Mindfulness and working with anger
About this event
This workshop is designed for anyone working with children or young people whose levels of anger have become a source of concern.
It will explore mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive techniques that have proved effective in helping regulate and manage emotions like anger and anxiety.
- Helping young people to understand what anger is and where their anger comes from
- What the cognitive approach tells us about anger and what our brain does when we experience angry feelings
- The trigger, escalation and crisis phases in the Arousal Cycle
- Mindfulness exercises to help children manage their angry feelings – learning through practice.
Jan Montgomery is an experienced therapist who works across the lifespan. She is a qualified Life Coach, Play Therapist and Adult Psychotherapist. Jan specialises in working with trauma and has a passion for sharing her learning in an accessible and creative format.