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ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
  • What ShiftGrit Is
  • Services
    SERVICES
    • Individual Counselling

      One-on-one support to work through personal challenges and build lasting change.

    • Couples Counselling

      Guidance for partners to strengthen communication, resolve conflict, and deepen connection.

    • Online Counselling

      Secure virtual sessions that bring therapy to you, wherever you are.

    • validate

      Psychological Assessments

      Professional evaluations to better understand mental health, learning, or behavioural concerns.

    • Therapy Groups

      Specialized therapy programs led by ShiftGrit therapists

    • Child Psychology

      Support tailored to children’s developmental, emotional, and behavioural needs.

    • LGBTQ2+ Counselling

      Structured support for LGBTQ2+ individuals and couples to navigate challenges and build clarity.

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    ShiftGrit Groups

    Connect, learn, and grow together

    From ADHD skills to relationship tools, our therapy groups help you grow alongside others who truly understand.

  • Therapists
    Provider Tiers
    • Premium Providers

      Premium Providers are fully licensed clinicians with advanced training and extensive experience, offering the highest level of clinical care and specialization.

    • Standard Provider

      Standard Providers are licensed or provisionally licensed clinicians who deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy across a wide range of concerns.

    • Reduced Rate Provider

      Reduced-Rate Providers are supervised clinicians in advanced training who offer quality therapy at a lower fee to improve access to care.

    Designations
    • Registered Psychologists (RPsych-AB)

    • Registered Provisional Psychologists (RPP-AB)

    • Registered Social Workers (RSW)

    • Counsellors (CCC)

    • Mental Health Therapists (MHT-AB)

    • Intern Therapists (INT-AB)

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    ShiftGrit CERTIFIED THERAPISTS

    Trusted by 5,000+ clients across Canada.

    Find a Therapist Near You →

  • Identity-Level Therapy
    ShiftGrit Core Method ™
    • Overview

      Break the deep-seated patterns that keep clients stuck in unhelpful cycles

    • Identity Pattern Therapy

      Applied therapy experience delivering the ShiftGrit Core Method™ through a structured clinical protocol.

    • Pattern Theory™

      The theoretical orientation of the ShiftGrit Core Method™, mapping beliefs, needs, and behaviour loops.

    • Pattern Reconditioning

      The ShiftGrit Core Method™ change mechanism — rewiring belief-driven patterns through guided reconditioning.

    • Integrated Therapy Modalities

      How CBT, DBT, ACT, and Schema Therapy support—but don’t replace—our core method.

    Pattern Library
    • Concerns

      Patterns people seek therapy for—explored at the level where real change begins.

    • Limiting Beliefs (82)

      Foundational limiting beliefs that influence emotions, choices, and identity.

    • Schema Domains & Lifetraps

      Common deep-rooted beliefs that drive negative cycles.

    Glossary & ConceptS
    • Non-Nurturing Elements™

      Early relational or environmental disruptions that encode Limiting Beliefs. 

    • Limiting Beliefs

      Subconscious beliefs that restrict growth and potential.

    • Pressure Cooker

      The internal build-up that leads to sudden emotional outbursts.

    • Opt-Out Behaviour

      Avoidance patterns that prevent growth or connection.

    • Walnut Brain

      The primitive brain system driving reactive responses.

    Getting Started
    • Find Your Therapist

      How to begin your therapy journey with ShiftGrit.

    • FAQ

      Quick answers to the most common client questions.

    • Rates

      Transparent pricing and coverage information.

    • About ShiftGrit

      Who we are and what makes our approach different.

    • Founder’s Story

      The vision and journey that shaped ShiftGrit Therapy.

  • Resources
    🔹 Blog & Insights
    • Abstract editorial illustration of burnout: a dark, exhausted core radiating uneven, depleting rays of warm amber and cool teal on warm paper, evoking the self-reinforcing exhaustion cycle.

      Burnout Therapy in Calgary: What Keeps the Exhaustion Cycle Stuck?

    • Abstract editorial illustration — vertical rain streaks against a deep eggplant and navy gradient sky, with a single warm orange streak threading through the centre and faint gold light at the base. Pacific Northwest mood for the ShiftGrit Vancouver therapy pillar.

      How to Find a Therapist or Psychologist in Vancouver: Questions Nobody Asks

    • How to Find a Therapist or Psychologist in Toronto: Questions Nobody Asks

      How to Find a Therapist or Psychologist in Toronto: Questions Nobody Asks

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      Temporal Pattern

    • Isometric line drawing of a four-point compass rose with one point filled in brand green, the glossary specimen for life domain.

      Life Domain

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      📍 View All Blog Posts

    🎙️ The Shift Show Podcast
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      Living on Autopilot and Calling It Functioning

    • Light, airy engraved artwork of a radial spiral of fine green veins fanning around a glowing centre, cover art for The Shift Show episode 40 on decision paralysis and the fear of choosing wrong.

      Decision Paralysis & Fear of Choosing Wrong

    • Abstract green and cream artwork of faint strands resolving from soft disarray into a few clear aligned lines, cover art for The Shift Show episode 39 on how to tell if therapy is actually working.

      How to Tell If Therapy Is Actually Working: 4 Signs of an Effective Therapist

    • Abstract layered green and white pattern showing upward movement and narrowing space, representing identity-level patterns in entrepreneurship.

      Breaking the Founder Ceiling: Limiting Beliefs That Block Entrepreneurs From Success

    • Abstract minimalist image with overlapping translucent geometric shapes in soft white and pale green tones, creating a sense of gentle movement and layered patterns.

      Relationship Dynamics: Creating Secure, Connected Partnerships by Breaking Unhealthy Patterns

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      📻 View All Episodes

    🎞️ Videos & SlideShare
    • Illustration of a man visibly overwhelmed by a swirl of abstract shapes representing emotional reactivity and inner chaos.

      What Keeps You Stuck — And How We Break the Pattern

    • Limiting Beliefs — Identity-Level Therapy Glossary Definition by ShiftGrit

      ShiftGrit Glossary — Identity-Level Therapy Terms

    • Flat-style illustration of a hand scrolling a digital device, representing dopamine-driven distraction patterns in ShiftGrit’s Calgary & Edmonton therapy blog.

      📍 Video Library

    CAREERS
    • Join the team →

    • Reconditioning Therapy: Transforming Emotional Reactions at the Identity Level.

      In The News

  • Contact
  • Locations

ADHD

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Imposter SyndromeIdentity-Level Therapy

Imposter Syndrome: You’re “Not Good Enough”—But You’re Also Doing Just Fine

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ProcrastinationADHD Therapy

Can’t Start, Can’t Stop — The ADHD–Procrastination Loop

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PerfectionismEmotional Dysregulation

How Perfectionism Leads to Procrastination — And What Actually Helps

A young adult walks a red string tightrope above a shadowy courtroom, holding a smiling mask while showing fear—visualizing the perfectionism and fear of mistakes.
PerfectionismADHD Therapy

Why Mistakes Feel Dangerous: The Identity Pattern Behind Perfectionism

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PerfectionismADHD Therapy

Perfectionism and ADHD: The Internal Tug-of-War

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PerfectionismAnxiety & Phobias

Perfectionism Therapy in Calgary — And Why Letting Go Feels So…

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ADHD

ADHD isn’t just about focus — it’s about the internal rulebook that says you’re always falling behind. At…

ByByShiftGrit Clinical Editorial Team Jul 12, 2020
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Depression

Depression is more than low mood — it’s a signal from an outdated internal system. At ShiftGrit, we…

ByByShiftGrit Clinical Editorial Team Sep 3, 2020

Patterns

  • Identity-Level Therapy140
  • Glossary19
  • Pattern Library82
  • Pattern Reconditioning7
  • Executive Dysfunction7
  • Perfectionism8
  • Anger & Reactivity2
  • Emotional Dysregulation22

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Summer Depression… It’s not all pool parties, beach trips
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Impacts of ADHD On Your Relationships
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4 OCD Treatment Options You Should Consider
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ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
Head Office:
Address: 10445 124 Street,
Edmonton, AB,T5N 1R7, Canada
Phone: (780) 705-6463
Contact
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Calgary location

ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
Address: 815 17 Avenue SW #210,
Calgary, AB, T2T 0A1, Canada
Phone: (587) 352-6463

Edmonton Location

ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
Address: 10445 124 Street,
Edmonton, AB,T5N 1R7, Canada
Phone: (780) 705-6463

Vancouver Virtual

ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
Areas served: British Columbia
Phone: +1 888-352-7270

Toronto Virtual

ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
Areas served: Ontario
Phone: +1 888-352-7270

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