Our clients come from every walk of life: average men and women just like you, husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, male or female, adolescents and even senior citizens.
And it matters not what education level you have attained. People with elementary and high school, college, graduate school, law school and medical school all exhibit Anger and the Angry Reaction.
We offer a skill enhancement program divided into four components: the first is Gaining Control where we teach you the tools necessary to control your behavior. This is akin to the first aid for anger; next is improving your Stress Management skills. Again we teach you the tools necessary to control your stress; this is followed by learning about Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
Emotional Intelligence means your ability to understand and be aware of your own emotions and managing your behavior accordingly, as well as your ability to understand the emotions of anyone with whom you’re in any kind of relationship and managing those relationships appropriately; lastly, we teach about Improving Communications, how to speak clearly and honestly, how to be assertive, how to listen actively and how to carefully acknowledge another person’s communications.
When a problem exists in any or all of these four major areas, the resultant behavior can be the angry reaction which in many cases may be catastrophic and violent, placing our relationships, our families or even our marriages and intimate relationships in jeopardy.
Anger is a normal emotion designed to protect us and keep us alive.
The Angry Reaction is the way we exhibit Anger the emotion. This reaction is an automatic behavioral pattern learned early in childhood which remains with us as we grow older into adolescence and adulthood.
The Angry Reaction is a memory in our brains which exhibits itself ONLY when we sense we are being attacked (hence the protection mentioned above). This memory will remain with us for our entire life.
The problems begin and continue when the Angry Reaction becomes aggression towards the person attacking us. This reaction cannot be removed from our memory. However, we can create new behaviors and memories which give us options for better, less angry and more controlled behaviors.
Getting your anger and angry reaction under control takes time. Our program is ten sessions long. It begins with an assessment examination measuring your Assertive skills, your Empathy level, your Stress Management skills, your interpersonal Aggression level, your level of Deference and your Motivation to succeed to improve your behavior. At the end of the last session we repeat the assessment examination to measure the improvement.
Isn’t it time you got your Anger under control? Isn't it time to improve your relationships? Isn't it time to have a better life?
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Beyond My Expectations --- A Testimonial
I just completed the 16 week anger management course at The WIN Institute. I have to admit my expectations going into the course we pretty negative. I was envisioning some type of psychiatrist setting where we would talk about our "problems". This was not the case at all. The course was very down to Earth. I am not sure I would call it a course or class at all, as the input from others in the class is almost as helpful as the feedback from the instructor. The best way I could describe the class is a guided discussion, using tools such a multimedia and texts.
I would highly recommend this class to anyone, especially those who are hesitant and have the same negative outlook on it I did. I would not really say it is just for those with "anger" issues. This class helps with coping with general life problems as well. I have a completely different attitude since beginning the course, and have to say it was completely worth the time and investment. --- Alex, Minneapolis
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
I would highly recommend this class to anyone, especially those who are hesitant and have the same negative outlook on it I did. I would not really say it is just for those with "anger" issues. This class helps with coping with general life problems as well. I have a completely different attitude since beginning the course, and have to say it was completely worth the time and investment. --- Alex, Minneapolis
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Monday, January 16, 2012
A Truly Valuable Experience – A Testimonial
I have just completed the 16-week Anger Management course at The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management. I could not recommend it more highly.
For men who struggle with anger, who handle anger inappropriately, and are enduring the consequences of those difficulties, this course offers both invaluable tools for managing one’s anger and meaningful tools for improving one’s life. Rather than being an additional negative consequence that one must suffer through, this course turned out to be a genuine opportunity for personal growth that helped restore my hope that my life could get better.
There are several aspects that account for the value that I found in the program: the facilitator, the material, the presentation, and the atmosphere. Each of these enabled me personally, and others that I witnessed, to benefit from the course.
It all begins with the facilitator, Steven Clark. I have found myself describing him as a very “solid” individual. He is the type of person that one immediately respects and likes.
Steven has a talent for creating a safe environment and drawing out participant’s thoughts. Repeatedly I found myself observing that he genuinely cares about others and wants to see them succeed. As Steven guided us through each segment of the course, he consistently brought us back to his larger concern: how can we as individuals change our thinking and behavior to improve ourselves and to achieve more of want we wanted in life.
As we studied the course material, Steven challenged us to think more deeply about ourselves and observe the internal dynamics that led to one’s anger. He has a way of asking the right questions to guide one in probing oneself and gaining a greater understanding of oneself. He would then help us connect the dots, bringing the conversation back to how our internal process and behavior patterns affects achieving life goals.
Once again, he created a secure space in which participants felt comfortable sharing their thoughts and self-observations. With participants of diverse ethnicities, educational levels, cultural backgrounds, careers paths, and age groups, Steven established a level playing field in which everyone was regarded as an equal, and everyone’s input was given equal courtesy, respect, and consideration.
The material itself offered useful techniques to help one preempt their anger, diffuse their anger, or cope with their anger. All of which was based upon gaining personal insight into one’s thoughts and emotions. The presentation is best described as a “multi-media” approach. We constantly shifted between slide presentations, reading from the workbook, making notes in handouts, and group discussion. This shifting of approaches kept the sessions engaging.
In my experience, The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management is aptly named. It became clear to me that the intent was to help men succeed, not just in managing their anger, but to help them to succeed in life. The focus was not negative, merely upon the mistakes one has made; and the focus was not narrow, merely upon anger management; but the broader perspective was upon how one can make changes to become a larger person and to realize one’s life goals. --- Steven, New Hope
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
For men who struggle with anger, who handle anger inappropriately, and are enduring the consequences of those difficulties, this course offers both invaluable tools for managing one’s anger and meaningful tools for improving one’s life. Rather than being an additional negative consequence that one must suffer through, this course turned out to be a genuine opportunity for personal growth that helped restore my hope that my life could get better.
There are several aspects that account for the value that I found in the program: the facilitator, the material, the presentation, and the atmosphere. Each of these enabled me personally, and others that I witnessed, to benefit from the course.
It all begins with the facilitator, Steven Clark. I have found myself describing him as a very “solid” individual. He is the type of person that one immediately respects and likes.
Steven has a talent for creating a safe environment and drawing out participant’s thoughts. Repeatedly I found myself observing that he genuinely cares about others and wants to see them succeed. As Steven guided us through each segment of the course, he consistently brought us back to his larger concern: how can we as individuals change our thinking and behavior to improve ourselves and to achieve more of want we wanted in life.
As we studied the course material, Steven challenged us to think more deeply about ourselves and observe the internal dynamics that led to one’s anger. He has a way of asking the right questions to guide one in probing oneself and gaining a greater understanding of oneself. He would then help us connect the dots, bringing the conversation back to how our internal process and behavior patterns affects achieving life goals.
Once again, he created a secure space in which participants felt comfortable sharing their thoughts and self-observations. With participants of diverse ethnicities, educational levels, cultural backgrounds, careers paths, and age groups, Steven established a level playing field in which everyone was regarded as an equal, and everyone’s input was given equal courtesy, respect, and consideration.
The material itself offered useful techniques to help one preempt their anger, diffuse their anger, or cope with their anger. All of which was based upon gaining personal insight into one’s thoughts and emotions. The presentation is best described as a “multi-media” approach. We constantly shifted between slide presentations, reading from the workbook, making notes in handouts, and group discussion. This shifting of approaches kept the sessions engaging.
In my experience, The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management is aptly named. It became clear to me that the intent was to help men succeed, not just in managing their anger, but to help them to succeed in life. The focus was not negative, merely upon the mistakes one has made; and the focus was not narrow, merely upon anger management; but the broader perspective was upon how one can make changes to become a larger person and to realize one’s life goals. --- Steven, New Hope
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Monday, October 31, 2011
Having An Open Mind - A Testimonial
I attended this 16 week Anger Management program during the summer and partial fall of 2011. My initial response to this forced attendance was to resist any thought of change. My thoughts were that I wasn’t angry and I didn’t need this program. I was put in an unfortunate situation and it was caused by reaction. Not anger. “I’m not to blame, it was the other party”.
My first thoughts of the sessions were not even close on how I thought they would go. I thought it was going to be a bunch of attendees singing “Kum Bah Yah” and other sensitive mumbo jumbo. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The sessions focused on what anger is, how to control anger and minimize angers negative effects in my life. Other sessions involved on communication or the lack of it, and other aspects that could trigger anger. Everybody thinks that anger is a reaction to an event but what I found out is, that it is a bunch of smaller emotions on how your feeling that becomes combined and overloads you (stress). Now, I think prior to attending this course I wasn’t angry. After completing this course I found that I was angry and that my anger can be controlled.
The course opens your mind to think. It makes you think. It opens your mind to other non-anger responses to events. The course also just doesn’t plainly tell you that you can’t act this way, by all means we are human and different sexes. It course reveals the reason on why it makes you angry and shows you how to think of other options to pursue and resolve the issue.
Out of my personal experience, I enjoyed the sessions. During and after every session, I was able to think about personal issues and events that have happened in my life. I found that I was lacking in several areas of being self-aware. With these sessions, I can identify what is the issue(s) and proceed on by more productive ways.
Now being able to notice anger identifiers and emotions, I’m able to feel more confident about obtaining my goals that I thought were out of reach. I truly believe attending The WIN Institute is a very good option for your requirements. It’s a calm atmosphere and there are truly no wrong answers, thoughts, feelings, and situations about yourself that you wish to divulge.
If you come with an open mind and you truly participate in the program and practice some suggestions on dealing with anger and emotions, you are going to feel that this is a very helpful program. I thank you very much Steven for helping me. Thanks again. --- Chris, Wayzata
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
My first thoughts of the sessions were not even close on how I thought they would go. I thought it was going to be a bunch of attendees singing “Kum Bah Yah” and other sensitive mumbo jumbo. I couldn’t have been more wrong. The sessions focused on what anger is, how to control anger and minimize angers negative effects in my life. Other sessions involved on communication or the lack of it, and other aspects that could trigger anger. Everybody thinks that anger is a reaction to an event but what I found out is, that it is a bunch of smaller emotions on how your feeling that becomes combined and overloads you (stress). Now, I think prior to attending this course I wasn’t angry. After completing this course I found that I was angry and that my anger can be controlled.
The course opens your mind to think. It makes you think. It opens your mind to other non-anger responses to events. The course also just doesn’t plainly tell you that you can’t act this way, by all means we are human and different sexes. It course reveals the reason on why it makes you angry and shows you how to think of other options to pursue and resolve the issue.
Out of my personal experience, I enjoyed the sessions. During and after every session, I was able to think about personal issues and events that have happened in my life. I found that I was lacking in several areas of being self-aware. With these sessions, I can identify what is the issue(s) and proceed on by more productive ways.
Now being able to notice anger identifiers and emotions, I’m able to feel more confident about obtaining my goals that I thought were out of reach. I truly believe attending The WIN Institute is a very good option for your requirements. It’s a calm atmosphere and there are truly no wrong answers, thoughts, feelings, and situations about yourself that you wish to divulge.
If you come with an open mind and you truly participate in the program and practice some suggestions on dealing with anger and emotions, you are going to feel that this is a very helpful program. I thank you very much Steven for helping me. Thanks again. --- Chris, Wayzata
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Eight (8) Hour Anger Management Class – A Testimonial
Recently I took part in an 8 Hour Anger/Stress Management class provided by The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management. This class was referred to me and I was skeptical at first. Then after a little soul searching and being at a place in my life right now, which is less desirable, this class was perfect for me.
I decided that I would come into it with no expectations, no nothing but the thought of gaining knowledge. By the end of the class I not only gained knowledge. I gained perspective, rationale, and most important, life experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
The topics we covered ranged from Stress Management to Communication Skills to Emotional Intelligence to which all may lead to anger if not handled in an appropriate constructive manner. We all have the option to choose in what direction we want to go in life and the topics we discussed gave me a whole new insight on how to handle certain situations. Most of the time I may not have identified the feelings I had or even the thoughts. But stepping back and putting clarity into those will help me move forward in the direction of positive action!
Communication is a huge part of my daily life because I have to function with others at my job. We all have the same goal as a business. In this class I learned that effective listening is going to help not only in problem solving but better communication period. Looking back at some of the experiences I have had with my family we have not always had the best communication. I am certain they will see a better communicator!!!
As stated earlier, I gained a life experience that will stay with me a lifetime and I plan on sharing my knowledge that I have learned and pass it on to others. I think the class or any type of class like this should be taught in schools or some form of curriculum. It will benefit everyone in some sort of way whether it be conscious or unconscious.
I would like to thank The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management and Steven Clark for giving me the understanding in a new light, that I am in control of myself and my actions and it is up to me to put them into positive motion!!!! --- Jason, Minneapolis
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, COAMF, CDVF
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
I decided that I would come into it with no expectations, no nothing but the thought of gaining knowledge. By the end of the class I not only gained knowledge. I gained perspective, rationale, and most important, life experience that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
The topics we covered ranged from Stress Management to Communication Skills to Emotional Intelligence to which all may lead to anger if not handled in an appropriate constructive manner. We all have the option to choose in what direction we want to go in life and the topics we discussed gave me a whole new insight on how to handle certain situations. Most of the time I may not have identified the feelings I had or even the thoughts. But stepping back and putting clarity into those will help me move forward in the direction of positive action!
Communication is a huge part of my daily life because I have to function with others at my job. We all have the same goal as a business. In this class I learned that effective listening is going to help not only in problem solving but better communication period. Looking back at some of the experiences I have had with my family we have not always had the best communication. I am certain they will see a better communicator!!!
As stated earlier, I gained a life experience that will stay with me a lifetime and I plan on sharing my knowledge that I have learned and pass it on to others. I think the class or any type of class like this should be taught in schools or some form of curriculum. It will benefit everyone in some sort of way whether it be conscious or unconscious.
I would like to thank The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management and Steven Clark for giving me the understanding in a new light, that I am in control of myself and my actions and it is up to me to put them into positive motion!!!! --- Jason, Minneapolis
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, COAMF, CDVF
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Everyone Has A Technique To Control Anger
It seems that everyone has a technique to control anger. Most of the specifics are good. But let’s get to the heart of the matter.
Anger is a learned response. It was learned in the formative years of childhood and carried forth in our memories into subsequent years as a child, teenager and on into adulthood. Since it is learned there really is no medication to be prescribed or taken to wipe out this memory.
On the other hand, there are new responses to be learned to overcome those old angry responses. Put simply, this new learning suppresses the old memories and allows for a new response when situations that may cause anger issues arise.
You are not crazy! You are not abnormal! You just need to be trained to respond differently!
Unfortunately, we have never been trained to control our anger. Our elementary, secondary and even college educations have woefully neglected this area.
Steven Clark is a Certified Stress and Anger Management Provider and Diplomat of the American Association of Anger Management Providers. His Anger Management Training Classes offer not only Anger Management Control but also Stress Identification and Control, an improvement in Communications and an enhancement of Emotional Intelligence in a comfortable conference room setting either in group sessions or as one-on-one training.
Once learned, your responses will improve, your health will improve and your interpersonal relationships will improve as well.
For more information about The WIN Institute's Anger and Stress Management Intervention program, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Anger is a learned response. It was learned in the formative years of childhood and carried forth in our memories into subsequent years as a child, teenager and on into adulthood. Since it is learned there really is no medication to be prescribed or taken to wipe out this memory.
On the other hand, there are new responses to be learned to overcome those old angry responses. Put simply, this new learning suppresses the old memories and allows for a new response when situations that may cause anger issues arise.
You are not crazy! You are not abnormal! You just need to be trained to respond differently!
Unfortunately, we have never been trained to control our anger. Our elementary, secondary and even college educations have woefully neglected this area.
Steven Clark is a Certified Stress and Anger Management Provider and Diplomat of the American Association of Anger Management Providers. His Anger Management Training Classes offer not only Anger Management Control but also Stress Identification and Control, an improvement in Communications and an enhancement of Emotional Intelligence in a comfortable conference room setting either in group sessions or as one-on-one training.
Once learned, your responses will improve, your health will improve and your interpersonal relationships will improve as well.
For more information about The WIN Institute's Anger and Stress Management Intervention program, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, COAMF
The WIN Institute
Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
Friday, June 24, 2011
Confronting The Inner Fire – A Testimonial
I enrolled into The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management’s Thursday night Anger Management Class because I had problems controlling my anger. I didn't understand at the time that there are many contributing emotions that lead to my anger. I was short tempered, confrontational, and used put downs and sarcasm when my emotions got the best of me.
The WIN Institute’s website happened to be the website that grabbed my attention most. I was still very sceptical, thinking to myself, "Do I really need this?" I thought long and hard about attending the class. I recalled how my actions had hurt my new marriage, my family, and friends. It finally became clear to me that I needed to make an effort to change my life for the better. I had too many people in my life I was in danger of losing.
I still had my doubts, thinking I was going to be in a class with "Thugs, Creeps and Crazies". I was pleasantly surprised that the class consisted of normal, everyday people such as myself. The group setting made me a little nervous at first, but everyone was there for the same reason (to control their anger). The group worked well together, like a team. In many cases other group members pointed out that they also went through many of the same emotions, and share the same stresses.
Shortly after I started my sessions, I noticed I was implementing the techniques I learned in class. I wasn't getting angry at all the "Little Things" as much as I was before. My friends started noticing a change in me. My relationship with my wife was getting stronger and more intimate. I even noticed I was becoming more productive at work and around the house. That was something my wife surely appreciated.
This class has changed my life. I think joining this class was one of the best decisions I have made for myself. This program is just a tool, and I still need to put in the work myself to make it work.
Thanks Steven, you are a very patient man and a great mentor. I am truly grateful. I wish all my group members good luck. You can do it. --- Ryan, Golden Valley
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute -- Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
The WIN Institute’s website happened to be the website that grabbed my attention most. I was still very sceptical, thinking to myself, "Do I really need this?" I thought long and hard about attending the class. I recalled how my actions had hurt my new marriage, my family, and friends. It finally became clear to me that I needed to make an effort to change my life for the better. I had too many people in my life I was in danger of losing.
I still had my doubts, thinking I was going to be in a class with "Thugs, Creeps and Crazies". I was pleasantly surprised that the class consisted of normal, everyday people such as myself. The group setting made me a little nervous at first, but everyone was there for the same reason (to control their anger). The group worked well together, like a team. In many cases other group members pointed out that they also went through many of the same emotions, and share the same stresses.
Shortly after I started my sessions, I noticed I was implementing the techniques I learned in class. I wasn't getting angry at all the "Little Things" as much as I was before. My friends started noticing a change in me. My relationship with my wife was getting stronger and more intimate. I even noticed I was becoming more productive at work and around the house. That was something my wife surely appreciated.
This class has changed my life. I think joining this class was one of the best decisions I have made for myself. This program is just a tool, and I still need to put in the work myself to make it work.
Thanks Steven, you are a very patient man and a great mentor. I am truly grateful. I wish all my group members good luck. You can do it. --- Ryan, Golden Valley
For more information about The WIN Institute – Minnesota Anger Management, please contact:
Steven W. Clark, CAMF, CDVF, COAMF
The WIN Institute -- Minnesota Anger Management
763-913-0130
www.thewininstitute.org
www.thewininstitute.blogspot.com
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