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Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger

Tools and techniques to help you cope with your emotions

Course overview:

Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger aims to provide awareness and knowledge of our emotions, with a key focus on anger. The course introduces tools and techniques that can help support people to cope and express themselves more effectively.

Aims of this course include:

  • Providing general awareness of our thoughts, feelings and behaviours

  • Exploring what can trigger and contribute towards feelings of anger

  • Increasing awareness of some coping strategies and techniques to help you effectively manage your emotions

  • Exploring the importance of self-care and compassion

“I learnt so much about how to analyse and question my thoughts and feelings, and the reaction that stems from these. It has enabled me to stop most eruptions before they escalate. Brilliant course, would definitely recommend. Literally life-changing!”
— Previous participant on the course

Course format:

Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger is a three-week course consisting of 3 x 2-hour sessions (one per week). The course is hosted by our Recovery Practitioner staff and Support Volunteers, who will guide attendees through presentations focused on the core topics above. A workbook featuring the tools and techniques shared will be provided for each participant. Each session will include elements of group discussion and will allow time for questions. Refreshments will also be provided during each session.

This course costs £5 to attend, which is required upfront when registering to join. This small fee helps support our continued sustainability in delivering courses.

Upcoming course dates:

We are running Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger on the following dates:

  • Session dates and times:

    Session 1: Tuesday 28 April 2026, 10:00am — 12:00 noon
    Session 2: Tuesday 5 May 2026, 10:00am — 12:00 noon
    Session 3: Tuesday 12 May 2026, 10:00am — 12:00 noon

    Location:

    Plymouth Central Library, 167 to 171 Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 1HZ (map)

Register for this course:

To join our Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger course, please complete the form below. Registrations will close 1-week before the course start date or sooner when full.

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Frequently asked questions:

Check out the answers to some common questions below. If you want to ask something else, please contact us.

  • Understanding Emotions with a Focus on Anger costs £5 to attend. Register to secure your place on the course.

  • Anyone in Devon aged 18 years or over is welcome to register for the course.

  • In order to get the most value and benefit from the course, and to ensure no one misses out on a place, we highly recommend that you attend all 3 sessions.

  • Attendance varies, but to keep everyone comfortable we aim for a group size of up to 12. At times this may be slightly less or more dependent on various factors, including room size, available facilitators, and demand for the course.

  • Any future dates for this course will be added to this webpage as soon as they are confirmed. We also recommend signing up to our email newsletter and following us on social media to keep up with new course and workshop dates!

  • Yes, all locations we use for our courses are accessible for wheelchair users. Please indicate on your registration form if you require wheelchair access so that we can ensure we make your arrival as easy as possible.