Rage and Shame – Sue Parker Hall

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Parker Hall S, Wilson J (2014). Rage and Shame. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.onlinevents.co.uk/rage-and-shame-sue-parker-hall/. [Last Accessed 2014].

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"Shame does best in the dark" is a popular maxim that reflects both the unconscious nature of the phenomenon and the crippling double bind that is the shame of shame.

In my opinion, as with the phenomena of anger and rage, shame has often been little addressed in counselling and psychotherapy training and can go underground; it may remain in the shadows, deeply affecting trainees’ experiences of themselves and others, distorting the training group process and putting limits on personal and professional transformation of group members. Even when there is an awareness of shame, just as with rage and anger, there is often a sense of fear and helplessness about how to engage with it.

This lack of awareness of shame and feelings of being deskilled is inevitably transferred to the consulting room and can prevent therapist and client from establishing the relationship of depth that is essential for a transformational psychotherapeutic process.

In the trainings I deliver I have frequently been asked "what is the link between rage and shame?" Participants and myself have intuitively known that there is a strong relationship between them both. As a consequence I have been inspired to research the issue and have developed a model that articulates the connection between the two, and also a deeper understanding of how the therapeutic relationship can address these commonly presented, often perplexing, issues.

In this online interview I discuss a practice example of how a client may oscillate between rage and shame, the impact that this had on me as a therapist and how I worked with it.

Click here for details of Sue's 1 day workshop "The Link between Rage and Shame."

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Anger, Rage and Relationship – 2 day workshop

Sue has successfully run this workshop for a number of years

Difficulties in acknowledging, processing and being with others’ anger abound in our society generally and can be experienced by practitioners. I believe that these difficulties originate from a range of misunderstandings about its nature.

I present theoretical models which invite personal exploration and dialogue, supporting practitioners to deepen their understanding of their own anger and rage processes which in turn support their work with clients. A sense of community is fostered which helps to dissolve cultural, familial and professional shame about these issues;

Some crucial principles that underpin my work are that anger and rage:-

• are different psychological and emotional processes and have different aetiologies
• have different relational needs and require different interventions

and, most importantly,

• require a relational approach

This training offers

• information about anger and rage
• theoretical models that I have developed to facilitate the understanding and processing of anger and rage including a brief relational intervention model for rage and a preventative approach to managing rage in residential settings
• clarification of how cognitive and relational therapy models support or hinder work with clients
• small and large group discussions which enable participants to explore their personal and professional experience of, and relationship to, anger and rage
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• opportunities to integrate learning through skills practice
• a supervision slot for the exploration of workplace and practice issues

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Author of Anger, Rage and Relationship: An Empathic Approach to Anger Management (Routledge, 2008).

Anger, Rage and Relationship presents a radically new way to understand and work with anger and rage issues. Taking a relational approach to anger and rage, the book presents a positive view of human nature, supported by recent research findings and illustrated with case studies, with individuals trusted to be essentially pro-social.

Rather than promoting strategies and techniques for eradicating anger, Sue Parker Hall, puts forward an approach which seeks to not only work with, but to differentiate between, anger and rage. Anger and rage are constructed as entirely different phenomena, originating at different developmental stages, having different functions and relational needs and requiring different aspects of relationship in the therapeutic process.

Further areas of discussion include:

• the positive aspects of anger
• practitioner protection
• the therapeutic implications of working with both anger and rage

This book will provide invaluable reading for practitioners dealing with anger and rage in the therapeutic setting, as well as being of great interest to all counsellors and therapists in the related field.

Click here for more details about the book

If you would like to know more about me and my work you can look at sueparkerhall.co.uk

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About Sue Parker Hall

I came to become a therapist through having a good experience of therapy myself and deciding “I want to do that!” I did my training and as I observed my trainer I decided “I want to do that!” I came to become a supervisor of practitioners in exactly the same way.

I trust the potential that a respectful and supportive human relationship has to help. I have absolute faith that everyone of us can solve our own problems.

I support clients to come to terms with what they have experienced and to become more and more able to trust and utilise their own natural problem solving ability. I observe that their lives become more and more manageable, more comfortable, lighter and more fun! Life is richer with many more possibilities and there is a feeling of more freedom.

I live in Connor Downs with my husband and two of my three daughters. I enjoy and feel supported by our beautiful environment, in particular the many sacred places in West Penwith and its cliff and beach walks.

As well as enjoying exploring the land, I gain huge pleasure from sailing with my husband around the Helford Estuary and further afield. I have crossed the Channel several times now and have often sailed to Scilly Isles.

Click here to visit sueparkerhall.co.uk

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