Where to find an anger management course for DH

[Pigsmummy]

My DH is very hot headed, it's really affecting his work and I feared that he would lose his job over it when I was on maternity leave. I also worry that not being able to cope with stress will impact on his health and existing health issues.

Anyhooo he has decided that he wants to do an anger management course, I am delighted as he came up with idea without any promting from me, I am reluctant to advise him to go to a GP for referral as I don't want a record on his medical file that he has anger management issues, I have looked privately and they cost £1K which we can't afford due to complicated house move situation.

Where else can we get information on such a thing? There isn't any DV involved.

www.counselling-directory.org.uk/anger.html maybe have a look here and then look for an individual therapist who has an interest in the field?

Whatever he talks to his GP about is confidential and, for this to be effective, he has to take the lion's share of the initiative in doing the research & getting the treatment. Does this anger get turned on you at all?

I was hoping that there might be a course for About £300. GP route scares me tbh

Individual counsellors would be about that rate depending on how many sessions he needed. Why worry about the GP...they ar most likely to refer to CBT type counselling these days which is actually good in this situation. In any case it is really not you who needs to find the right course for your DH...he needs to do it. only if he is fully engaged and invested in it will there be a pint in doing it at all. doing a course to keep the peace (temporarily) or to face-save won't bring out the goods. Changing oneself takes energy and an investment in the process, you cannot give him that.

pint=point although you could offer him a pint whilst he gets on with finding out about courses?

He should be doing this research, not you...

His work might have a suggestion or some companies offer counselling services. If it affected him AT work then his hr dept can advise him.

300 might get you six sessions with a counsellor but would need to be the right one for him...he should be the one looking

But if he he has health and existing health issues he needs to be going via his gp or consultant maybe it's linked with his condition or medication L

HE needs to research the courses! It's part of his recongition!

The GP is the best place to start. HE needs to ask.

If he turns any of this toward you, it's abuse. You can get help from WA/your GP/HV.

He can call Respect- they can help and advise places for support/treatment.