Enrolling in Emerge Anger Management Program
-Call our office at (617) 547-9879. We will conduct a brief screening by asking your reasons for coming to Emerge, and then we will set up a time for the program orientation.
- By appointment only
- Participants must pay the $25 orientation fee (Use the PayPal buttons on the main page to make this payment)
- Orientation appointments are approximately 60 minutes in duration and are conducted via Zoom due to Covid-19
Our Anger Management program is 14 sessions long. Sessions occur once per week, and Emerge charges $40 per session. The total cost of the program, including orientation, is $585. We do not accept insurance. Anger Management clients may pay with cash, money orders, or with a credit card. We do not accept personal checks.
Program Goals
- To understand the difference between anger as an emotion and angry behavior which leads to harmful choices towards yourself and others
- To understand negative self-talk and how such thoughts work to escalate emotions and choices
- To demonstrate the ability to prevent anger from building by monitoring thoughts
- To demonstrate knowledge of how to contain anger in the moment and how to calm down and make choices that are not harmful to yourself and/or others
- To understand where your anger comes from and what situations you use to give yourself an excuse to hurt yourself and/or others
- To learn conflict resolution skills and practice them during sessions
- To start to understand how to make amends for choices made out of anger and negative self-talk
- To start to learn how to reduce anger and build values and meaning in life that are not dependent on anger
Program Exercises
- One session reviewing the program workbook, discussing the activities involved in the program, and discussing an initial educational lesson.
- Four sessions discussing the concept of “Prevention.” These sessions focus on changing thoughts to prevent a harmful reaction to anger.
- Four sessions discussing the concept of “Containment.” These sessions focus on how to stop anger from escalating to an unmanageable level.
- Four sessions discussing the concept of “Resolution.” These sessions focus developing conflict resolution skills and making amends for angry behavior.
- One session of review and self-evaluation, reflecting on lessons learned and goals for the future.