Christian Counselling

 

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Offices in:  Cambridge & Simcoe (Ontario, Canada)

"Resources" link below contains many articles, books & links that may be of interest



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Anger

 

    Below are a few books on anger that may be helpful as a supplement to counseling / counselling. These books will give you information on and understanding of some of the problems with, and effects of anger in relationships and in communication when we release it inappropriately.

     Anger is healthy to a certain point as a protective mechanism and as the sometimes necessary oomph (assertiveness) in setting healthy relationship boundaries. This can easily go too far though in the types of anger that manifest in an expression of uncontrolled tempers, explosive controlling outbursts, bursts of aggression, raging violent attacks or domestic violence. Unfortunately anger can and does sometimes escalate physically especially when control issues and denial are involved.

    Even though stress and / or fear can sometimes sap our emotional reserves so that we feel left with less energy to hold our anger in check, we are still responsible for our actions and responses. Expressing and releasing rage and violence in marriage or in any relationship simply will not work. It will undermine intimacy and trust.

    Anger management techniques & skills, and strategies for managing anger can be learned, although focusing on these alone will not deal with the whole picture. Since feelings of hurt (primary feelings) almost always underlie feelings of anger (secondary feeling) it is important to learn how to release these feelings of hurt by expressing them in relationships. This will begin to defuse the anger over time and bring relief. These feelings of hurt are often unconscious and are usually anchored in childhood experiences, so these repeating emotional themes from the past need to be faced and worked through.

    This is especially relevant for men, as we have for the most part been shamed out of expressing feelings of hurt and weakness through our culture's socialization process of us as boys and teens. We have some real catch-up to do here in learning how to express our hurts and feelings. This obviously involves some hard work but this is very do-able. It involves facing and dealing with the hidden unresolved hurt, pain, and loss that underlies our anger.

 

 

    We offer professional counseling / counselling therapy services for individuals, marriages and families interested in overcoming anger problems. Our goal is to help you work out healing through professional therapeutic advice and guidance.

   

    Phone counseling / counselling, Online audio / video, email or LiveType Chat Instant Messaging etherapy sessions are available for working through issues as an alternative to the standard Office appointments we also offer (see Online & Phone Counseling).

 

    In our Resources section we have a number of links, books, articles, essays & seminar notes that may be of help as a supplement to counseling.

 

 

   

  Books

1.   The Anger Workbook - Frank Minirth & Les Carter

2.   The Anger Workbook for Parents - Frank Minirth & Les Carter

3.   The Dance of Anger - Harriet Goldhor Lerner (secular)

 

Explanation of Amazon links & Shipping rates is further down this page

.com US$ The Anger Workbook: A 13-Step Interactive Plan to Help You

                 The Anger Workbook for Christian Parents

                 The Dance of Anger : Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships

 

.co.uk GBP The Anger Workbook (Minirth-Meier Clinic Series)

                     The Dance of Anger: Changing the Pattern of Intimate Relationships

  

Amazon book links (above) & Shipping rates

 

1. Clicking onto any of the links above will not commit you to buying anything. It will merely enable you to peruse & compare the different new & used prices for this book from the different Amazon sellers (called "Marketplace"). You will be able to click onto your "Back" button (upper left of your monitor) a few times to exit the Amazon site & get back to our website, without being committed to buying anything.

2. In order to purchase anything, you will need to click onto an additional "Add to Shopping Cart" button, then click onto "Proceed to checkout", & then give your credit card information. You can add as many books as you wish to your Amazon cart (even from different pages in our website), before finalizing your purchase by clicking the "Proceed to checkout" button & entering your credit card information. There is a "delete" button under each book you add to the "Shopping Cart" with which you can immediately or later delete it from your shopping cart if you wish.

3. Amazon has a secure encrypted (https) payment section of their web site so credit card purchases from them are safe. You pay Amazon alone & then Amazon pays their "Marketplace" sellers, so your credit card information goes only to Amazon, not to any of the "Marketplace" sellers. It's a good system.

4. Canadian $ (CDN$) links are in the pictured boxes above. United States $ (US$), & United Kingdom pounds (GBP) links to the same books are given as "text" links below the pictured boxes.

5. In the pictured boxes above, clicking onto the "Buy from ..." button will take you to the new price of this book when bought directly from Amazon. Clicking onto the "Best Price" link, above the "Buy from ..." button in the pictured box, will show you all of the varied new & used prices for this book from the different Amazon sellers (called "Marketplace"). Generally the "Best Price" link is the better way to go as it also includes a listing of Amazon's new price for the book (you will be able to find Amazon's new price listing by checking who the seller is for each listing).

6. Clicking onto the "title" link of the book in the pictured boxes above (above the "Best Price" link) will enable you to read a description of the book, & sometimes product reviews of it by different people. There will also be a "View product details" link at the top of the "Best Price" listings page, which will take you to the same description/product reviews page.

7. Amazon sets a fixed price for the shipping costs they or any listed "Marketplace" seller can charge, regardless where the listed seller is shipping the book from. Amazon itself however, charges a bit lower shipping rate than it requires it's "Marketplace" sellers to charge. More importantly, for the purchase of more than one book, Amazon charges a much lower shipping rate for each additional book, whereas "Marketplace" sellers charge their fixed shipping rate multiplied by the number of books you purchase. Amazon's multiple book discount in shipping can thereforesometimes outweigh the benefit of choosing the lowest "Marketplace" price.

8. Amazon also offers Free Super Saver "Domestic" shipping if you live in Canada for .ca purchases, live in the US for .com purchases, or live in the United Kingdom for .co.uk purchases, & if you buy directly from Amazon (not from the varied "Marketplace" sellers), & your total order's value is higher than $39.00 CDN, $25.00 US, or 15 GBP. This can often outweigh the benefit of choosing the lowest "Marketplace" price.

9. The Amazon shipping rates are : (1) .ca (CDN$) to Domestic, United States, Western Europe, Japan & SE Asia, Rest of World, Customs; (2) .com (US$) to Domestic, International, Customs; (3) .co.uk (GBP) to Domestic, Western Europe, North America, Japan, Rest of World, Customs.

10. The Amazon "Marketplace" shipping rates are : (1) .ca (CDN$) shipping rates, Customs; (2) .com (US$) shipping rates, Customs; (3) .co.uk (GBP) shipping rates, countries covered, Customs.

 

  Context of our Value Base

   

     Our counseling services are available to both Christians & non-Christians alike (as per our Mission Statement), & for both we integrate our spirituality only to the degree that people request & are comfortable with.   We are respectful of others being in somewhat different places than we are in the life journeys we walk out, & are also aware that many have been hurt or offended religiously by others in their past. 

 

    We do not try to force our Christian value base or beliefs on others, although it can at times affect what goals we feel comfortable about being able to work on with others, because there are a handful of moral & spiritual issues where we will not be comfortable in counseling contrary to our beliefs. These issues generally do not tend to come up in most people's counseling though.

   

      We come from a spiritual, biblical perspective so when requested we also function as pastoral counselors / counsellors in addition to being professional counselors, marriage & family therapists.   We are very comfortable with prayer & the inclusion of scripture where this is requested & desired, yet even then it will be integrated only to the degree that people are comfortable with.

 

 

Who we are : MSW 30+ years counseling experience

 

Please feel free to book Online & Phone counseling appointments as an alternative to our Office appointments

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