Turning the "Anger Dial" Up and Down

How to use a simple cognitive-behavioural exercise to manage anger

One of the techniques that I’ve found most personally useful for managing anger isn’t widely employed by other therapists. It works for me, and it has worked for many of my clients and students, so you may find it works for you as well. I call it “Turning the anger dial up and down”, because it involves imagining that you have a dial, which you can us…