The referral pathways guide
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Meet the cliniciansAnger under control. Not in control.
Anger is normal. It becomes a problem when it starts costing you: relationships, work, self-respect. Learn practical skills through our Temper Tamers® program, one-to-one, in a small group, or online at your own pace.
Anger wears many disguises.
It isn’t only shouting. It’s the slammed door, the silent treatment, the simmering commute. If any of this is familiar, it’s worth taking seriously.
- You go from calm to furious faster than you can catch it.
- Afterwards comes the regret, and the apologies you’re tired of making.
- The people you love are careful around you, and you’ve noticed.
- Small things like traffic, noise or a tone of voice set off outsized reactions.
- Anger is following you to work, bringing conflict, warnings and a reputation you don’t want.
- You hold it in for weeks, then it all comes out at once over something small.
- Your body keeps score, with a clenched jaw, tight chest, racing heart and poor sleep.
- Someone you trust has said the words: “you need help with your anger.”
Anger is often the visible tip of something else: stress, hurt, exhaustion, anxiety or old wounds. Asking for help doesn’t make you a bad person. It’s usually where things start to change. If you’re worried you might hurt yourself or someone else, don’t wait for an appointment. Our urgent help page lists services you can call right now.
Skills first, insight close behind.
You’ll leave the early sessions with techniques you can use the same week, then work on what’s driving the heat.
CBT
Catching the thoughts that light the fuse, such as “they did that on purpose” or “I can’t let this go”, and testing fairer, cooler readings of the moment.
Regulation skills
Learning your early-warning signs and how to bring your body down from the boil, with breathing, time-out plans and de-escalation.
Communication
Saying what you actually need without aggression, using assertiveness, repair conversations and problem-solving.
Temper Tamers® group & online course
Our structured program, run as a small weekly group (capped at ten) or as a self-paced online course, with a workbook and skills practice between sessions.
Temper Tamers® also runs one-on-one: eight individual sessions, scheduled flexibly, covering the same skills at your own pace. Both formats include take-home materials and a follow-up after the program ends. Because anger often rides on trauma, depression or chronic stress, we treat it with those drivers in view. See all six of our programs.
Your first weeks, step by step.
No lectures and no judgement, just a practical plan from the start.
- 1
What anger is costing you
Session one maps where anger shows up, what sets it off, what it’s costing and what’s underneath it. You’ll set goals that matter to you, not a generic checklist.
Session one - 2
Building your toolkit
You’ll learn to spot your early-warning signs, practise in-the-moment techniques, and start using them between sessions.
Sessions two to four - 3
Making it stick
Skills get refined against real situations, and progress is reviewed against your goals. Temper Tamers® participants also have a follow-up session after the program ends.
Ongoing
Know your costs before you start.
We confirm your fee, including Temper Tamers® program costs, and any rebate in writing before you begin. If a funding body covers you, we bill them directly wherever possible.
See fees- Medicare: rebates on up to 10 eligible individual sessions a year with a Mental Health Treatment Plan from your GP.
- NDIS, DVA, Workers Comp & CTP: usually no out-of-pocket cost when approved.
- Private health: claim through your extras cover, with no referral needed.
Meet our clinicians.
Check in with yourself.
Free, private tools to try before or alongside sessions. They are not a diagnosis.
Free · 5 to 10 min
Take the Mind Health Check
Short questionnaires, scored privately in your browser. We have ticked the ones most related to this page, and you can change them.
Fact sheet: Understanding anger
A plain-language guide with practical steps. Free to download.
Try this week
- Notice your early warning signs, such as a tight jaw or a hot face.
- Take a ten-minute time-out before you respond when you feel angry.
- Look at what was under the anger: hurt, fear or stress.
Need help now? Our urgent help page has who to call, day and night.
Before you book.
Is anger a mental illness?
What exactly is Temper Tamers®?
Group or one-on-one: which should I choose?
Is it confidential, even in a group?
Will it satisfy a court, employer or referral requirement?
Do I need a referral, and what does it cost?
Can anger be a sign of something else?
Can I do anger management online?
The next blow-up isn’t inevitable.
Tell us what’s been happening and we’ll match you with a psychologist who works with anger, or reserve you a place in the next Temper Tamers® group. Usually after a free triage.
