Canalization of aggression during a consultation. This time I decided to mention the role that physical actions play in the counseling that I do. Let me start with the fact that many clients who come to me are often in a state of resentment and sometimes anger. In the famous Karpman triangle there is a Rescuer, a Victim and a Persecutor. Often, having been in the role of a Rescuer and having done many “good” deeds and not receiving adequate returns, a person begins to perceive himself as deceived (or rejected) and feels himself in the role of a Victim. When disappointment gives way to resentment, a person may experience ambivalent feelings - both attachment and hostility Subsequently, the resentment often transforms into anger and the desire to take revenge on those who caused him harm. And then he becomes a Persecutor. He wants to compensate for the damage and regain self-respect. For the full and productive collaboration of the psychologist and the client during the consultation, a sober perception of reality is first of all important. It is in such a situation that the client is deprived of this opportunity. He wants to punish the offender, thereby restoring justice. For example, bring a significant lawsuit against him in court, collect fines or penalties, put pressure on him using administrative resources. The reasons are different - adultery, all kinds of manipulation, abuse of trust on the part of business partners, friends or relatives. The client's focus is on “they”. He can spend hours (if you don't stop him) talk in detail about all the sins of his offenders and plan all sorts of punishments for them. The wise Japanese came to the conclusion long ago that aggression can and should be channeled. They began to make large dolls in the form of bosses, which subordinates could beat and kick in order to get rid of manifestations of aggression. The Japanese, perhaps, were the earliest to realize that work requires an exceptionally calm and clear mind. This is doubly important for psychological work. This is especially evident at the moment of transition from reasoning about the world around us and people to reasoning about ourselves and our goals and objectives in the future. After all, our task within the framework of consultation is to change ourselves, and not to re-educate others. After all, in the zone of our control are we, our values, goals, actions and deeds, while others and their inner world are outside this zone. In other words, in cases where the client is completely immersed in negative emotions, I suggest that he first release them (or exhausted) and only then, as you gain calm, move on to the consultation as such. Not every client is suitable for the “classic “knocking out anger” on a punching bag (bag). Many are shy or even protest (“I’ve never hit and I don’t intend to do it”), don’t know how to hit or are afraid of hurting their hand. Some consider this procedure undignified and frivolous, and sometimes even inappropriate and unacceptable in a consultation format. In these cases, I suggest that the client put on projectile gloves, and I put on boxing paws, and in some cases the client hits or kicks a medicine ball. In cases where the client is a woman or girl and cannot hit with his hand (can’t, doesn’t want to, or with his fingers long nails), I give her a baseball bat. In cases where it is more convenient and habitual for the client to kick, I myself put on the paw for kicking and take the blows on it. We sometimes do this procedure several times until the client goes into a calm state. After that, we begin to work on the request. then a problem from the past, and then we work on its solution and then move on to the path to a “bright future.” With the help of hitting a bag, paws or medicine ball, the client ends the situation from the past, releases repressed aggression and the negative emotions associated with it. Having initially experienced feelings of liberation and calm, clients soon begin to better perceive their body and its needs. .