How do you think therapy can help me?

Hi Tj

Thank you for reaching out to a licensed therapist, it takes strength and courage to do so. In response to your question about therapy and how it relates to what you are experiencing with anger and mood fluctuations, therapy with a licensed professional can assist many in a variety of ways. From what I am seeing, it sounds like in addition to anger it also sounds like you are experiencing some grief following your mothers passing. This is also something that therapy can assist you with. 

When it comes to your anger, anger can be a result of a variety of things from depression, mood disorders, grief, anxiety, trauma and so on. Therapy can aid you in identifying the core reasons as to why this is occurring and how it is impacting you as a whole. Additionally, therapy can assist you in processing the emotions attached to the anger your experience as well as other life stressors and past experiences that may lead to additional unwanted emotions as a whole. Aside from processing the emotions, therapy is also a good source of support. Having a third party, non biased person assist you in navigating your life as well as better understanding what you feel, is another positive aspect of therapy. Furthermore, many people who deal with ongoing unwanted emotions tend to not have a variety of effective coping skills. this can be a result of many reasons from never having learned any to having a difficult time recalling them, as well as the emotions taking over which will result in employing the learned skills. A therapist can assist a client with learning effective coping skills to redirect their negative emotions, reframe their negative thinking patterns, ground themselves when feeling overly stressed, angry, anxious and so on.. these are just a few ways in which a therapist can assist with coping strategies and how to better manage anger.

In regards to the grief you are experiencing. this is also something that can be done in therapy. Grief is a process that is very different for each person. For some it can be short for others it can be a long process. Either way grief can come with a variety of different emotions from joy when recalling positive moments shared with the person who has passed. Grief therapy can include processing the lost, going through the process of grief that entitles multiple stages, and being able to heal from the loss. 

I hope this information helps you through this process and should you like to proceed with therapy please feel free to reach out to me and i will gladly assist you through this journey.

Best wishes

Elizabeth Diaz