Find a Sexual Abuse Therapist in Edmonton

Sexual abuse therapy provides a safe, structured space to process trauma, rebuild self-trust, and regain a sense of emotional and physical safety. Survivors often experience ongoing effects such as guilt, shame, anxiety, or disconnection. At ShiftGrit, we help clients understand why their minds and bodies continue to react to past experiences — and guide them through a trauma-informed process of reconditioning that restores calm, empowerment, and self-understanding.

Our structured, trauma-informed model combines education, emotional regulation, and reconditioning. Using Pattern Theory™, we identify how the brain’s threat system was conditioned by trauma — often creating beliefs like “I’m not safe,” or “It was my fault.” Through gentle, guided Reconditioning, we help retrain your nervous system to differentiate between past and present, reducing automatic fear responses and restoring a sense of control and peace — always at your pace.

No. Healing doesn’t require reliving the trauma. Our approach is designed to help you reprocess the impact of trauma — the emotional and cognitive patterns that remain — rather than the details of the event. We prioritize safety and stabilization first, helping you regain trust in your body and emotions before addressing deeper layers of healing.

Yes. Trauma responses are stored in the body and emotional memory, not just conscious thought — which means they can persist even years later. Therapy helps you safely recondition the brain’s learned associations of fear, guilt, or shame so you can move toward greater calm, confidence, and connection. Healing is possible at any stage, and our structured approach ensures that the process feels predictable and secure.

Yes. We offer both in-person therapy for sexual abuse survivors in Edmonton and secure virtual sessions across Edmonton. Both formats follow the same structured, trauma-informed framework, ensuring your experience is safe, consistent, and fully guided from start to finish.