Shift Your Anger

Explore your relationship with anger and develop practical skills to respond more calmly through our nine-session programme.
About this Event

Shift Your Anger Programme

Anger is a powerful emotion that, when left unrecognised or ignored, often gets expressed destructively which negatively impacts our physical and mental health, relationships, and daily lives. It is often misunderstood and hard to talk about and deal with. However, anger itself is simply an emotion designed to alert us to something that needs our attention.

Learning to understand and work with anger in a constructive way can be truly life changing. Once you better understand the reasons why you get angry, you can find more healthy ways to get your needs met.

Shift Your Anger is an in-depth, experiential programme designed for people who are ready to move beyond understanding anger and begin making lasting behaviour changes in how they respond to this difficult emotion.

It is delivered in two parts over a total of nine sessions and explores what anger is and why we get angry, as well as developing skills to enable you to deal with your anger in ways that are less destructive. Both parts provide a safe and confidential space to explore your relationship with anger.

In Part 1 you will gain an understanding of what anger is, it’s purpose and what happens in your brain & body when you feel angry. Please note Part 1 (Understanding Anger) provides the foundation for Part 2 (Shift Your Anger) so you need to:

· Either attend the Understanding Anger workshop on Friday 18th September at Wirral Mind, 10:00am – 1:00pm

· Or to have attended this workshop previously at Wirral Mind.

In Shift Your Anger, through practical exercises, group discussion, guided reflection and experiential learning, you'll learn techniques and strategies that help you recognise your triggers and understand the emotions beneath your anger. By building your capacity to calm your nervous system and stress response you will build healthier patterns of thinking and behaviour, developing the confidence and skills to respond to challenging situations in a calmer, more empowering way.

The dates for the eight Shift Your Anger sessions are as follows:

· Session 1 – Thursday 29th October 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 2 – Thursday 5th November 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 3 – Thursday 12th November 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 4 – Thursday 19th November 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 5 – Thursday 26th November 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 6 – Friday 4th December 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 7 – Thursday 10th December 10:00am-12:30pm

· Session 8 – Thursday 17th December 10:00am-12:30pm

For you to get the most out of this programme you must be able to attend eight sessions. All sessions will be held in-person at Wirral Mind, 90-92 Chester Street, Birkenhead, CH41 5DL.

Please be aware this programme may not be suitable for everyone. Due to the personal nature of Shift Your Anger, and the limited number of places available, there will be a pre-screening process for all applicants to ensure the programme is the right fit and to help create a safe, supportive learning environment for everyone.

What You Will Gain

By the end of the programme, you will have:

· A deeper understanding of your personal anger patterns and triggers

· Greater awareness of the emotions and unmet needs that may sit beneath your anger

· Improved communication and healthier ways of expressing your needs

· Knowledge of how you might resist changing and ways to overcome it

· A range of practical strategies for regulating your anger before it escalates

· Increased confidence and resources to support you to make lasting positive behaviour changes beyond the programme

Who Will Benefit from This Programme?

To shift your anger, you must be willing to change. That is, learn new ways of behaving in response to your anger. This programme has been designed to take you on a personal journey and to help you better understand why you feel angry and change how you respond to these feelings. This is not always easy, and a key part of this journey is learning to recognise, tolerate and respond to your the often-unconscious feelings of vulnerability that our anger is masking.

You will benefit most from this short programme if you:

· Want to make changes in your behaviour in relation to anger

· Are open to working with your personal experience

· Want to invest your time and energy in yourself

· Are willing and able to commit to the whole programme - the more you put in, the more you will get out of it

Programme Cost:

The total cost of the programme is £285 (£35 for Part 1: Understanding Anger, and £250 for Part 2: Shift Your Anger). There are eight places available. Once you have booked on, we will contact you with the pre-screening details. If you are invited to take part in the programme, payment will be collected by bank transfer. Please note that you can refund your place on the programme up until seven days before the first session (Thursday 29th October 2026), after which you will be charged for the full programme regardless of attendance.

Booking Process:

If you are new to the programme, please book onto both the Understanding Anger workshop (Part 1) on Friday 18th September and the Shift Your Anger programme (Part 2), commencing Thursday 29th October. Once you have booked onto Part 2, you will be invited to complete the pre-screening process. The pre-screening process includes an in-depth application form, and one-to-one conversation with our sessional trainer, Lucy Holbrook, usually by telephone. This helps us ensure the programme is the right fit for you and supports a safe learning environment. If, following the screening process, the programme is not considered suitable, you will not be charged for Part 2, but may still be encouraged to complete the individual Understanding Anger workshop.

If you have previously attended the Understanding Anger workshop at Wirral Mind, you only need to book onto the Shift Your Anger programme. You will then be invited to complete the pre-screening process.

Please note: Both Understanding Anger and Shift Your Anger are subject to a minimum number of participants. If the minimum booking requirement is not met, the workshop/ programme will be cancelled, and all registered participants will receive a full refund.

If you have any questions about this information, please contact the Training Department at [email protected] or call 0151 512 2200. Our team will be happy to assist you.