| Summary: | Dr. Kirk J. Schneider uses an existential-humanistic therapeutic approach in working with a man with anger issues. The client talks about his father, a Vietnam veteran with posttraumatic stress disorder, who physically abused him as a child and adolescent. He believes his own anger issues result from being brought up in a violent household in which he felt disrespected and abused. He tells Schneider about past incidents of physical violence with a peer in college and in his current home, domestic violence with a former girlfriend, and a recent road rage experience. He has coped with his shame about his angry outbursts with both alcohol and smoking, although he has stopped drinking because of his medications. They discuss his progress as a result of anger management classes and court-mandated counseling, which have helped him better understand and control his anger. Schneider recommends taking time to work with his inner child through journaling and dialogue as a means to becoming more connected and loving toward himself.
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