Therapist for Parenting & Temper
I have become the yelling bad temper mom I fear once to be. My son is only 3 years old, and everyday I find myself screaming at him. I'm in desperate need of help, he is a normal kid, I'm the one with issues. If you have anyone you can recommend, please advise. I need someone that can take insurance, we have United Health Care.
Aug 18, 2016
Parent Replies
Parenting is so hard and brings out parts of ourselves we hardly recognize.
Please check out 'Hand in Hand' parenting website and workshops that I found made a profound difference in my understanding of parenting issues.
You got this! ;-)
I am not sure if she takes United Health Care (although she does take some insurance) but try Norma Myer in Berkeley. She is great with all kinds of anger issues.
Best of luc!
I understand your feelings very well. I was in the same place about a year ago with my then 1 1/2 year old, but my temper was worse towards my husband. I was at a breaking point and desperately sought help. After looking over some past postings on this site, I discovered an Anger and Stress Management support group for mothers. It is led by therapist, Yvonne Mansell, in her private practice in Albany. I was a little nervous about meeting in a group setting because of how shameful I felt about my bad temper. However, those feelings dissolved at the first meeting when I realized there were other moms just like me. We are not bad people, we are struggling with emotional control. After completing Yvonne's support group series, which I think was about 8 weeks long meeting once a week, I walked away with so many tools to deal with my anger in parenting and relationships in general. I learned what my triggers were, and I learned how to deescalate when I felt my anger being triggered. I found great comfort from the other moms in the group too, we supported each other. The group was small only about 6 or 7 moms, and the price was reasonable - much less than an individual session. Also, I think Yvonne will work with you financially if you need it. Reading your plea for help, I couldn't help but recommend this support group - it greatly helped me. Here is more info from website http://www.yvonnemansell.com/anger_management.html