by Shannon McLaughlin | May 26, 2015 | Addiction Treatment, Anger Management Counseling, Counseling, Grief and Loss Counseling, Harm Reduction Treatment
People wonder what therapy is like. The Hollywood image of therapy is a troubled person sitting and talking with a quirky therapist in a cluttered office until “the epiphany.” The client has such a realization he or she breaks down crying, gets a hug from the...
by Shannon McLaughlin | May 2, 2015 | Anger Management Counseling
Most of us think of anger as explosive, the hothead who blows off steam quickly without much provocation. This stereotype is not the only person with problematic anger. This blog post will shed light on some of the other styles of problematic anger. It is not always...
by Shannon McLaughlin | Apr 14, 2015 | Anger Management Counseling
A big surprise to many people when first beginning to study anger is to discover how often anger is rooted in shame. Anger is often called a “secondary emotion,” a cover for a deeper more primary emotion – often fear or shame. One of the goals in anger management...
by Shannon McLaughlin | Jan 21, 2015 | Anger Management Counseling
A most effective way to anger control is to learn where your anger source really lurks. Anger is considered a secondary emotion. It is a cover for another emotion, a primary emotion, such as fear or shame. Anger is energizing and powerful, we prefer feeling anger to...
by Shannon McLaughlin | Jan 21, 2015 | Anger Management Counseling
Many people form opinions of anger management counseling from the media portrayal of anger management groups in movies and TV shows. These may be comedic or dramatic but rarely accurate. There are many myths of anger management. Many beliefs of anger treatment stem...
Shannon McLaughlin, LCSW