Bright Hearts Counseling

Anger Management Therapy … to  save  relationships

Is anger a problem in your relationship, your driving, or your workplace?  Did you know that anger is a God-given emotion?  Yet today anger threatens to destroy relationships, end jobs, cause or worsen illness. For some it even threatens their physical, mental, and emotional well being … and perhaps even their legal freedoms.

Jeff sees a variety of clients individually for anger management assessment and treatment. Jeff can begin seeing you for anger management therapy using your insurance if you have one of the insurance companies we are in network with. Some of the things you might learn are:
anger management

  • What anger is and when it is unhealthy
  • Which of the many forms of anger you are embracing
  • Your conflict management style and safe conflict resolution
  • Healthy options vs unhealthy options to handling anger
  • How to defuse your anger and de-escalate a situation
  • Techniques to prevent violent outbursts and physical demonstration of anger

Not sure if you could benefit from the anger management therapy? Take the fast “Anger Self-Assessment” below

Anger Self-Assessment

Ask yourself the following questions to determine whether you might have anger problems

Questions T F
1 I’ve had trouble on the job because of my temper.
2 People say that I fly off the handle easily.
3 I don’t always show my anger, but when I do, look out.
4 I still get angry when I think of the bad things people did to me in the past.
5 I hate lines, and I especially hate waiting in line.
6 I often find myself engaged in heated arguments with the people who are close to me.
7 At times I’ve felt angry enough to kill.
8 When someone says or does something that upsets me, I don’t usually say anything at the time, but later I spend a lot of time thinking of cutting replies I could and should have made.
9 I find it very hard to forgive someone who has done me wrong.
10 I get angry with myself when I lose control of my emotions.
11 I get aggravated when people don’t behave the way they should.
12 If I get really upset about something, I have a tendency to feel sick later (frequently experiencing weak spells, headaches, upset stomach or diarrhea).
13 When things don’t go my way, I “lose it.”
14 I am apt to take frustration so badly that I cannot put it out of my mind.
15 I’ve been so angry at times I couldn’t remember what I said or did.
16 Sometimes I feel so hurt and alone that I’ve thought about killing myself.
17 After arguing with someone, I despise myself.
18 When riled, I often blurt out things I later regret saying.
19 Some people are afraid of my bad temper.
20 When I get angry, frustrated or hurt, I comfort myself by eating or using alcohol or other drugs.
21 When someone hurts me, I want to get even.
22 I’ve gotten so angry at times that I’ve become physically violent, hitting other people or breaking things.
23 I sometimes lie awake at night thinking about the things that upset me during the day.
24 People I’ve trusted have often let me down, leaving me feeling angry or betrayed.
25 I’m an angry person. My temper has already caused lots of problems, and I need help changing it.

Scoring the Anger Self-Assessment Test

If you answered true to 10 or more of these questions, you are prone to anger problems. It’s time for a change. If you answered true to 5 questions, you are about average in your angry feelings, but learning some anger management techniques could make you happier.

Bright Hearts Counseling also provides support for sex addiction and we encourage you to look at our educational resources as well. Contact us for a counseling appointment.

Freeing the Heart With Anger Management


Snohomish service area of Lynnwood, Everett, Edmonds, Mukilteo, Bothell, Mill Creek, Lake Stevens, and Granite Falls. Coeur d’Alene service area of Post Falls, Spokane, Spirit Lake.We also take clients from all over the state through telemedicine.