Since 2003, the AJ Novick Group has been offering high quality and effective programs in the field of stress and anger management.  We are an ideal resource for consumers as well as corporations and human resource staff needing to take an approved and accepted program. We offer live anger management classes,  online anger management classes, home study courses, accelerated anger management workshops, executive coaching, on-site workplace trainings and programs, as well as a wide range of certification training for facilitators.  Our programs are designed for business professionals, court ordered clients and those seeking personal growth.

Our organization offers anger management classes for adults, adolescents, corporate executives and managers, physicians and hospital staff, couples, families and individuals. We offer both group classes, individual sessions, and executive coaching as well as on-site workplace programs.  We also offer one of the leading facilitator certification training programs in anger management in the country in association with Century Anger management. Century Anger Management has trained hundreds of providers throughout the United States and abroad.  

About our programs:  We are the co-founders of the Century Anger Management model of intervention. This reknown and well recognized, "8 Tool Model Approach"  includes teaching skills in: assertive communication, improving judgment and impulse control, stress management, empathy and emotional awareness, expectation management, improving self-talk,  forgiveness, learning to respond instead of react, and anger control techniques. Our programs are an excellent method for team building, improving relationships, and increasing interpersonal skills.  All anger management classes and corporate coaching include client workbooks, pre and post assessments, and a guaranteed enjoyable, didactic, and engaging experience.  Our model uses numerous evidence based, empirically validated techniques, and is the most expansive anger management curriculum available.  We are a probation and court approved anger management class provider.  Assessments are available at our office or online.  Please contact our office to sign up.

This Month's Featured Programs:

Anger Management Classes
Anger management classes are an ideal way to learn skills to improve relationships in a variety of contexts.  Anger management classes are often taken to increase empathy, decrease stress, and improve communication and listening skills.  Our anger management classes are frequently sought out by corporate executives, individuals and families as well as those requested by the court or as part of a probation requirement.  Our anger management courses are skill building, educational and use validated, evidence based techniques.  Anger management classes can be a cost savings as well as help improve relationships.  Start today!  All anger management classes are court approved.

Online Anger Management Classes
Finding and/or attending an anger management class can sometimes be difficult due to a busy work schedule or family and life commitments.  In addition to our live programs, we also offer the most sophisticated, user-friendly, online anger management class in the world.  There are several online anger classes to choose from and they can all be taken from the privacy of ones home or office and available from any Internet based computer 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.  A certificate of completion is awarded at the end of each program. Our courses are based on the same highly effective curriculum used in our live programs but in an online format.  We offer classes for consumers as well as corporate packages for human resource professionals. Accepted and used throughout the United States and Canada.

We have helped corporations and govermental agencies, such as Chevron-Phillips, Raytheon, Mission Hospital, Southern California Edison, Toshiba, United States Airforce, Toyota Motor Corporation, Verizon Communication, and many others.  Click here for a partial client list.

Our curriculum has been approved for use by Probation Departments, Courts, major corporations,  hospitals, law offices and many governmental agencies.  It is also been approved for use by the  California State Board of Corrections, California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Texas Board for Certification of Addiction Specialists, CAADAC, CAADE, NAADAC, for continuing education requirements.  Our model uses numerous evidence based, empirically validated techniques, and is the most expansive anger management curriculum available.


Benefits of Anger Management classes or Corporate Coaching Sessions include:

• Learn to recognize anger and change behavior before it damages or impacts relationships with others
• Learn how to improve judgment and impulse control as well as manage stress and anger more effectively
• Experience less conflict with teachers, parents, family members, co-workers and corporate management
• Learn skills to increase your optimism, positive self-talk, and attitude
• Improve communications skills in such a way that others appropriately understand your feelings and needs
• Gain skills in stress management to better cope with life's challenges and the impact of others.
• Learn to take control of your own behavior rather than blaming others for "making" you do things
• Improve skills in empathy and social awareness to decrease anger and improve relationships
• Improve workplace communication, reduce instances of aggression, gain skills in teamwork and leadership
• Gain skills in forgiveness as well as how to more accurately manage expectations
• Accepted by Businesses, Schools, Court, Juvenile and Adult Probation, Youth Diversion, Corrections, and volunteer clients
• Our model uses numerous evidence based, empirically validated techniques, and is the most expansive anger management curriculum available.

Laguna Beach - May 1st, 2008 -- December 31st, 2008 New Dates and Days!
We recommend a minimum of 8 to 10 sessions for voluntary, HR, and business referrals.  We offer 10, 12, 22, 26 and 52 week classes for court or probation mandated clients.    All participants will receive unlimited progress reports and a "Certificate of Completion".  All classes are open ended and particpants can begin at any time!

To register please call (949) 715-2694.


Recent Updates:

Breaking News: Ari Novick, Ph.D. -  Keynote for Law Enforcement Conference
Dr. Ari Novick was selected as the Keynote speaker for the 28th annual California Law Enforcement Statewide Conference in Palm Springs, CA October 8th-11th, 2008. The CSLEA represents more than 7,000 public safety professionals within 19 affiliate groups-dedicated, highly trained state workers who make up California's safety net.  Dr. Novick was chosen because of his expertise in the field of anger and stress management and his dedication to collborating with law enforcement.  Visit our blog for more information.  For information on our stress and anger management classes or to schedule a presentation at your corporation or annual conference, please contact our office at (949) 715-2694

Dr. Novick Featured in HR Wire Cover Story on Stress Management
The June, 2008 issue of HR Wire features anger and stress management expert Dr. Ari Novick in the lead cover story, "Is Your Company Ignoring Workplace Stress" by Paula Santonocito.  Dr. Novick was chosen due to his expertise and training working with both large and small corporations who are dealing with anger and stress related issues.  For more information on the AJ Novick Group's Workplace Programs or Executive Coaching, please contact our office at 949 715-2694

Weekend Anger Management Class Workshops are Selling Out!
Due to the popularity of our agency and established anger management model, our weekend anger management workshops have been sold out one week prior to the event date for the last 3 months.  Anyone interested in taking one of our anger management classes in a workshop format must register at least two weeks prior to the class.  These Anger management classes are an intensive 4-hour workshop aimed at exposing participants to some of the basic skills needed to better manage and control anger.  It is recommended that participants attend two of these weekend classes to complete all the material.  These classes are ideal for employers seeking an anger management class for their employees, those with a court order as well as for persons seeking personal growth.

New Updated Class Schedule for Anger Management Classes
The AJ Novick Group has been a national leading provider of quality anger management classes for many years.  We now offer anger management classes on several evenings including Monday and Tuesday night at 6:00pm.  Starting May 1, 2008 our Monday night class will be changed to Thursday night.  This change is at the request of our clients prefering to attend classes mid-week. Classes are ideal for individuals, couples, work related requirements, court ordered or mandated clients, as well as for personal growth.  Clients will receive pre-post assessments as well as use the highly acclaimed Century Anger Management model of intervention developed by Ari Novick, Ph.D. and Tony Fiore, Ph.D.  The AJ Novick Group is also one of the few court approved anger management providers in Orange County. Participants of our anger management classes can expect to learn skills in: Stress Management, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence, Expectation Management, Assertive Communication, Forgiveness, Improving Judgment and Impulse Control, as well as skills for staying calm.  We also have a variety of anger management classes for adolescents.  For more information on all our anger class programs, click here

Professional and Amateur Sports Need Anger Management
The AJ Novick Group was recently contracted by the American Amateur Baseball Congress to provide anger management services.  Both professional sports as well as amateur sports teams can benefit from learning fundamental skills in managing stress and anger.  Anger management skills can be learned in several ways including taking weekly classes, through one/one executive coaching as well as through our state of the art online anger management classes.  For more information about any of our programs, please contact Dr. Ari Novick at 949 715-2694.

New Online Anger Management Classes / Distance Learning Courses
The AJ Novick Group has been a leader in providing quality anger management classes since 2003.  We continue to grow and develop many new products and innovations to help clients learn important skills in anger and stress management.  Recently, we have expanded our distance learning anger management courses to include a new 26 hour online anger management class available through Anger Class Online as well as our 8, 12, and 26 hour home study anger management courses.  This is an exciting new program geared towards those that need a convenient, affordable and comprehensive anger management class to meet their requirements.  It is also ideal for human resource and risk management providers seeking a preventative course for employees.  Exclusive corporate anger management package discounts are available.

Taking an Anger Management Class Could Save Your Relationship
We use the well-known and internationally recognized Century Anger Management model.  It is an educationally based approach to helping individuals, couples, families, and business professionals learn to appropriatly express their anger in a way that is acceptable and well received by others.  It is aimed at increasing self-awareness and teaching concreate skills to both improve relationships and change thinking and behavior.  Anger can have devastating and lasting affects on relationships.  Learn the "8 Tools of Anger Control" before it's too late.   All participants of our programs will receive a highly structured client workbook, assessment, the use of other interactive materials, and a warm and caring approach.  We believe getting help for anger management should be an upbeat, enjoyable, and positive learning experience delivered by experts.  Contact our office for more information.

Dr. Novick Makes Presentation at Pepperdine University
Dr. Novick was invited to make a presentation on Anger Management to the faculty and graduate students at Pepperdine University. This presentation will be on March 9th, 2008 from 7-9pm at the Orange County campus. This presentation will cover basic skills in understanding anger management as a psycho-educational intervention. Dr. Novick will cover his well known co-authored curriculum “Anger Management in the Twenty-first Century” as well as address the “8 Tools of Anger Control”. For more information, please contact our office if you would like to attend.

New Accelerated Anger Management Class Workshops for 2008
For 2008, we have recently posted our new schedule for our famed accelerated anger management classes.  These 4-hour anger management classes are available on Saturdays and offer the same high quality content as our live classes but in a convenient, low cost and utilitarian format.  Classes are ideal for court, business, and personal growth. Clients are encouraged to take two consecutive 4-hour workshops as we teach 4 of the "8 Tools of Anger Control" in each Saturday workshop.  Check out our schedule for upcoming dates for the new year!

Corporate Online Anger Management Classes for Employees
We have recently launched the first available online anger management program specifically for employees.  This course is ideal for corporations who would like to take a proactive stance against potential workplace issues surrounding anger and stress management or as part of a disciplinary action for an employee.  These exclusive corporate online anger management classes can be purchased in bundles at a discount, and classes can be monitored by the Human Resource or company representative.  The employer will have access to employees "log" information and can closely monitor progress.  This online course covers the same "8 Tools of Anger Control" as our live classes, but at a fraction of the cost.  Classes can be taken either on or off site and are available to the employee 24 hours a day until completed.  Click this link to learn more about our Corporate Online Anger Management Classes for Employees

Anger Management Classes Gain Acceptance Among the Masses
The AJ Novick Group has been offering anger management classes since 2003.  There has been a myth that anger management classes are only for those with severe "anger problems" or those that are "court ordered" must be scary people.  These two peices of data are far from the truth.  Anger management has become a recognized intervention for individuals, families, couples and even corporate america.  Anger management classes aim to teach skills in a variety of areas to help improve relationships as well as refine or develop coping skills.  Our model of intervention utilizes the acclaimed "8 Tools of anger management" found exclusively in our client workbook, "Anger Management in the Twenty-first Century".  For more infomation on our anger management class or courses call or office or view our website for further detail.

Corporate America becomes Enlightened to On-Site Trainings
Over the last two months, the AJ Novick Group has provided on-site trainings for 3 corporations.  One included a large architecture firm out of Irvine, CA, and the others were in the mortgage industries.  Many companies, both large and small, are finding it useful to provide on-site corporate training to their staff in areas such as stress management, anger management, conflict resolution, assertive communication, and skills for improving judgment and impulse control.  The approach most Human Resource professionals have conveyed is that they would like to take a proactive role in educating their employees before an "incident" occurs.  Many of these trainings are followed up by one/one executive coaching either on-site or at our corporate office.  The Bureau of Justice show that over 500,000 victims of workplace violence lose over 1.8 million workdays a year, at a cost of 55 million a year.  We are currently scheduling on-site corporate trainings for 2008.  Call our office at (949) 715-2694 to get more information, or click here to contact us by email.

AJ Novick Group Soon to Release New Anger Mangement Products
After numerous requests, we will soon be releasing eight new "mini-workbooks" in anger management.  These mini-workbooks will include individual lessons from our popular client workbook, "Anger Management for the Twenty-first Century", by Ari Novick, Ph.D and Tony Fiore, Ph.D.  These new mini-workbooks are very exciting because they will allow clients to have access to our client materials in an entirely new format.  They are also excellent as supplemental materials for on-site trainings in anger management and for Human Resource professionals.  We expect these new products to be released at the end of September, and will be located on our website here

Anger Management Classes Gain Momentum
Our anger management classes have been popular with employers, court and probation departments, as well as individuals struggling with anger and seeking personal growth.  Our anger management classes are educational in nature and teach skills using our "8 Tool Model of Anger Management".  Participants of our anger management classes can expect to learn: 1. Skills in communication and listening; 2. Skills in empathy and emotional intelligence; 3. Forgiveness; 4. Improving judgment and impulse control; 5. Stress management; 6. Managing expectations; 7. Learning to respond instead of react; 8. Increasing optimism and improving self-talk.  Every participant uses our client workbook, "Anger Management for the Twenty-first Century", which gives a practical framework for understanding the above anger management tools.  Anger management classes are designed to help participants change unhealthy behaviors and improve coping skills.  Participants can be seen in a group format or individually for one/one coaching. 

Workplace Violence, Assertiveness and Anger Management Trainings Expand
The AJ Novick Group has been offering corporate training and one/one executive coaching for several years.  We have recently begun to offer not only anger management training in the workplace but also a series of workplace violence prevention and assertiveness trainings.  The National Safe Workplace Institute projects workplace violence cost companies 4.3 billion dollars annually.  Anger management, workplace violence and assertiveness training can be used to reduce instances of workplace aggression as well as train staff on proper workplace communication and interaction.  In addition, we also offer one/one anger management coaching for employes who need specialized attention or individual training apart from a corporate workshop or seminar. Click here, for more information.

New and Improved Home Study / Distance Learning Anger Management Programs
The AJ Novick Group provides quality anger management home study programs for those that can not attend a live class due to busy work schedules, life demands, or geographical reasons.  Our home study programs are based on the same world class materials presented in our live classes and use the acclaimed Century Anger Management model of intervention with utilizes the "8 Tools of Anger Control".  Our updated home study anger management programs are delivered in 8, 12, or 26-hour courses.  Each is designed to help improve interpersonal skills to better master one of life's most daunting challenges, anger and stress.  Depending on the program you choose, we offer our highly comprehesive 120 page spiral bound client workbook, "Anger Management for the Twenty-first Century", by Ari Novick, Ph.D. and Tony Fiore, Ph.D.,as well as a self-administered pre and post assessment, DVD's, short answer quizes, and special bonus materials.  All participants will recieve a certificate of completion upon finshing the program and a "proof of enrollment" is also provided upon request.  These courses are ideal for court, business or personal growth.  For those that would prefer to take an online anger management class, we highly recommend our state of the art Online Anger Class which is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week from any computer!

Innovative 4-Hour Accelerated Anger Management Workshops
We have been offering our highly successful 4-hour accelerated anger management workshops for several years.  They are popular for HR referrals, couples, individuals, those with a court and/or legal requirement, and for personal growth.  These 4-hour anger management classes are an ideal way to get exposed to basic skills in anger and stress management in a compact, relaxed, and engaging format.  Clients are exposed to our "8-Tools of Anger Control", which is part of our approved curriculum, "Anger Management for the Twenty-first Century".  Our workshops include skills in stress management, communications, improving judgment and impulse control, empathy, forgiveness, increasing optimism and self-talk, taking time-outs, and much more.  Our classes are unique in that each participant receives their own client workbook, a pre and post assessment, as well as a certificate of completion.  Refreshments are also provided.  Our next Accelerated anger management workshops meet on March 15 and April 19th, 2008.  Click here to Register

On/Off Site Executive Coaching Available for Business Professionals
The AJ Novick Group has been one of the leading providers of executive/anger management coaching for over 4 years.  This one/one coaching is ideal for business professionals, physicians, sports teams, upper management, high profile clients, or those seeking a more personalized experience.  Executive/anger management coaching is often sought out by Human Resource Directors because it can be viewed as as either a preventative intervention for employees or risk reduction.  We can provide either on-site coaching to individual employees as well as off site training at our corporate offices.  To learn more about our Executive Coaching/Anger Management Coaching click here


ABC News.com features Dr. Novick as Anger Management Expert
Dr. Novick was interviewed by ABC News staff reporter Nadine Ruben on his views of celebrity rage.  High profile celebrities have become subject of many recent articles due to their bad behavior.  While the general public often views celebrities on a pedestal, they are not immune to rage, aggression, hostility and bad behavior towards others.  Anger management classes and anger management coaching are ideal interventions for learning skills to better manage and control anger and aggression toward oneself and others.

Dr. Ari Novick is a licensed psychotherapist and anger management expert. The AJ Novick Group is one of the leading providers of stress and anger management in the United States.

A&E Television Contracts with Dr. Novick
Dr. Ari Novick, founder of the AJ Novick Group has contracted with A&E television to consult on a major reality TV series to preview in spring, 2007.  He was hired to teach anger and stress management skills to key participants of the show.  A&E was impressed with the Century Anger Management model of intervention, which Dr. Novick is the co-creator and founder.  Participants of the show will be taught the 8 Tools of Anger Control, which are the core elements of the model.  These skills include: Stress management, empathy and social awareness, changing self-talk and improving skills in optimism, assertive communication, expectation management, forgiveness, improving judgement and impulse control and taking time-outs.  Stay tuned, more information to follow.  To learn more about our corporate programs or executive coaching please contact us.

CSPCA Annual Conference is a Success
Dr. Ari Novick was one of the key speakers at the annual California Commissioners Conference for public school system personnel.  He presented on how to improve workplace communication and reduce workplace aggression.  This hour and a half presentation was made primarily to Human Resource professionals who represented almost every public school system in the state of California.  Dr. Novick was asked to provide information on on-site workplace anger management trainings from a number of public school systems.  On-site anger management training, such as the mini-presentation made at the conference can have a dramatically positive influence on reducing workplace aggression and improving communication.  For more information, please see our Workplace Programs.

AJ Novick Group Receives Praise from Human Resources
Sole Technologies, Inc., with over 500 million dollars in domestic sales and a Pet Care chain company with stores all over the mid-west give praise. Both companies H.R. directors were pleased with our work in anger management and were impressed with the outcome of both our on-site training as well as the one on one coaching of their key employees.  The AJ Novick Group uses our highly acclaimed model of intervention using the "Eight Tools of Anger Control".  Training for prospective facilitators using this model is available through Century Anger Management. This model is used and accepted in corporate settings, correctional institutions, private practices, as well as for court or employer mandated clients.              

Anger Management Certification Training Requirements Increase for 2007
The AJ Novick Group in partnership with Century Anger Management increase Anger Management Professional Certification training requirements for facilitators as of January, 2007.  Participants of our training will now be required to complete 40 hours of training along with their supervision requirement.  Existing providers will also be required to complete additional training to stay current with these new standards.  This increase is due to the demand to standardize anger management training for all anger management professionals and to further promote the legitimacy of anger management as a specialization.  These new requirements and updated training model will be posted to our website shortly.  Additional information can be found at www.centuryangermanagement.com

Dr. Novick Interviewed in HRWire-"Managing A Workforce" by Paula Santonocito
The AJ Novick Groups director, Dr. Ari Novick was prominently featured in HRWire's December newsletter as an expert in the field of workplace anger management for employees.  Novick was chosen for his knowledge in the field of anger management and his experience working with workplace anger for both small and large corporations.  More on this article can be found at HRWire, which covers all the latest HR news and includes in-depth articles, current events, legislative developments, court decisions, and legal trends or by viewing the NEWS section of this website.

Referrals to the AJ Novick Group on the Rise
The AJ Novick Group, lead by Dr. Ari Novick is the premier Anger Management provider in Orange County, CA and one of the leaders in the new emerging field of anger management.  Major corporations, small businesses, psychotherapists, counselors, medical doctors, law enforcement, probation departments, schools, and others have been utilizing Dr. Novick's organization for over over 3 years.  His highly acclaimed co-created model of anger management intervention, developed in association with Century Anger Management has been accepted by courts, probation departments, mental health professionals and businesses.  Almost all of the probation approved anger management providers for Orange Country until the Century Anger Management model of intervention.  His organization is known as one of the major providers of anger management classes, on-site workplace programs for employees, anger management coaching, and newly available online anger management classes

AJ Novick Group offers Affiliate Program with Anger Class Online
Start earning money on referrals today!  Our popular anger management classes are now available Online through our web-based anger management course at AngerClassOnline.  This is the worlds most comprehensive Online anger management course available and utilizes our highly acclaimed "8 tools of Anger control".  Our new affiliate program is ideal for other websites who would like to add to their current product offering.  By becoming an AngerClassOnline.com affiliate, each referral will earn $20.  Payments back to you are made on a monthly basis.  For more information on how to become an affiliate, click here

Home Study Anger Management Program now Available in Spanish!
The AJ Novick Group has been a leader in providing high quality anger management programs for over 3 years.  Our highly acclaimed anger management home study class is now available in Spanish.  With the increase in requests for Spanish materials and a lack of resources to Spanish speaking clients, we are proud to offer this new and exciting program.  Click this link for information on our Spanish anger management home study program

New Release-Adolescent Client Workbook Available
Our popular and highly praised client workbook is now available in an adolescent version!  This new client workbook is ideal for adolescents ages 12-18.  It is titled, "Anger Management in the Twenty-first Century, for Adolescents".  It is ideal to use for facilitators of anger management as well as school teachers and administrators, juvenal diversion programs, private practicioners, and those that work with teenagers that are experiencing anger related problems at home or in school.  It utilizes the "8 Tools of Anger Control", but in a format that is useful for younger individuals.  It also features age appropriate photographs, lesson plans, and case examples.  Visit our products for more information.

AJ Novick Group Contracts with Major Automobile Corporation
Dr. Novick was recently approached by a large automotive corporation to provide anger and stress management programs to key employees suffering from job related stress and anger.  This will include both onsite training as well as one/one executive coaching.  Dr. Novick was sought out because of his expertise in the field and his ability to motivate large audiences.  He was referred to the HR department of this company by another company HR director who claimed, "His presentation at our company was one of the best I have ever experienced in my 20 years working here.  Dr. Novick is charismatic, passionate, engaging and extremely knowledgeable".

Corporate Stress Management Training on the Rise
More companies are seeing the need to reduce liability and increase skills for anger and stress management in the workplace. Ari Novick, Ph.D. has been contracted by JSCO, Inc., a property management organization to conduct a corporate training for anger and stress management later this month.  Our organization provides an exhaustive needs assessment prior to every training in order to customize the experience for organizations.  This particular company has employees with extremely high stress work conditions requiring professional training in teaching skills to reduce tension and increase productivity.  For more information about our workplace trainings click here.

Online Anger Management Classes Now Available!
The AJ Novick Group launches the world's most comprehensive purely web-based Online anger management class.  There are 10 and 12 hour courses available using our highly acclaimed model of intervention which utilizes the "8 tools of anger control". These new online anger management classes are ideal for those who need to take a class for court, business, or personal requirements.  Can find a class near you or have a busy work schedule or life? 

What happens in our Anger Management Class?
We offer two evening anger management classes during the work week for adults.  There is a class on Monday and another class on Tuesday.  Starting in May of 2008, our Monday class will be meeting on Thursdays instead. Each adult anger management class meets at 6:00pm.  Our adolescent anger management class meets on Tuesdays at 5:00pm.

It is recommended that you attend weekly, and one can participate in either class, but not both classes the same week.  Our anger management classes usually have about six to ten participants and it is a mixed gender class.  Our anger management classes are also open ended.  This means we have clients begin and end their program at differnt times.  The advantage to an open ended class is that one does not have to wait for a new program to begin, rather, one can start any time.  Each week we cover a different skill from our client workbook, "Anger Management for the Twenty-First Century" covering the 8 tools of anger control.  Our participants find our classes to be a great learning experience, and also  much more fun and interesting than they ever imagined!  If you or a loved one is struggling with anger, or you need to take an anger management class for as a requirement of the court or employer, we urge you to try out one of our programs.  We are confident you will be pleased with the results.  We also offer a variety of weekend workshops that are four hours in length.  For details on these classes, click here.

Why are Anger Management Classes so important?
Our anger management classes are based on an educational model for teaching people how to change their thinking and behavior.  Anger management classes are meant to be a skill building, educational, instructional, and tangible way of learning concrete skills. Our expectation is that after every class participants will leave feeling like they've learned a new skill to better improve their relationships with family members, co-workers, friends, significant others', and those they care about. 

Anger management classes are not group psychotherapy or "anger management therapy".  While we believe their can be tremendous value in group psychotherapy, our anger management classes are designed and structured completely differently and therefore are not considered psychotherapy.  All participants are required to use and bring with them to class our highly acclaimed client workbook, "Anger Management for the Twenty-first Century".  The use of a client workbook for our anger management classes makes us unique because so few programs actually use a structured approach to anger management.  Second, we offer pre and post assessments for our anger management participants.  This will help to better understand your personal strengths and weaknesses, so that the focus of work in anger management is clear and predictable.  Anger management classes improve important life skills which can help further achieve business and personal goals.  We are so confident in the quality of our anger management classes that we invite any potential participant to "sit in" free of charge for their first session.  So what are you waiting for?  Get started on improving yourself and your relationships before it's too late!

We also offer court approved anger management classes for those that have a court or probation requirement.  Class duration will depend on the length requested by the judge or probation, but typical anger management requirements tend to be for either 10, 12, 16, 26 or 52 classes.

What if I don't want to parcipate in a group, can I come individually instead?
The answer to this question is yes.  Some people prefer a more one/one experience of anger management, which is often called anger management coaching or executive coaching for anger management.  For more information either click on the highlighted link or call our office, 949 715-2694.

Our anger management classes are ideal for couples, individuals, business professionals, court referrals, and those seeking to improve skills in stress and anger management.  Most of us know that anger can ruin relationships.  Why wait untill your anger has destroyed a mearningful relationship?  Get the help you need today. 

Ari Novick, Ph.D. is Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified anger management provider for both adults and adolescents. The AJ Novick Group is approved by the Board of Behavioral Sciences as a continuing education provider in the state of California (BBS PCE #3128).  We are also approved by the California State Board of Corrections to offer Anger Management training to Probation, Parole Officers and Correctional staff (Certificate # 03530-031088) . The AJ Novick Group is also approved by the Orange County Probation Department to offer anger management for both adults and adolescents. Dr. Novick is a Diplomat member of the American Association of Anger Management Providers. Anger Management Professional Certification Training, offered by Century Anger Management is approved by the California State Board of Corrections (03530-031088), Califorina Board of Behavioral Sciences, CAADAC (1N-06-745-0108) and CAADE (CP-10704C110).  Dr. Novick is also an adjunct professor of psychology at Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology.

The AJ Novick Group is a leading provider of Stress and Anger Management. The AJ Novick Group offers anger management classes in our southern California office for both adults and adolescents. We also offer a variety of corporate trainings to teach your management staff and employees skills in effective communication, problem solving, negotiating, conflict resolution, forgiveness, stress management, empathy, and how to have better judgement and impulse control. The AJ Novick Group is proud to offer a variety of home study classes for both adolescents and adults to accommodate busy schedules. We also offer accelerated classes on the weekends for both adults and adolescents. The AJ Novick Group can accommodate court ordered (mandated) clients as well as voluntary individuals, business professionals, couples, families and adolescents.