Identity-Level Therapy
Identity-Level Therapy refers to therapeutic approaches that target the belief patterns and emotional loops beneath our automatic reactions—not just the surface symptoms.
By working at the identity layer, we help clients shift how they interpret safety, how they regulate threat, and how they relate to themselves and others.
This category explores applied insights, structured tools, and examples of how identity-level reconditioning helps transform shame, self-sabotage, reactivity, and emotional overwhelm—at the root.
🧠 Want to see how these loops show up in real life?
Explore our Pattern Library to learn how we treat perfectionism, procrastination, anger, shutdown, and more—by targeting the loop, not just the symptom.
Explore our Therapy Glossary of Defined Terms — a structured reference for key concepts that underpin pattern-based therapy and the ShiftGrit Core Method.
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When It’s Both: The Overlap Between ADHD and Burnout in High-Functioning Adults
Think you’re just burned out? You might be stuck in an ADHD pattern that’s fuelling your exhaustion, procrastination,…
Can’t Start, Can’t Stop — The ADHD–Procrastination Loop
ADHD procrastination isn’t about discipline — it’s a loop of emotional pressure, urgency, and identity fear. This blog…
The Link Between Procrastination and Emotional Exhaustion
When your emotional system is maxed out, starting even simple tasks can feel impossible. This blog reframes procrastination…
Productive Procrastination — The Trap That Looks Like Progress
You’re not avoiding the task by doing nothing — you’re avoiding it by doing everything else. Productive procrastination…
Post-Traumatic Stress Isn’t Just a Memory—It’s a Pattern
PTSD isn’t just about the past—it’s a pattern your nervous system keeps repeating. At ShiftGrit, we target the…
Burnout Therapy That Rebuilds You From the Inside Out
You’re not burned out because you’re weak — you’re burned out because your brain thinks rest is a…
