Teen Anger Management

“What’s your temperature?”

That’s the first thing I ask when a kid walks into my office. They learn quickly that I’m asking about their emotional temperature.

If they’re “+10,” then their head is about to explode with anger.

If they’re “-10,” then they’re totally down and depleted.

If they’re somewhere in between – in their “safe zone” – then we begin to investigate their emotions, decipher them, listen to their meanings, and choose to act (or not act) on them.

Redefining the Work

While the typical term for treating teens who “act out” is anger management, what they actually need is emotional education.

Remember when you went to your Emotional Education class right after lunch in middle school? Of course, not – because you didn’t have one. In fact, none of us learned how to handle our emotions when we were growing up. (Wouldn’t that have been sweet, though?)

If we had, we might understand that emotions are data, not directives. In other words, you might feel angry, but you don’t need to act on it.

Now, after years of experience (some of it probably – and unfortunately – spent learning the hard way), you know you can listen to your emotions, learn from their messaging, and move on in a productive – rather than potentially destructive – way.

What if you could spare your child some of the hard lessons?

That’s exactly what I help children do in our sessions!

As we work together, we put the schoolbooks away and start raising – not their academic intelligence – but their emotional intelligence.

As we build trust, we dive deep into what’s causing the change in climate and increase their self-awareness, as well as their understanding of others.

Then, I teach them strategies to manage their trigger points and to help them approach challenging and unexpected situations with maturity, confidence, and control.

A Brand-New Definition of Cool

I hope that one day, the next generation will surpass all the previous generations in emotional intelligence and empathy.

Adolescence is hard enough without feeling scared, silly, or out of control. It’s important to “have it all together.”

Reach out to me today. (714) 869-1072

Let me help your child get it – and keep it – that way.