Online Anger Management Counselling Across Australia

LEXs provides online anger management counselling for adults across Australia, delivered by secure video from a Perth-based practice. Sessions run 60 minutes, with no GP referral and no Medicare record. Michael Elwan, an Accredited Social Worker with expertise in men's mental health and family violence, works on both the immediate patterns and what the anger is protecting, in English or Arabic.

Most people who land on this page did not get here after one bad day. They got here after a pattern: the same argument escalating the same way, a tone at work that someone finally named, a partner who has gone quiet, kids who flinch at a raised voice, or the private, exhausting effort of holding it in all day and detonating at home.

If that is you, two things are true at once. The anger is causing real damage, and the anger is almost never the whole story. I provide online anger management counselling for adults across Australia that works on both.

What anger usually turns out to be

Anger is the emotion men in particular are permitted, so it ends up doing the work of all the others. Underneath it, in session after session, sit more uncomfortable things: shame, fear, grief, humiliation, exhaustion, the feeling of not being respected, of failing people, of carrying too much without saying so. Anger guards the door to all of that, and it is very good at its job.

Counselling that only teaches you to count backwards from ten treats the guard and ignores the door. Techniques matter, and you will get practical ones early, because the people around you need the temperature down now. But lasting change comes from working out what your anger is protecting, where you learned it, and what it costs you to keep paying its wages.

There is often a cultural layer too. If you grew up between cultures, anger can carry the weight of pressures no one around you sees: expectations from family, experiences of disrespect or racism, the gap between who you are at home and who you are allowed to be outside it. That context belongs in the work, and it is a large part of my practice.

How anger management counselling works at LEXs

There is no fixed program. The early sessions usually cover three things: getting an accurate map of when and how the anger fires, practical strategies that lower the heat quickly, and an honest look at what sits underneath. From there the work goes where your situation needs it: the marriage, the job, the family history, the load you are carrying.

Practically:

Sessions are 60 minutes by secure video, anywhere in Australia, with evening-edge appointments controlled by my calendar availability.
No GP referral, no mental health treatment plan, no Medicare record, no rebate applies, and equally nothing about online anger management counselling with me enters the Medicare system. For people whose work or licensing makes them cautious about records, that matters.
Sessions are available in English, Arabic, or both.

Fees

Sessions are $200 for 60 minutes, paid at booking. Longer 90-minute sessions are $260.

Who you would be working with

I am Michael Elwan, founder of LEXs, an Accredited Social Worker and PhD candidate at Charles Sturt University. Men's mental health and family violence are core areas of my practice and my advisory work, which has been recognised with national awards including the 2025 AASW National Excellence in Practice Award. I am based in Perth and work with clients across Australia. More on the about page.

Frequently asked questions

Is anger management counselling the same as an anger management course?

No, and the difference matters. Courses teach a syllabus of techniques, often in a group, sometimes with a certificate at the end. Counselling is individual work on your actual situation: your triggers, your relationships, your history, and what the anger is doing for you.

My partner says I am controlling, and I disagree. Can we sort that out here?

We can examine it honestly, and I will not promise you the comfortable answer. Sometimes what a partner calls controlling is conflict both people are mishandling, and sometimes it is control. Part of my job, is telling the difference and telling you the truth about it.

How many sessions does it take?

Practical gains often come inside the first three or four sessions; the underlying work varies with what is driving the anger. We review openly as we go, and you are never locked into a program length.

Does online anger work actually help?

Yes. The work is conversation, reflection, and practice between sessions, all of which telehealth handles well. Being at home for it also means you practise in the place where most of the anger actually happens.