Anger can be one of the most challenging emotions that we work with.
Clients are sometimes afraid of their anger. Or, maybe they consider it inappropriate to even feel this way at all.
Not only that, when anger is misdirected, it often leads to poor choices, damaged relationships, and even violence.
But anger can actually be an asset to our clients . . . as long as it’s channeled properly.
So how can we help clients express their anger more effectively?
It begins by helping them understand how anger is triggered, and what happens in the body and brain – especially when anger is chronic or unprocessed.
So we thought it would be helpful for you to have a way to illustrate this for your clients. (And please feel free to make a copy of this to share with them.)
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If you’d like to print a copy to share with your clients, just click here: Color or Print-friendly
(When you make copies to share, please be sure to include the copyright information. We put a lot of work into creating these resources for you. Thanks!)
For more practical tools and strategies to help clients manage anger, have a look at this short course featuring Stephen Porges, PhD; Marsha Linehan, PhD; Peter Levine, PhD; Ron Siegel, PsyD; Pat Ogden, PhD; and other top experts.
Now we’d like to hear from you. How will you use this in your work with clients? Please leave a comment below.
Wonderful information. Would like to recreate this in a short commentary video formats so I can help those who prefer video over reading. Thank you
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I’m a social media Pastor and think this information is very well put together. I will talk to my clients about this, it is very helpful to me, hate and anger must stop.
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Amazing knowledge to teach our clients in a very organized way. I am social worker and also have a degree in biological sciences. I really liked the way it was taught in easy and organized way. Thanks
Thank you for this excellent infographic that I can share when I teach about the practice of Mindfulness!
Love this information. I coach a lot on forgiveness, Trauma and loss which includes helping people process their anger.
And also counsel in the areas of life. Thanks for sharing!
This is a fantastic graphic and information piece to use as a source of psycho-education with clients (I am a bereavement volunteer) and colleagues (I am Head of HR for a biotech company). I will share as appropriate, and be sure to include copyright information. Thank you for making this available!
Interest graphic, I shared it. By the way, there’s a typo, PCF for PFC in one instance of prefrontal cortex.
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Love this information. I coach a lot on forgiveness, Trauma and loss which includes helping people process their anger. Invaluable training resource. Thanks for sharing.
Love this information. I’m an energy healer, having insight into this from a scientific perspective is so good.
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Thank you so much for your illustration and explanation on the effects of anger. The illustration is great!
Thank you so much for your illustration and explanation on the effects of anger. Very informative and HELPFUL! I had sense enough to know something was happening but not enough to know what. Very thought provoking for a brief summary. Good job.
wow! what a vast topic but its been simplified in such a concise manner and with the diagrams that explains it beautifully so its easy to understand and also explain to our clients.
Thank you for letting us print and share it.
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I have learned so much just by reading the info you post…it helps me focus on the important areas in life that can help me grow as a person Thank you very much for all your effort and time you put into sharing these post.
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The graphic is an easy way to demonstrate effects of anger on the body. It becomes easier to relay this to clients/ audience
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Thanks for this post. This helped me a lot.
I provide Coaching to young people with ADHD / ASD working in partnership with their parents. I am compiling useful material which I can use.
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