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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Burnout or Freeze Response? What No One Tells You About “Shutting Down”
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The Burnout Feedback Loop: Why Pushing Through Makes It Worse
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The Real Reason You Can’t Rest
Struggling to relax isn’t always about your schedule — it’s often about your identity. When your brain has…
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…
