Anger Management Skills & Training specializes in helping people:
* Express healthy anger and increase frustration tolerance
* Develop better impulse control
* Reduce dependency on alcohol, drugs, food, or activities that mask and suppress anger/rage and other feelings
Services offered:
* Court ordered clients or those mandated by their employer. Certificates for: Anger Management - Domestic Violence-Sexual Harassment
* Couples / family counseling including defiant behavior in children / teens
* Addiction Recovery - relapse prevention for alcohol, drugs, food, internet, XXX
* In-service training for mental health programs and professionals: Sex Offender - theory, evaluation, and treatment
Eliot P Kaplan, PhD, LCSW, CAS holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology and is a licensed LCSW. He specializes in anger management and related issues. He has 25+ years of experience successfully counseling adults, teens, and children. He is a `Friend of Bill', he supports the 12 Step Recovery Model.
Dr. Kaplan has treated adolescent sex offenders, and has published articles and presented at conferences on this topic.
Offices are conveniently located in the Bronx and Queens, and are easily accessible by car or public transportation.
Anger Management Skills & Training offers 3 programs leading to a certificate:
* Anger Management
* Domestic Violence
* Sexual Harassment
Offering private individual sessions scheduled by appointment
* (DV) Family Violence- how parental violence influences and models attitudes
* (DV) Personal Violence History- exploring incidents of violence in client's past
* (DV) Power and Control- violence as an attempt to control situations and people
* (DV) Zero Tolerance-reviewing mandated actions by legal system
* (SH) Sexuality in Family-how parents addressed sexuality in the home
* (SH) Personal Sexual History- addressing sexual incidents from client's past
* (SH) Media- understanding the impact of TV/magazines on sexual attitudes
* (SH) Maintaining Boundaries- identifying and promoting respectful behavior
* Family History-how upbringing effects current attitudes and behavior
* Aggression patterns-recognizing repetitive patterns and timeframes
* Trigger Situations-becoming aware of high-risk situations
* Consequences-reviewing the costs / penalties of inappropriate aggression
* Exit Strategies-developing 2-3 'hard' plans for avoiding potential conflict
* Relationship Issues-exploring current family and social relationships
* Thinking Errors-redirecting erroneous thoughts and perceptions
* Health Impact-side affects of anger and stress on physical health
* Alcohol Impairment-understanding the impact of alcohol/drugs
* Impulse Control-strategies to increase frustration tolerance
* Relaxations Exercises-to reduce stress & tension
* Role Plays-learning options & practicing new behavior