“Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t means he lacks vision.”
                                                                                             – Stevie Wonder
Emotions Are Important. Our emotions are a critical source of information. Our emotions are necessary for us to make decisions. Studies show that when a person has an accident in which those structures of the brain that deal with […]

“A universal trigger for anger is the sense of being endangered. Endangerment can be signaled not just by an outright physical threat but also, as is more often the case, by a symbolic threat to self-esteem or dignity: being treated unjustly or rudely, being insulted or demeaned, being frustrated in pursuing an important goal.” (Goleman, […]

News Release:
The Mental Health Foundation today released a report showing problem anger is left untackled in the UK, despite widespread concern about aggression, family breakdown and physical and mental health problems linked with anger.
The Boiling Point report says chronic and intense anger has been linked with heart disease, cancer, stroke, colds and flu as well […]

The unanticipated demand for executive coaching has necessitated an increase in the Coaching Faculty at Anderson & Anderson. Nancy Anderson, MSW, LCSW and President of Anderson will begin training coaching clients in July, 2008. Nancy will work exclusively at the Brentwood office.
Nancy Anderson
Nancy Anderson is the president of Anderson & Anderson, and the quiet impetus […]

After a row about queue-jumping, a 57-year-old man called Kevin Tripp lies dying in a Sainsbury’s. As his life ebbs away, children are ushered out by their parents.
Tony Virasami, a 37-year-old who was called to the store by his girlfriend, is charged with his murder. How many lives were ruined that day? And all because […]

What is everyone so furious about?
There are some crimes so abhorrent that they make us wonder what kind of society we’re living in. One of these bouts of soul-searching was prompted last week when a man died after a violent altercation in a Sainsbury’s supermarket in south London; a man and a woman have since […]

Anderson & Anderson, the leading provider of anger management classes, training, and executive coaching services, will be publishing and sending the updated Los Angeles County Court Provider’s List to all court houses in L.A. County by July 1st. This list will be in effect from July 1st until December 31st, and another list will be […]

It is important for all of us to remember that there are four styles of communication that each person has at his/her disposal. However, the key to having one’s needs met in a respectful manner depends entirely on which style he/she uses when communicating with others. Let’s take a moment to look at the four […]

The mayor of Austin, Texas, has to decide between anger management and community service to remove the charge of assault from his record. Mayor Will Wynn acknowledged that sometimes his anger can be a problem. Problem anger does not discriminate. High-profile people are not only subjected to public humiliation and scrutiny, but also, among other […]

The Anderson and Anderson model of anger management/emotional intelligence is an assessment based, skills building curriculum and is effectively utilized by a number of treatment facilities throughout the U.S. The Anderson and Anderson model addresses four domains of human emotion and interaction: anger, stress, communication skills, and emotional intelligence. The efficacy of the Anderson and […]