Burnout Therapy in Edmonton — That Goes Beneath the Surface

If you feel like you’re running on empty—even after time off, self-care, or slowing down—it might be more than stress.

At ShiftGrit Edmonton, we understand that burnout isn’t just about working too much or lacking boundaries. It’s often the result of a deep internal pattern that keeps you in overdrive, even when you know better.

We don’t just help you manage burnout. We help you change the system that created it in the first place.

If you’re ready for a therapy process that helps you step out of the cycle—not just manage it—we’d love to connect.

Why Burnout Happens

Burnout is what happens when the nervous system stays stuck in effort and vigilance because it believes rest equals danger—or failure.

That belief may not be conscious, but it’s powerful.

We often work with clients who:

• Can’t stop overfunctioning, even when they try
• Feel guilt or panic when they rest
• Have emotionally shut down or disconnected
• Are exhausted but still perform well on the outside
• Say they feel numb, irritable, or “not like themselves”

Underneath those patterns are beliefs like: “I have to hold everything together.” “If I stop, I’ll fall apart.” “My worth is in what I do.”

Our Identity-Based Approach

We use a structured, repeatable method called the ShiftGrit Core Method. It’s built to go beyond surface symptoms and address what’s happening in your threat-perception system.

We deliver this through Identity Patterns Therapy, which guides you through:

1. Mapping the belief-pattern loops causing your burnout
2. Accessing the emotional memory in a safe, structured way
3. Using Reconditioning to retrain how your system responds—so rest, boundaries, and capacity become organic

This is therapy for the part of you that knows better—but still can’t stop overdoing it.

Who This Is For

We work with:

• Professionals, students, and caregivers stuck in high-responsibility roles
• Clients with ADHD or trauma who experience burnout as a cycle
• High performers who struggle with guilt, collapse, or anger under pressure

Our team in Edmonton is trained to help identify the identity-level patterns that fuel overfunctioning and emotional shutdown—so you don’t just bounce back, you rebuild differently.

What Changes?

Clients report:

• Rest finally feeling safe and restorative
• Saying no without spiralling or compensating
• Emotional access returning after shutdown
• Greater clarity and decision-making capacity
• A quieter internal pressure system

This isn’t burnout support. It’s burnout reprocessing.

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Start Burnout Therapy in Edmonton

Our Edmonton team offers in-person sessions at our Westmount locations, and virtual therapy for clients anywhere in Alberta.

Reach out today to be matched with a burnout therapist trained in Identity Patterns Therapy and the ShiftGrit Core Method.