When I counsel people for anger I always prefer to resolve the problem at its source. However, sometimes people need a way to contain their anger until a better solution is found.
Taking a “timeout” followed by your preferred relaxation technique is a good containment approach. The relaxation technique listed below is straightforward and [...]

Several of my clients have gotten into difficult arguments simply by using the word “why.” Sometimes when we want to know what is going on with someone close to us, we start with the “innocent” use of why. For instance: “Why didn’t you call me yesterday?” In the real world, the one we learned about [...]