What Your Anger Is Covering — Stress, Resentment, Burnout, Disappointment — and the Tools to Deal With Both
Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is the personal-growth track of New Jersey Anger Management Group: private, one-on-one anger management for people who want it for themselves — for inner strength, for prevention, for advancement in a career, a marriage, a family, or a life that anger has been quietly running. You work directly with our executive director, an anger management clinician who is also a retired family and criminal law attorney, an entrepreneur, a divorced father who rebuilt, a native New Yorker and son of immigrants who came from nothing — not a one-dimensional therapist who will not speak straight. Custom lessons written for your life, one-on-one sessions seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., text access between, and a focus on the anger and on moving forward. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger: this page.
What Your Anger Is Covering — Quick Answer
Short version for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger: one guide, not a group; custom lessons, not a workbook; straight talk from a retired lawyer, entrepreneur, and father who rebuilt, not clinical distance. You choose 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more customized lessons paired with one-on-one sessions, set after an assessment. Sessions run thirty-five to sixty-five minutes depending on what is on the table, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, no more than two a week, with text access between. Focus: the anger, what it is attached to in your life, and moving forward with a better perspective and real tools. No insurance. No waiting. Documentation for work or court included when you need it. Text ENROLL to 201-205-3201.
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What you get — Behavioral Concepts and Advancement
FormatOne on one with the executive director, by Zoom or phone (in person in Jersey City by arrangement). Never a group.ProgramAssessment first, then 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more customized lessons paired with one-on-one sessions, set after an assessment. Two-fold: custom lessons written for what you are dealing with, plus tools to manage the anger attached to it.Sessions35–65 minutes depending on topics, issues, program length, and spacing; no more than two one-on-ones a week so the teachings resonate.Availabilityseven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern; appointments outside those hours by arrangement; no waiting to start; the director is available by text between sessions during normal hours.FocusAnger and moving forward — the past acknowledged and discussed, not dwelt on. Psychoeducational, not therapy.Payment and paperworkNo insurance; direct pay, flat by length. Enrollment and completion documentation available for work, licensing, or court, under either of our names.
Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is a program of New Jersey Anger Management Group. It is a private psychoeducational program and is not psychotherapy, medical or mental health treatment, or a batterers intervention program, and does not give legal advice. If you are in crisis or need clinical care, contact a licensed provider or emergency services.
What Your Anger Is Covering — Why This Program, Why Now
Anger is rarely the first thing in the room. It is the loudest. Underneath it there is usually something quieter — stress that never gets a day off, a resentment you have carried so long it feels like part of you, the burnout of holding everything together, the disappointment of a life that did not go the way you planned. The anger shows up because it is easier to feel than any of those, and because it works: people back off. Then it costs you, and you are back where you started with one more thing to be angry about.
Behavioral Concepts and Advancement works on both layers, in that order. The focus is anger — what triggers it, what it does to your body and your judgment, how to get ahead of it — because that is what is costing you today. But the lessons are customized to what the anger is attached to in your life, and the one-on-one sessions are where a straight-talking guide who has carried a law practice, a business, a divorce, and a family helps you see the thing underneath from a higher and wider vantage point than the argument you had this morning.
We acknowledge the past; we do not live in it. The program is forward-facing and practical: lessons written for you, tools you can use the same day, sessions of thirty-five to sixty-five minutes, one on one, seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., by Zoom or phone, no more than two a week so it lands, with the director a text away between. Choose 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more lessons after the assessment. No insurance, no diagnosis, no judgment. If a court or an employer ever needs documentation, it is included.
A real approach, from a real life
Our executive director is an anger management clinician who was, for fifteen years, a New Jersey family and criminal law attorney — a public defender, then a family mediator named to Best Lawyers in America. He founded and grew a business. He is a native New Yorker who transplanted to New Jersey, the son of immigrants who came from nothing to something. He went through a divorce after seventeen years and rebuilt his life and his fatherhood. None of that is on this page to impress you; it is here so you know that when you sit down to talk about someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, you are talking to someone who has carried a law practice, a payroll, a custody schedule, and his own temper, and who will speak to you as one adult to another. No judgment. No theatrics. Straight talk and a plan.
The Two-Fold Approach: Custom Lessons for Your Life, Tools for Your Anger
For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, the approach is two-fold, and both halves are built after an assessment in the first session. Custom lessons — written by the director for what you are actually dealing with: the marriage, the kids, the job, the commute, the family you came from, the specific moments in which anger keeps showing up. These are yours to work through between sessions, on your phone or at your desk. Tools for the anger itself — REBT and CBT methods applied to your triggers: the interval between the spark and the response, the script for the moment you would otherwise escalate, the exit line, the reset, the question that stops a fight before it starts. The one-on-one sessions are where the two halves meet: what the lesson surfaced, what happened this week, what to do next time.
Sessions run thirty-five to sixty-five minutes depending on the topics covered, the issues you bring, the number of sessions in your program, and the time between them. We hold it to no more than two one-on-ones a week so you can fully absorb the teachings and use them. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, you choose 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more customized lessons paired with one-on-one sessions, set after an assessment.
Custom lessons — what you are dealing with
- Written by the director after your assessment, for your situation
- The marriage, the kids, the job, the divorce, the family you came from
- Worked through between sessions, on your schedule
- Grounded in REBT and CBT, written in plain English
Tools — the anger attached to it
- The interval between the trigger and the response
- Scripts for the moment you would otherwise escalate
- How to leave, how to reset, how to come back
- Practiced one on one until they are yours
The Benefits of Anger Management — When You Do It for Yourself
What the anger is usually attached to
The anger is the loudest thing; it is rarely the first. Part of every program is naming what it is riding on — and for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger the lessons are written around exactly that.
Prevention Tools You Will Leave With
A sample of what the sessions build, adapted to your triggers and your life:
Anger, and moving forward. That is the whole scope. Not a diagnosis, not a reconstruction of your childhood, not a room full of strangers. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, we acknowledge the story — the divorce, the job, the family you came from, whatever it is — and then we work on the thing that is costing you today and the perspective that makes tomorrow different. Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is a psychoeducational program, not psychotherapy or treatment, and we say so on every document we issue.
From the Text to the First Session
- Text ENROLL. No forms, no intake queue, no waiting list.
- Assessment, then your plan: 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more customized lessons paired with one-on-one sessions, set after an assessment.
- Lessons + sessions, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, thirty-five to sixty-five minutes each, never more than two a week.
- Text the director when something happens between sessions.
- Finish with tools you own — and paperwork, if you need it, for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger.
Getting back to work, back to court, or back on track: the same program provides enrollment and completion documentation whenever it is needed — an enrollment letter the same day, progress reports, and a Certificate of Completion plus a Completion Letter from a retired attorney that employers, licensing boards, and courts accept. Available under either of our names. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, nothing changes about the program; only the paperwork is added.
You Are Not Your Worst Moment
Anger makes people believe the last outburst is who they are. It is not; it is a pattern, and patterns change. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, this program treats you as an adult with a habit to break and a life to advance — not a case, not a diagnosis, not a problem. No judgment, no shame, no theatrics.
Every Google Review We Have Ever Received: Five Stars
Read what clients say about working one on one with the director before you decide — the reviews are on Google, and they describe the same thing this page does.
“I had an excellent experience with the New Jersey Anger Management Group and my instructor. From the very beginning, the program was professional, structured, and genuinely helpful. The instructor created a supportive environment where I felt comfortable learning and growing. The sessions were very insightful and focused on practical tools such as understanding anger triggers. This program has given me tools that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.”
Verified Google review · Google review · ★★★★★
“I had an outstanding experience with this anger management class and highly recommend it to anyone looking for real, lasting change. What truly sets this program apart is how much effort the instructors put into customizing the lessons for each student. They don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach — instead, they listen carefully, understand individual situations, and tailor the material so it directly applies to real-life challenges.”
Verified Google review · Google review · ★★★★★
ALL 50 STATES
SINCE 2012
Started in Jersey City. Serving New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and Everywhere Else.
New Jersey Anger Management Group was founded in 2012 by Santo V. Artusa Jr., J.D., C.A.M.T. — a Rutgers Law graduate, former public defender, and family-law mediator named to Best Lawyers in America, who retired from practice to do this full time. Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is the track he built for people who come on their own — for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger — the same one-on-one program courts in all fifty states have accepted, without the court. Clients in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, California, Ohio, Idaho, and beyond work with him by Zoom and phone, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern.
Manejo de la ira para su propio crecimiento — ayuda en español
Behavioral Concepts and Advancement es el programa privado de manejo de la ira para quienes lo eligen por sí mismos — para su fortaleza interior, prevención y avance en su matrimonio, su familia o su carrera. Trabaja uno a uno con nuestro director ejecutivo — abogado retirado de derecho de familia y penal, empresario, padre de dos hijos, hijo de inmigrantes — con lecciones personalizadas y sesiones por Zoom o teléfono los siete días de la semana de 8 a.m. a 8 p.m. Sin seguro, sin espera, sin juicios. Para What Your Anger Is Covering: envíe ENROLL por texto al 201-205-3201.
Questions People Ask Before They Text
Do I need a court order or a referral to enroll?
No. Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is built for people who choose anger management for themselves — for prevention, inner strength, and advancement. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, you text ENROLL to 201-205-3201, hold an assessment this week, and start. If you also need documentation for work or a court, it is included.
How long is a session, and how often?
For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, thirty-five to sixty-five minutes, depending on the topics covered, the issues you bring, the number of sessions in your program, and the time between them. We keep it to no more than two one-on-ones a week so you can fully absorb the teachings and use them. Sessions are seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern; appointments outside those hours can be arranged.
Can this program be used for work, a license, or a court?
Yes. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, the same program provides enrollment and completion documentation when you need it: an enrollment letter the same day, progress reports, and a Certificate of Completion with a Completion Letter written by the director, a retired attorney, in language employers, licensing boards, and courts accept — issued under Behavioral Concepts and Advancement or New Jersey Anger Management Group.
Do you take insurance?
No. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, direct pay only — Zelle, Apple Pay, Cash App, or card — with flat pricing by program length quoted by text before you commit, payment plans available, and sliding-scale pricing when possible. No insurance means no diagnosis code, no claims record, and no waiting for an authorization.
How many sessions will I need?
After the assessment you choose 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 or more customized lessons paired with one-on-one sessions, set after an assessment. Three or four is a focused tune-up for a specific pattern; eight to twelve or more is the full program for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger when the anger is attached to a marriage, a career, or a major life change. The director will tell you plainly what he recommends.
Is it in person or online?
For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, by Zoom or phone, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern, from anywhere — Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or any other state. In-person sessions can sometimes be arranged at our Jersey City office.
Can I reach the director between sessions?
Yes. He makes himself available by text during normal hours for the moments that happen between sessions — the argument, the email you almost sent, the question you did not think of until later. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, that access is often where the real change happens.
More From Behavioral Concepts and Advancement
Cost for someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger. One flat fee for the program length you choose after the assessment, everything included, quoted up front by text. No insurance. Payment plans on request; sliding scale when possible.
One Guide. Custom Lessons. Real Tools. No Judgment.
You have already paid for your anger in ways you can name. For someone who suspects their anger is about more than anger, the program is cheaper than the next one. Text ENROLL to 201-205-3201.
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Behavioral Concepts and Advancement · New Jersey Anger Management Group · 97 Newkirk Street, 2nd Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07306 · (201) 205-3201 · njangermgt@pm.me · Founded 2012 · Serving all 50 states. Behavioral Concepts and Advancement is a program of New Jersey Anger Management Group. It is a private psychoeducational program and is not psychotherapy, medical or mental health treatment, or a batterers intervention program, and does not give legal advice. If you are in crisis or need clinical care, contact a licensed provider or emergency services.