Anger Management Therapy in Dallas, TX & New Mexico
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Who is this service for?
This therapy service is for those struggling with anger that feels out of control, whether explosive or internalized. It helps individuals experiencing frequent irritability, guilt after outbursts, or chronic relationship conflict due to anger. We support anyone seeking to understand their anger's roots and manage it healthily.
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Does anger feel overwhelming? Do persistent outbursts or simmering rage cause problems? Anger is a powerful emotion. When it becomes dysregulated, it creates distress. At Kairos Counseling, we help you understand your anger and transform it.
About Anger Therapy
Anger is a fundamental, protective emotion. It often masks deeper wounds. This powerful emotion can become dysregulated when your boundaries have been violated, your needs unmet, or pain has been suppressed. Whether anger appears as explosive outbursts or remains internalized, unresolved anger often leads to significant challenges. These include relationship conflict, feelings of shame, or emotional dissociation.
“Your anger makes sense—something in you needed protection, and now it needs to be heard with care, not shame.”
According to the Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) Model, all behavior serves a purpose of protection. This includes anger. We do not see anger as a choice to simply "pull yourself out of." Instead, we believe it is a state of being adopted for protective purposes. By honoring the anger, we create a space. We explore its story. We uncover the moments that led to its intensity. By turning toward the anger with curiosity, we can disassemble and realign its components—whether physiological, environmental, or trauma-based.
Anger can be expressed in various patterns. These include:
- Explosive or Reactive Anger: Sudden, intense outbursts.
- Repressed or Turned Inward Anger: Anger that leads to self-blame or depression.
- Passive-Aggressive Anger: Indirect expression of hostility.
- Chronic Irritability: Persistent feelings of annoyance or frustration.
- Righteous or Protective Anger: Anger stemming from a sense of injustice.
- Shame-Fueled Outbursts: Anger followed by intense guilt.
How Does Kairos Anger Counseling & Therapy Work?
At Kairos Counseling & Family Therapy, we understand that anger affects your mind, body, and heart. We provide a multi-modal therapy approach specifically designed for anger management and healing its roots. Our holistic approach helps you gain insight and develop healthier ways to respond.
Our comprehensive process for anger therapy includes:
- Exploring Root Causes: We help identify underlying wounds or unmet needs that fuel your anger. This often involves looking at past experiences, including trauma.
- Emotional Regulation Skills: You learn practical tools to manage intense emotional volatility. This includes techniques for calming your nervous system.
- Boundary Work: We guide you in setting clear, healthy boundaries. This helps prevent future violations that trigger anger.
- Parts of Self Work: We explore different internal "parts" connected to your anger. We work to integrate these parts for greater internal peace.
- Mindfulness: This helps you observe your anger without judgment. It creates space for a different response.
- EMDR Therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing): For anger connected to past trauma, EMDR can reprocess disturbing memories. This reduces their power to trigger anger responses.
- Psychoeducation: We provide understanding of how anger functions. This knowledge empowers you to work with your anger, not against it.
- Relational Skill Building: We help you communicate your needs effectively. This improves your relationships and reduces conflict.
Benefits of Anger Therapy
Through specialized anger therapy at Kairos Counseling, you can:
- Understand Your Anger: Gain clarity on its protective purpose and underlying causes.
- Regulate Emotions: Develop greater ability for cognitive and emotional self-regulation.
- Reduce Outbursts: Decrease frequent irritability and control explosive reactions.
- Heal Guilt & Shame: Process feelings of remorse after angry episodes.
- Improve Relationships: Transform conflict into healthier communication and connection.
- Set Clear Boundaries: Confidently establish limits that honor your needs and protect your well-being.
- Find Inner Calm: Experience greater peace and emotional balance in your daily life.
Getting Started
Ready to transform your relationship with anger and find a new path to emotional freedom? We offer a Free 15-Minute Consultation. This is available via Telehealth or in-person. It's a great way to see if our specialized approach for anger therapy is the right fit for you.
Frequently asked questions
Don't let questions stop you from receiving the care you deserve!
Anger therapy at Kairos Counseling recognizes anger as a protective emotion, often signaling deeper emotional wounds rather than being the core issue itself. Our approach is non-shaming and compassionate, helping clients explore the root causes of their anger—whether from past trauma, unmet needs, or learned behavioral patterns. We use a multi-modal framework, integrating mind-body techniques, trauma therapy, and emotional regulation skills to foster lasting change. Rather than simply suppressing anger, we help clients understand and transform it into healthier expressions of assertiveness and self-protection.
Uncontrolled anger often stems from violated boundaries, unmet needs, or unresolved pain. When personal limits are repeatedly crossed—or when emotions like grief, fear, or shame go unaddressed—anger can become a default response. Additionally, childhood experiences or past trauma may teach maladaptive ways of expressing anger, such as explosive outbursts or passive-aggressive behaviors. At Kairos, we help clients identify these triggers and reprocess the underlying wounds, shifting anger from a destructive force to a manageable signal for change.
Absolutely. Anger therapy is highly effective for relationship struggles, as it focuses on communication skills, boundary setting, and emotional awareness. Many conflicts arise from unexpressed needs or past relational trauma. In therapy, clients learn to: 1. Express anger constructively without blame or aggression; 2. Listen actively to others’ perspectives; 3. Set and maintain healthy boundaries to prevent resentment; and 4. Address deeper wounds (like attachment injuries) that fuel arguments. By resolving these core issues, relationships often become more trusting and collaborative.
At Kairos Counseling, we customize anger therapy to meet each client's unique needs by integrating clinically proven methods. One foundational technique we employ is mindfulness and body awareness, which helps individuals recognize the earliest physical and emotional signs of anger before it escalates, allowing them to intervene with calming strategies. For clients whose anger stems from past trauma, we utilize EMDR therapy to safely reprocess distressing memories that may be triggering intense emotional reactions. We also incorporate parts work, informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS) and ego-state therapy, to help clients explore the different protective roles their anger may be serving—such as a part that uses rage to shield against vulnerability. Alongside this, we teach practical emotional regulation skills, including grounding exercises and cognitive reframing techniques, to help manage overwhelming feelings in the moment.