London Anger and Stress Clinic Launches to Defuse Capital Credit Crunch Cracker

October 29, 2008, Press Dispensary. Tis the season to be explosive - what with Christmas coming minus money to make merry, the credit crunch consuming the nation, and pressures of everyday life making people want to blow. With cranked-up capital-dwellers in mind, the London Anger and Stress Clinic has opened its doors with its anger and stress management service for those wanting to avoid festive fireworks and a napalm New Year.

Providing one-to-one consultation, focusing on children, teenagers, adults, couples and families, the anger and stress management service aims to defuse some of the triggers that make people flare up in their daily lives: whether this is the current price of groceries, the rising winter fuel bill, their pensions and savings in decline, or being turned down for a mortgage.

Based on a proven psycho-educational methodology with structured progress, which has been used to treat more than 13,000 people during the last 11 years, the course provides good value for money and is conveniently located in central London. Initial assessments are carried out by Mike Fisher, one of the UK’s foremost anger gurus and author of the best-selling book, ‘Beating Anger’.

Mike Fisher says: “This is the first time such a service has existed entirely for stressed-out Londoners. It covers all age groups and sections of the community, as anger isn’t age, gender, status or occupation specific. The clinic is much needed as we’re finding that anger is on the increase, with more people enquiring about anger and stress management help nationwide and a 35% increase in visitors to www.angermanage.co.uk since June.”

He adds: “I believe the current level of interest in our service is down to the credit crunch: people cannot use spending as a therapy any longer, so they must face up to the real problems and how they feel about the situation. As jobs are becoming scarce and the cost of living is going through the roof, stress has skyrocketed and people need to find a way of coping – so we work hard to keep them calm.”

The clinic is in London SW1, each Wednesday afternoon and early evening. For a full breakdown of costs, please visit the clinic’s website

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Notes for editors
The London Anger and Stress Clinic – which specialises in working with children and young people - is an ancillary of the British Association of Anger Management (BAAM), established in 1997. The association provides anger and stress management services in London, and nationwide and referrals come from NHS, Social Services, Relate, Mind, Mental Health Foundation, BACP, Southwark Borough, Doncaster PCT, GPs and ‘big name’ corporations.

Mike Fisher, BAAM’s founder, is a leading expert in anger and stress management, author of ‘Beating Anger’, and has made countless media appearances to discuss the subject.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Mike Fisher, British Association of Anger Management
Tel: 0845 1300 286 / 07931 569051
Email:
Site: www.angermanage.co.uk