Brock Hansen

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Shame and Anger Management Expert

Brock Hansen

Brock Hansen Quick Facts

Main Areas
Shame and Anger, Eating Disorders, Emotional Intelligence, Anger Management
Best Sellers
Shame and Anger: The Criticism Connection
Career Focus
Author, Speaker, Counselor and Coach
Affiliation
NASW, Washington Society for the Study of Eating Disorders and Obesity, American Society for Clinical Hypnosis

Brock Hansen, LCSW, author of Shame and Anger: The Criticism Connection, is a clinical social worker and personal effectiveness coach with over thirty five years experience in counseling individuals with a variety of problems related to shame and anger. Educated at Johns Hopkins University and Smith College School for Social Work and trained in hypnosis and neurolinguistic programming, as well as cognitive therapy, he has a private practice in Washington, DC. He is also available for telephone coaching and can be contacted by email at brockhansenlcsw@aol.com. Other articles on topics of shame and eating disorders and emotional intelligence for kids can be found on his website at www.change-for-good.org and www.shame-anger.com. He lives near his DC office with his wife of 40 years, Penelope.

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A discussion about worrying and anxiety on a recent talk shownpointed out an interesting paradox. Most folks reading thisnarticle are healthier, safer, and wealthier than people have beennat any time in the world's history, and yet research indicates ansignificant increase in worrying and ...

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Giving and accepting criticism gracefully can be a tricky business. Many a friendship or family relationship has foundered on thenshoals of major, minor, or even anticipated criticism. Performancenevaluations at school or work are minefields of misunderstoodncriticism. What makes criticism ...

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Have you ever been lonely in a roomful of people? Have you ever been perfectly content all alone? Most people would answer yes to both questions and yet a number of the same people complain of painful chronic loneliness. What is loneliness? Why are some people troubled with it so much more than others. How can we help children understand this difficult and painful emotion and what can be done about it? Loneliness is a feeling, not a fact.

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Why? Why does she think that losing weight is more important than anything else, even her health? Why doesn’t she see herself as the bright, talented, athletic, attractive young woman that others see? These are among the questions most frequently asked by family members of a young woman ...

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With the recent focus on violence in suburban schools, there has been increased curiosity about the sources of social ostracism among youth, painful facts of life about the healthiest and, we presume, happiest of our kids. The focus of this article is on teasing, an almost universal experience ...

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The cost of doing nothing In the world of teasing and bullying, a world your kids probably know all too well, both bullies and victims are at risk. Our hearts go out to the victims, whose self-esteem can be decimated by persistent teasing, bullying and harassment. The research ...

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Brock Hansen

Some things in life we cannot change.

Many things we can.

The real trouble is this :

We tend to spend more time fretting about

the things we cannot change

than focusing on those things

that we can change !!

Contacting Brock Hansen

Brock Hansen, LCSW

Washington, DC

(202) 362-3009

brockhansenlcsw@aol.com

www.shame-anger.com

www.change-for-good.org

How to get started

Is there a change you want to make?

To find out how coaching can help, you are welcome to a complimentarytelephone coaching session focusing on your goals.

Before scheduling the coaching call, it will be helpful to ask yourself

the following questions:

  1. What is causing me the most distress or interfering most with achieving my goals?

  2. What would my life be like if that could change?

  3. Would I be willing to spend some time, energy, and money to get the benefit of that change?

  4. What is it costing me not to change?

  5. What is the first step I can take toward making this change?

  6. How soon do I want to start?

  7. What do I need to do before starting?

After considering these questions, even if you don’t have clear answers to all of them,send an email to: brockhansenlcsw@aol.com

with the words "Complimentary Coaching Session" in the Subject Line.

Other highlights

Provides telephone and skype video phone coaching for individuals with shame and anger issues and group coaching for parents on how to teach kids emotional intelligence skills that will improve their resilliency and chances for success.