Anger Management Therapists in Oakland, CA

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Eli Alexander Keller
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT
Online Only
Waitlist for new clients
Step into a space where healing and growth intertwine. At my therapeutic practice, I extend a warm invitation to individuals, couples, and families of all kinds. With a foundation in mindfulness, I guide our journey with a deep focus on the relationships we build and the process we embark upon together.
Step into a space where healing and growth intertwine. At my therapeutic practice, I extend a warm invitation to individuals, couples, and families of all kinds. With a foundation in mindfulness, I guide our journey with a deep focus on the relationships we build and the process we embark upon together.
(415) 915-7791 View (415) 915-7791
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Amehed Shek
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
I am a licensed social worker with over 12 years of experience supporting individuals facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, and addiction. I have experience working with adults, including Veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community, and provide a compassionate, culturally sensitive approach to care. As a native Spanish speaker, I offer services in both English and Spanish. I also have extensive experience working with Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), helping clients navigate personal and workplace concerns effectively.
I am a licensed social worker with over 12 years of experience supporting individuals facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, and addiction. I have experience working with adults, including Veterans and members of the LGBTQ+ community, and provide a compassionate, culturally sensitive approach to care. As a native Spanish speaker, I offer services in both English and Spanish. I also have extensive experience working with Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), helping clients navigate personal and workplace concerns effectively.
(510) 350-3459 View (510) 350-3459
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Leroy Watts
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Are you feeling disconnected and distant from your partner and don’t want to be? Do kids, career, logistics, and everyday life leave you both feeling like roommates? Are you struggling to feel heard and seen in your marriage? Have you tried to resolve things, but the usual easy answers don't work? I work with individuals and couples using a variety of models, particularly EFT (Emotion-Focused Therapy). EFT is a very effective approach for building and rebuilding the emotional bonds necessary for a healthy relationship.    EFT is an approach that helps you and your partner team up against your problems rather than each other.
Are you feeling disconnected and distant from your partner and don’t want to be? Do kids, career, logistics, and everyday life leave you both feeling like roommates? Are you struggling to feel heard and seen in your marriage? Have you tried to resolve things, but the usual easy answers don't work? I work with individuals and couples using a variety of models, particularly EFT (Emotion-Focused Therapy). EFT is a very effective approach for building and rebuilding the emotional bonds necessary for a healthy relationship.    EFT is an approach that helps you and your partner team up against your problems rather than each other.
(510) 369-2948 View (510) 369-2948
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Alex Black
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT
1 Endorsed
Online Only
I can help you develop awareness of debilitating emotions such as shame, grief, guilt, sadness, anger, self doubt, depression and anxiety.
Make therapy a gift to yourself and the journey of a lifetime. Experience the therapeutic process as an exploration into a landscape full of your own creative capacities, strengths, and dreams that already exist. Replace out-dated belief systems with new ones that better reflect your current, authentic self. Continue the process of growing into the person you believe yourself to be. Move from the victim to the empowered. I work in collaborative ways with you, helping to identifying assumptions, thoughts, and beliefs that are keeping you from the experiences, relationships, and life that you want.
I can help you develop awareness of debilitating emotions such as shame, grief, guilt, sadness, anger, self doubt, depression and anxiety.
Make therapy a gift to yourself and the journey of a lifetime. Experience the therapeutic process as an exploration into a landscape full of your own creative capacities, strengths, and dreams that already exist. Replace out-dated belief systems with new ones that better reflect your current, authentic self. Continue the process of growing into the person you believe yourself to be. Move from the victim to the empowered. I work in collaborative ways with you, helping to identifying assumptions, thoughts, and beliefs that are keeping you from the experiences, relationships, and life that you want.
(510) 250-3293 View (510) 250-3293
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Hong Jeong
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, EMDR, IFS
Online Only
We all go through emotional storms where we feel emotionally and physically stuck; we worry too much and lose control of ourselves. Do you find yourself thrown off balance by your childhood trauma? Childhood traumatic experiences such as abandonment, abuse, and neglect lead to social anxiety. My approach is solution-focused and tailored to your needs and goals. I am committed to providing a profound sense of safety and offering compassionate and actionable guidance to all my clients.
We all go through emotional storms where we feel emotionally and physically stuck; we worry too much and lose control of ourselves. Do you find yourself thrown off balance by your childhood trauma? Childhood traumatic experiences such as abandonment, abuse, and neglect lead to social anxiety. My approach is solution-focused and tailored to your needs and goals. I am committed to providing a profound sense of safety and offering compassionate and actionable guidance to all my clients.
(213) 275-2192 View (213) 275-2192
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Sankofa Holistic Counseling Services
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, SAP
1 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94610
Congratulations, you found a compassionate and affirming therapist. As you're reading this I understand it maybe with some degree of ambivalence. To that end, my immediate goal is to connect and reflect with you in ways that are safe, respectful and trusting. Only then can we have a meaningful, therapeutic-relationship that's open to collaboration, exploration, and revelation. This is where we "Make the road as we walk it", and I champion your journey, where ever it leads. I value the creative and growth potential of every human being. How can I best support you?
Congratulations, you found a compassionate and affirming therapist. As you're reading this I understand it maybe with some degree of ambivalence. To that end, my immediate goal is to connect and reflect with you in ways that are safe, respectful and trusting. Only then can we have a meaningful, therapeutic-relationship that's open to collaboration, exploration, and revelation. This is where we "Make the road as we walk it", and I champion your journey, where ever it leads. I value the creative and growth potential of every human being. How can I best support you?
(510) 902-4189 View (510) 902-4189
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Mariel Fiedler
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
I have been providing individual therapy services specific to the LGBTQ+ community since December 2020. I am a person-centered, relational therapist who is warm. I honor my clients as the experts of their lives and enjoy forming a collaboration with the people I work with. I enjoy elements of psychoanalysis, especially if the outcome is greater acceptance and care for self. I believe that the therapeutic relationship can help rewrite stories that we tell ourselves about ourselves, as well as how we show up in relationships.
I have been providing individual therapy services specific to the LGBTQ+ community since December 2020. I am a person-centered, relational therapist who is warm. I honor my clients as the experts of their lives and enjoy forming a collaboration with the people I work with. I enjoy elements of psychoanalysis, especially if the outcome is greater acceptance and care for self. I believe that the therapeutic relationship can help rewrite stories that we tell ourselves about ourselves, as well as how we show up in relationships.
(510) 617-1564 View (510) 617-1564
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Gloria Namkung
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Oakland, CA 94618
Do you recognize some of these ways in which your or others' unhealthy anger gets expressed?
Anger therapy may be helpful if your anger is negatively affecting something of value, such as intimate relationships; employment; health; friendships; relationships with co-workers; your freedom. You may be looking into anger therapy because someone else thinks it's a good idea, or because you realize you need help with reducing stress and frustration.
Do you recognize some of these ways in which your or others' unhealthy anger gets expressed?
Anger therapy may be helpful if your anger is negatively affecting something of value, such as intimate relationships; employment; health; friendships; relationships with co-workers; your freedom. You may be looking into anger therapy because someone else thinks it's a good idea, or because you realize you need help with reducing stress and frustration.
(510) 564-7199 View (510) 564-7199
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Araina Lynn Hennen
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
I specialize in working with individuals facing a range of mental health concerns, including addiction, anger management, anxiety, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, borderline personality, depression, drug abuse, dual diagnosis, grief, impulsivity, job stress, legal stress, and substance use.
My name is Araina Lynn Hennen MSW, LCSW, PPSC. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving the Bay Area. I completed my Master’s Degree in Social Work at Cal State East Bay in 2017. I also completed my Pupil Personnel Service Credential in 2016 at San Francisco State University. In 2021 I became Licensed in clinical social in the state of California.
I specialize in working with individuals facing a range of mental health concerns, including addiction, anger management, anxiety, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, borderline personality, depression, drug abuse, dual diagnosis, grief, impulsivity, job stress, legal stress, and substance use.
My name is Araina Lynn Hennen MSW, LCSW, PPSC. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving the Bay Area. I completed my Master’s Degree in Social Work at Cal State East Bay in 2017. I also completed my Pupil Personnel Service Credential in 2016 at San Francisco State University. In 2021 I became Licensed in clinical social in the state of California.
(530) 457-6965 View (530) 457-6965
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Esther Wang
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
Hi there, I'm Esther! Everyone can use extra support from time to time, and that's what I'm here for. I'm here to help. My approach is straightforward and client-driven. I work with a limited number of clients because I want to be authentically present for your process. Other things you might want to know: I received my MSW from CSU Long Beach. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 5 years, and have provided supervision to ASWs working on hours for their license. I'm a long-time ally of the LGBTQIA community. I am kink and sex-positive.
Hi there, I'm Esther! Everyone can use extra support from time to time, and that's what I'm here for. I'm here to help. My approach is straightforward and client-driven. I work with a limited number of clients because I want to be authentically present for your process. Other things you might want to know: I received my MSW from CSU Long Beach. I have been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 5 years, and have provided supervision to ASWs working on hours for their license. I'm a long-time ally of the LGBTQIA community. I am kink and sex-positive.
(909) 310-8342 View (909) 310-8342
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Marvin West
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Online Only
Hi, I’m Marvin West, a bilingual Spanish-speaking therapist with training in Expressive Arts. I believe therapy is a powerful tool for growth, healing, and self-discovery. You are the expert of your own experience, and my role is to meet you where you are—through the highs and the lows—offering guidance and support along the way. Let’s take this journey together to create a brighter, healthier future for you.
Hi, I’m Marvin West, a bilingual Spanish-speaking therapist with training in Expressive Arts. I believe therapy is a powerful tool for growth, healing, and self-discovery. You are the expert of your own experience, and my role is to meet you where you are—through the highs and the lows—offering guidance and support along the way. Let’s take this journey together to create a brighter, healthier future for you.
(341) 218-5742 View (341) 218-5742
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Ben Graf
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Oakland, CA 94610
I have extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, at-risk youth, parenting challenges, grief, loss, relationship issues and attachment difficulties.
Emotional healing occurs most readily in the context of a safe relationship that is simultaneously supportive, responsive and empathic, but that also challenges you to venture outside of your comfort zone. My therapeutic approach is client-centered, partnering with you in your individuality to help you reconnect with your own inner strength and wisdom. I can help you to make connections between your past experiences and present circumstances in order to better understand yourself, enabling you to make changes that translate into a more vibrant and fulfilling life.
I have extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, at-risk youth, parenting challenges, grief, loss, relationship issues and attachment difficulties.
Emotional healing occurs most readily in the context of a safe relationship that is simultaneously supportive, responsive and empathic, but that also challenges you to venture outside of your comfort zone. My therapeutic approach is client-centered, partnering with you in your individuality to help you reconnect with your own inner strength and wisdom. I can help you to make connections between your past experiences and present circumstances in order to better understand yourself, enabling you to make changes that translate into a more vibrant and fulfilling life.
(510) 270-4943 View (510) 270-4943
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Victor Washington
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Online Only
I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker in California with a demonstrated ability to develop rapport with people from various backgrounds. As a social worker, I have had the opportunity to work in various settings from medical and psychiatric hospitals, community mental health agencies and the criminal justice system (juveniles and adults). I have also worked with individuals challenged by addiction. Through the use of interpersonal dynamics, I can support individuals in accessing various psychological parts of themselves while focusing on the past, present and future.
I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker in California with a demonstrated ability to develop rapport with people from various backgrounds. As a social worker, I have had the opportunity to work in various settings from medical and psychiatric hospitals, community mental health agencies and the criminal justice system (juveniles and adults). I have also worked with individuals challenged by addiction. Through the use of interpersonal dynamics, I can support individuals in accessing various psychological parts of themselves while focusing on the past, present and future.
(415) 634-4069 View (415) 634-4069
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Julie Seden-Hansen
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, LPCC
5 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94602
I help families, men, women, and children work through all issues, including anger, anxiety and depression.
I’m a general counselor that works on current problems and/or old stuff. I have a no non-sense approach, I am very open. If you have insurance I can give you a Superbill receipt and your insurance may reimburse you.
I help families, men, women, and children work through all issues, including anger, anxiety and depression.
I’m a general counselor that works on current problems and/or old stuff. I have a no non-sense approach, I am very open. If you have insurance I can give you a Superbill receipt and your insurance may reimburse you.
(805) 254-7161 View (805) 254-7161
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Gabriel Thibaut de Maisieres
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
5 Endorsed
Oakland, CA 94618
Do you struggles with your relationship? Do you want a more intimate connection? I believe we are driven to grow and we choose our partner to help us grow. Going through conflicts and resolving them is what help us to know ourselves and our loved one better. The last 11 years, in a safe, trusting, and warm environment, I successfully helped couples, as well as individual, to learn from these conflicts and help them to build more harmonious relationship and better life.
Do you struggles with your relationship? Do you want a more intimate connection? I believe we are driven to grow and we choose our partner to help us grow. Going through conflicts and resolving them is what help us to know ourselves and our loved one better. The last 11 years, in a safe, trusting, and warm environment, I successfully helped couples, as well as individual, to learn from these conflicts and help them to build more harmonious relationship and better life.
(415) 689-5958 View (415) 689-5958
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Niall Geoghegan
Psychologist, PsyD
1 Endorsed
Online Only
Therapy doesn't have to be a long drawn out process. Whether you're suffering from depression, anxiety, or any other kind of challenge you want a therapist who can help you bring about change right from the start, to get to the deep roots of your problems and achieve results in as few sessions as possible. I specialize in a form of psychotherapy that is both depth-oriented and time-limited. I work with adults, adolescents and couples in my office in Berkeley, CA, and also work with many clients remotely by telephone.
Therapy doesn't have to be a long drawn out process. Whether you're suffering from depression, anxiety, or any other kind of challenge you want a therapist who can help you bring about change right from the start, to get to the deep roots of your problems and achieve results in as few sessions as possible. I specialize in a form of psychotherapy that is both depth-oriented and time-limited. I work with adults, adolescents and couples in my office in Berkeley, CA, and also work with many clients remotely by telephone.
(510) 344-6762 View (510) 344-6762
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Erin Carl
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
2 Endorsed
Online Only
I care deeply about the emotional health of my clients and wish for their independence and freedom from emotional distress interfering with their goals and values. I work from a foundation of client-centered, trauma-informed, narrative approaches/philosophies, and utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in practice and interventions. I feel confident in short-term models that include psychoeducation, skill building, and processing in tandem.
I care deeply about the emotional health of my clients and wish for their independence and freedom from emotional distress interfering with their goals and values. I work from a foundation of client-centered, trauma-informed, narrative approaches/philosophies, and utilize Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) in practice and interventions. I feel confident in short-term models that include psychoeducation, skill building, and processing in tandem.
(510) 630-2291 View (510) 630-2291
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Travis L Rios
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFT
Serves Area
In my practice I am focused on helping you find meaning and resolution for your adverse or challenging life experiences. My goal is for you to feel better connected to the Big Picture of our common reality: humanity as one people, one community, spinning together on this planet we call Earth, in which all of our actions affect both ourselves and each other.
In my practice I am focused on helping you find meaning and resolution for your adverse or challenging life experiences. My goal is for you to feel better connected to the Big Picture of our common reality: humanity as one people, one community, spinning together on this planet we call Earth, in which all of our actions affect both ourselves and each other.
(510) 991-5235 View (510) 991-5235
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George Naves
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Online Only
Other areas include panic disorders, anger management, divorce, blended families, and domestic violence.
I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University Northridge and a Master of Science degree from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.
Other areas include panic disorders, anger management, divorce, blended families, and domestic violence.
I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from California State University Northridge and a Master of Science degree from California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.
(323) 991-7279 View (323) 991-7279
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Eliot Schain
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, MFA
Serves Area
I work with adults, teens, and couples struggling with depression, anxiety, and the inability to effectively communicate. With individuals, I help reframe challenges and liberate talents, especially in men alienated from the economy and meaningful purpose. I taught for years in a high school, and thus am comfortable working with adolescents. My orientation is eclectic, however I draw mostly from psychodynamic and relational theory, as well as CBT techniques. I find these approaches complementary, even necessary to establish a holistic treatment plan.
I work with adults, teens, and couples struggling with depression, anxiety, and the inability to effectively communicate. With individuals, I help reframe challenges and liberate talents, especially in men alienated from the economy and meaningful purpose. I taught for years in a high school, and thus am comfortable working with adolescents. My orientation is eclectic, however I draw mostly from psychodynamic and relational theory, as well as CBT techniques. I find these approaches complementary, even necessary to establish a holistic treatment plan.
(510) 296-5537 View (510) 296-5537

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Anger Management Therapists
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.