Responding Therapeutically to Anger

When a client expresses anger or displeasure toward the therapist it is a challenging and stressful situation, one that requires a direct and skillful response.

A key step in any therapist's education is to develop the ability to face such client emotion calmly and respond compassionately and therapeutically. This video is meant as an aid for this training process.

The six vignettes in this video feature renowned psychotherapists responding to clients' anger in the course of therapy and are intended to stimulate thinking and discussion.

This video may be used either in workshops or by individually to help students or professionals to improve essential skills in therapy.

This video features clients portrayed by actors on the basis of composite cases.