The 8-Hour Intensive Anger Management Class at AACS Atlanta is designed to help you understand where your anger comes from and build lasting behavioural change, completed in one full day. We offer this class in person at our Atlanta, Marietta, and Decatur offices, and virtually for clients across Georgia.
Georgia courts and probation departments accept this class as an approved therapeutic intervention for individuals facing anger-related misdemeanour or felony charges. Clients also attend independently to interrupt a pattern of anger-driven behaviour before it leads to further personal, professional, or legal consequences.
Anger is a natural emotion. Everyone experiences it at different frequencies and intensities. From a biological standpoint, anger is an instinctive response to a perceived threat. It becomes a problem when the reaction is disproportionate to the situation or leads to destructive behaviour, damaged relationships, workplace difficulties, or legal trouble.
The 8-Hour Intensive Anger Management Class is built around one core goal: helping you understand your anger so you can respond to it differently.
Standard anger management programs spread content across multiple weeks. The intensive format condenses that same clinical depth into a single comprehensive session — making it the practical choice for individuals with limited scheduling flexibility, court deadlines, or an urgent need to meet legal requirements quickly.
The 8-hour structure doesn’t sacrifice depth. You’ll work through the full arc of anger awareness, trigger analysis, and behavioral restructuring within a single session, walking away with a stronger understanding of yourself, not a gradual drip of information over time.
This class addresses anger comprehensively across the full session:
The 8-Hour Intensive Anger Management Class serves two groups.
Courts across Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton counties order this class for individuals whose charges involve anger-driven conduct. Individuals also attend voluntarily, recognising that their anger patterns are damaging relationships, limiting professional opportunities, or putting them at legal risk.
Regardless of why you’re here, every participant receives the same structured, professionally facilitated experience with full completion documentation issued by AACS Atlanta.
AACS Atlanta offers this class in person at our Atlanta, Marietta, and Decatur locations. If you’re outside these areas or prefer to complete the program from home, the full 8-hour session is available through our secure virtual platform. Both formats satisfy Georgia court and probation requirements.
The class runs for 8 hours and is completed in a single session. You don’t need to return for additional sessions to satisfy the requirement.
Yes. AACS Atlanta provides official completion documentation, accepted by Georgia courts, probation officers, and employers, upon completion of the session.
Yes. The virtual format covers the full 8-hour program and meets the same Georgia court approval standards as in-person attendance.
No. You can register directly without a referral. Court orders are accepted but not required for enrollment.
AACS Atlanta holds LegitScript addiction-treatment certification and an active ADACBGA membership. Our counselors bring decades of combined experience in behavioural health, criminal justice-involved treatment, and anger-specific clinical intervention across Georgia.
Ready to enrol or have questions? Call us at 800-683-7745 to schedule your session today.