Foundations Counseling, LLC has developed a Women’s Mental Wellness Group. This groups is geared towards providing women with a safe space to discuss a variety of topics including; psycho-education (understanding symptoms and triggers), mental wellness approaches, setting healthy boundaries, engaging in healthy relationships, changing negative thought and behavioral patterns as well as building social support. Groups will meet for a total of 8 sessions: Every other Monday 6:00pm-7:30pm. Registration: September 9 - 21, 2019 Group begins: October 10, 2019 Cost: $30 per for session. In order to secure your place in the next group, please contact us at foundationscounselingllc@gmail.com .
Hosted by Foundations Counseling, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
Foundations Counseling, LLC has developed a Women’s Mental Wellness Group. This groups is geared towards providing women with a safe space to discuss a variety of topics including; psycho-education (understanding symptoms and triggers), mental wellness approaches, setting healthy boundaries, engaging in healthy relationships, changing negative thought and behavioral patterns as well as building social support. Groups will meet for a total of 8 sessions: Every other Monday 6:00pm-7:30pm. Registration: September 9 - 21, 2019 Group begins: October 10, 2019 Cost: $30 per for session. In order to secure your place in the next group, please contact us at foundationscounselingllc@gmail.com .
This is a closed group for adults who want to learn how to better manage their anger and improve their relationships. Through virtual group educational sessions, role-playing, and between session “homework," group members will build the skills to effectively recognize and cope with their angry feelings and anger triggers. Group members will also learn useful strategies for healthy, assertive communication.
This is a closed group for adults who want to learn how to better manage their anger and improve their relationships. Through virtual group educational sessions, role-playing, and between session “homework," group members will build the skills to effectively recognize and cope with their angry feelings and anger triggers. Group members will also learn useful strategies for healthy, assertive communication.
The Go From Anger to Managed Calmness provides a supportive environment for individuals seeking to understand and regulate their anger effectively. Facilitated by trained professionals, the group offers insights, coping strategies, and skill-building exercises to promote emotional well-being. Participants are encouraged to share experiences and develop healthier responses to stress and frustration. The program aims to foster personal growth, improve relationships, and enhance overall quality of life.
The Go From Anger to Managed Calmness provides a supportive environment for individuals seeking to understand and regulate their anger effectively. Facilitated by trained professionals, the group offers insights, coping strategies, and skill-building exercises to promote emotional well-being. Participants are encouraged to share experiences and develop healthier responses to stress and frustration. The program aims to foster personal growth, improve relationships, and enhance overall quality of life.
Learn and Practice effective skills to manage anger. Work on learning powerful skills to change your life and your relationships. This 12 week court approved program is useful for anyone who would like to feel more in control of strong feelings. Also appropriate for women with substance use history.
Hosted by Chicago Human Potential
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW, RDDP
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60626
Learn and Practice effective skills to manage anger. Work on learning powerful skills to change your life and your relationships. This 12 week court approved program is useful for anyone who would like to feel more in control of strong feelings. Also appropriate for women with substance use history.
Our Anger management groups are designed to help individuals to learn to recognize signs that you're becoming angry, and taking action to calm down and deal with the situation in a productive way. Anger is frequently a result of frustration, or of feeling blocked or thwarted from something the person feels is important. Anger can also be a defensive response to underlying fear or feelings of vulnerability or powerlessness. Groups are 8 weeks, 2 hours per session. There is a fee associated with this group.
Hosted by Solutions Counseling & Consulting Group
Counselor, EdD, LCPC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
Our Anger management groups are designed to help individuals to learn to recognize signs that you're becoming angry, and taking action to calm down and deal with the situation in a productive way. Anger is frequently a result of frustration, or of feeling blocked or thwarted from something the person feels is important. Anger can also be a defensive response to underlying fear or feelings of vulnerability or powerlessness. Groups are 8 weeks, 2 hours per session. There is a fee associated with this group.
Real Talk is a welcoming 1-hour group psychotherapy space for adults who may be feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or stuck. We’ll have honest conversations about relationships, life changes, self-esteem, grief, and mental health while building healthy coping skills and working toward personal growth. As a Black woman and therapist, I value creating a space where you can feel seen, heard, respected, and understood. Come as you are—no judgment and no pressure to have everything figured out. This small, supportive group is limited to 6–8 participants to encourage meaningful connection, conversation, and individual attention.
Hosted by Beunka Butler
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, CADC, NCC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60615
Real Talk is a welcoming 1-hour group psychotherapy space for adults who may be feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious, or stuck. We’ll have honest conversations about relationships, life changes, self-esteem, grief, and mental health while building healthy coping skills and working toward personal growth. As a Black woman and therapist, I value creating a space where you can feel seen, heard, respected, and understood. Come as you are—no judgment and no pressure to have everything figured out. This small, supportive group is limited to 6–8 participants to encourage meaningful connection, conversation, and individual attention.
Anger is a healthy emotion in everybody's life - when it's expressed in an appropriate manner at the right time. Too often, many of us let anger get the better of us in arguments and emotional interactions with others. This group will help you better understand the roots of anger, and how to experience it in a way that is healthier - both for you and those around you.
Anger is a healthy emotion in everybody's life - when it's expressed in an appropriate manner at the right time. Too often, many of us let anger get the better of us in arguments and emotional interactions with others. This group will help you better understand the roots of anger, and how to experience it in a way that is healthier - both for you and those around you.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for a number of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship problems. DBT is different than many other forms of treatment because it emphasizes learning and building concrete skills, coping mechanisms, and tools to manage problems in your life. The goal of the treatment is to help build skills to increase your effectiveness in managing difficult emotions and situations while also learning to identify behaviors that promote stability and health. This group is continuously adding new members, please inquire about availability.
Hosted by Hector Rupitt
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LPC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60604
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has been shown to be an effective treatment for a number of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, and relationship problems. DBT is different than many other forms of treatment because it emphasizes learning and building concrete skills, coping mechanisms, and tools to manage problems in your life. The goal of the treatment is to help build skills to increase your effectiveness in managing difficult emotions and situations while also learning to identify behaviors that promote stability and health. This group is continuously adding new members, please inquire about availability.
Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic offers anger management services for individuals, corporations, and groups with our certified anger management specialist. Through our anger management groups, evaluations and coaching sessions- we assess anger issues/needs, coping skills and teach empirically based: relaxation, behavioral and cognitive strategies - incorporating emotional intelligence areas of development.
Hosted by Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic
Psychologist, PsyD, CAMS-II
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60628
Family First Domestic & Family Counseling Clinic offers anger management services for individuals, corporations, and groups with our certified anger management specialist. Through our anger management groups, evaluations and coaching sessions- we assess anger issues/needs, coping skills and teach empirically based: relaxation, behavioral and cognitive strategies - incorporating emotional intelligence areas of development.
This DBT group is for adults who want practical tools to manage emotions, stress, and relationship reactivity more effectively. Many participants function well externally but feel overwhelmed, impulsive, or stuck in destructive patterns internally. The group focuses on core skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, with an emphasis on real-world application. It is best suited for individuals who want concrete strategies to respond more thoughtfully rather than react impulsively, so they can use them between sessions. Begins Sunday 7/25, ongoing & always accepting new members.
Hosted by Wendi Lev
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, ACSW, CADC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60602
This DBT group is for adults who want practical tools to manage emotions, stress, and relationship reactivity more effectively. Many participants function well externally but feel overwhelmed, impulsive, or stuck in destructive patterns internally. The group focuses on core skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, with an emphasis on real-world application. It is best suited for individuals who want concrete strategies to respond more thoughtfully rather than react impulsively, so they can use them between sessions. Begins Sunday 7/25, ongoing & always accepting new members.
Through Sage Therapy, this group offers a supportive space for men to better understand and manage anger and other difficult emotions. Participants will build coping skills, explore emotional triggers, and connect with others working toward healthier emotional regulation. Insurance accepted; Out of pocket $50.
Through Sage Therapy, this group offers a supportive space for men to better understand and manage anger and other difficult emotions. Participants will build coping skills, explore emotional triggers, and connect with others working toward healthier emotional regulation. Insurance accepted; Out of pocket $50.
Programa online para el equilibrio emocional. Aprenda estrategias y habilidades prácticas, probadas por la ciencia para ayudar a reducir el sufrimiento emocional, equilibrar las emociones, mejorar las relaciones y crear una vida más plena para usted.
Habilidades DBT • Mindfulness • Prácticas de bienestar emocional.
•Terapia de Conducta Dialéctica (DBT), fundada por Marsha Linehan, PhD, fue desarrollada inicialmente para mujeres diagnosticadas con trastorno límite de la personalidad.
Programa online para el equilibrio emocional. Aprenda estrategias y habilidades prácticas, probadas por la ciencia para ayudar a reducir el sufrimiento emocional, equilibrar las emociones, mejorar las relaciones y crear una vida más plena para usted.
Habilidades DBT • Mindfulness • Prácticas de bienestar emocional.
•Terapia de Conducta Dialéctica (DBT), fundada por Marsha Linehan, PhD, fue desarrollada inicialmente para mujeres diagnosticadas con trastorno límite de la personalidad.
You know the feeling right before you say the thing you can't take back, that half-second where you could stop, but don't? If you're the one who's usually good at biting your tongue, letting it go, letting it go again... until it's not a slow burn anymore. It's a meet and greet with your last nerve, and that's exactly when you want to snap. Your anger isn't the problem. It's a signal nobody taught you to read. Starting 8/29 — 6 week group. 6 spots left. Message me today.
Hosted by Just InJoy Counseling, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MAEL
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
You know the feeling right before you say the thing you can't take back, that half-second where you could stop, but don't? If you're the one who's usually good at biting your tongue, letting it go, letting it go again... until it's not a slow burn anymore. It's a meet and greet with your last nerve, and that's exactly when you want to snap. Your anger isn't the problem. It's a signal nobody taught you to read. Starting 8/29 — 6 week group. 6 spots left. Message me today.
Explore one of the most dynamic emotions in the human experience. In this group, we offer you a practical perspective that demystifies anger and helps you develop a healthy understanding of it and the emotions that surround it. Discover why many popular approaches to anger management have got it all wrong as we debunk some of the myths that have been keeping you stuck. This group will meet weekly with a rolling admission. All major insurance plans accepted - please inquire to see if this group is right for you.
Hosted by Hector Rupitt
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LPC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60604
Explore one of the most dynamic emotions in the human experience. In this group, we offer you a practical perspective that demystifies anger and helps you develop a healthy understanding of it and the emotions that surround it. Discover why many popular approaches to anger management have got it all wrong as we debunk some of the myths that have been keeping you stuck. This group will meet weekly with a rolling admission. All major insurance plans accepted - please inquire to see if this group is right for you.
10-week group will explore when anger is appropriate, the difference between assertiveness and aggressiveness, and how to differentiate between anger, fear and frustration. We?;(tm)ll practice being able to express ourselves so that others are able to truly hear us versus being intimidated or afraid. We?;(tm)ll use mindfulness skills to identify emotions and be able to ?;oejust feel?; these rather than reacting inappropriately. This group is not someone talking at you about how to be less angry. It?;(tm)s interactive and results in a real shift in how you experience and express the often helpful emotion of anger.
Hosted by Thomas R Pickens
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, CADC, MS
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60640
10-week group will explore when anger is appropriate, the difference between assertiveness and aggressiveness, and how to differentiate between anger, fear and frustration. We?;(tm)ll practice being able to express ourselves so that others are able to truly hear us versus being intimidated or afraid. We?;(tm)ll use mindfulness skills to identify emotions and be able to ?;oejust feel?; these rather than reacting inappropriately. This group is not someone talking at you about how to be less angry. It?;(tm)s interactive and results in a real shift in how you experience and express the often helpful emotion of anger.
Meeting weekly for 6 week in two hour sessions program($60 per). Learn coping, solution focused techniques and opportunities for real practice. Certificates upon successful completion. 6 Weeks sessions starts November 4, Mondays Email DrrHeller@gmail.com for an application.
Meeting weekly for 6 week in two hour sessions program($60 per). Learn coping, solution focused techniques and opportunities for real practice. Certificates upon successful completion. 6 Weeks sessions starts November 4, Mondays Email DrrHeller@gmail.com for an application.
The Partner Abuse Intervention Program offers group and individual counseling that helps participants recognize and understand their abusive behaviors and refrain from engaging them. The goal of the program is to prevent violence and abuse with intimate partners and family members. PAIP is offered to men and is gender-specific. Our program meets state protocols for domestic violence and is approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and local court system. All services are provided in a supportive, culturally competent environment and are confidential. Services are self pay and offered on a Sliding Fee Scale. Please call for information for hours of operation.
Hosted by Solutions Counseling & Consulting Group
Counselor, EdD, LCPC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60643
The Partner Abuse Intervention Program offers group and individual counseling that helps participants recognize and understand their abusive behaviors and refrain from engaging them. The goal of the program is to prevent violence and abuse with intimate partners and family members. PAIP is offered to men and is gender-specific. Our program meets state protocols for domestic violence and is approved by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) and local court system. All services are provided in a supportive, culturally competent environment and are confidential. Services are self pay and offered on a Sliding Fee Scale. Please call for information for hours of operation.
This work will transform your life. It's time for your life to get better now. This work will make a difference for you today.
Hosted by Dr. Scott Terry
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdD, LMFT, LCPC, MFT, LMHC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60657
This work will transform your life. It's time for your life to get better now. This work will make a difference for you today.
This is a closed group for adults who want to learn how to better manage their anger and improve their relationships. Through virtual group educational sessions, role-playing, and between session “homework," group members will build the skills to effectively recognize and cope with their angry feelings and anger triggers. Group members will also learn useful strategies for healthy, assertive communication.
Hosted by Jessie M. Duncan
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, NCC
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60646
This is a closed group for adults who want to learn how to better manage their anger and improve their relationships. Through virtual group educational sessions, role-playing, and between session “homework," group members will build the skills to effectively recognize and cope with their angry feelings and anger triggers. Group members will also learn useful strategies for healthy, assertive communication.
Our "In your Feelings" group is focused for children who are having difficulty managing their anger, grief, and/or anxiety. Up to 5 children within a group (In person at Logan Square site). Participants and Parents will complete intake and Developmental Screening. Participants will be part of an 8 session program which will focus on increasing emotional regulation and executive functioning skills. Each rotation of 8 session program is based upon referrals and also based on individual needs of participants.
Hosted by RIMYA Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, LPHA, DSW, CBIS, RPT
Group meets in Chicago, IL 60618
Our "In your Feelings" group is focused for children who are having difficulty managing their anger, grief, and/or anxiety. Up to 5 children within a group (In person at Logan Square site). Participants and Parents will complete intake and Developmental Screening. Participants will be part of an 8 session program which will focus on increasing emotional regulation and executive functioning skills. Each rotation of 8 session program is based upon referrals and also based on individual needs of participants.
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How long does therapy take for anger management?
Treatment duration depends on the person’s specific challenges and circumstances. There are treatments for anger problems that are shorter and more goal-oriented, like Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), which can last weeks to months. Others, like Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) may last between six months and a year, while a more intensive treatment, like psychodynamic therapy, is open-ended, and clients may see their therapist for a year or longer.
How do you know if you need therapy for anger management?
Everyone gets mad from time to time. But when angry outbursts become frequent and cause damage to relationships, whether at home or in the office, it may be a good time to look into therapy. A therapist can assess where a client’s anger may be coming from, suggest strategies for averting angry outbursts, and help a client create a plan to become a calmer version of themselves.
Is there medication for anger management?
Medications do exist that help people mitigate the feeling of anger, but these are reserved for people with anger-related psychiatric disorders, such as intermittent explosive disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, or in some cases borderline personality disorder. In these cases, antidepressant medications may be prescribed to help with the client’s symptoms. In most cases of anger management, however, talk therapy is the recommended treatment, along with lifestyle changes where relevant.
What’s the best way to encourage someone to seek help for anger issues?
It’s helpful to express your concern and love for the person while framing therapy as a tool for improving their life. Offering specific examples of how an individual’s behavior affected either themselves or others should be done with compassion and with empathy. It may be useful to devise a game plan—breaking the process down into parts, such as finding a therapist, making appointments, and looking into insurance coverage.