San Rafael, Marin County, California

(415) 261-7143

lisa@marintherapyandcounseling.com

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In my anger management counseling, I teach anger management skills, help identify the source of the anger and strive towards lasting change. The therapy isn't about getting rid of anger - as anger itself is a healthy emotion – an arousal in the body caused by the perception of not having your needs met or experiencing someone crossing your boundaries.  When it becomes problematic for people is when they express it outwardly at others in a destructive way – or inwards at themselves which can become depression.

If we decide do counseling together, we'll immediately implement anger management skills to stop doing damage to the people you care about - including yourself. Then we'll explore the possible source of your anger. When people struggle with anger, I find there's typically a connection to the family of origin - or other past occurrences - so we'll work together to get insight into this. We'll process unresolved issues and reshape unhelpful belief systems into more helpful ones. My therapy work often involves Cognitive Behavioral therapy which looks at how thinking impacts feeling. I strive to help people achieve long term change.

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See my article, 3 Tips for Effective Anger Management in The Toolbox at LisaKiftTherapy.com, a resource for emotional and relationship health.

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Learn about some of my other Marin individual therapy services:

Anxiety

Depression

Stress Management

Trauma

Family of Origin Work

Divorce Adjustment

Personal Growth and Development