ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
  • Services
    • Individual Counselling
    • Couples Counselling
    • Online Counselling
    • Psychological Assessments
    • Child Psychology
    • LGBTQ2+ Counselling
    • Clinical Concerns
      • Anxiety Treatment Using Shifts Unique Approach
      • Depression Treatment Using Shift’s Program
      • We often get asked if we treat ADHD…
      • OCD Treatment That Goes Beyond Compulsions
      • Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
      • Trauma Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Coping
      • Post-Traumatic Stress Isn’t Just a Memory—It’s a Pattern
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    • Life Optimizations
      • Anger Therapy That Gets to the Pattern — Not Just the Outburst
      • Assertiveness Therapy That Builds Confidence From the Inside Out
      • Burnout Therapy That Rebuilds You From the Inside Out
      • Parenting Therapy That Starts With You — Not Your Child
      • Boundary Therapy for People Who Can’t Stop Saying Yes
      • Sex Therapy That Goes Beneath the Surface
      • Work-Life Balance Therapy That Breaks the “Never Enough” Pattern
  • Therapists
    • Alberta
      • Registered Psychologist
        • Abhishek Bardoloi
        • Andrea McTague
        • Gurjeet Bara
        • Sharilyn Theriault
      • Registered Provisional Psychologist
        • Alberto Medeiros
        • Baldwin Asala
        • Claire Goddard
        • Claudius Dada
        • Jaskiran Sidhu
        • Jenae White
        • Jessica van Mill
        • Jia Baldueza
        • Nicole Krick-Ralston
        • Priya Virk
        • Stephanie Stevens
        • Susanne Loewen
      • Registered Social Worker
        • Geneviève Malena
        • Gurneet Kandola
        • Patience Owan
      • Counsellor
        • Niloy Reza
      • Mental Health Therapist
        • Yvonne Valdes
      • Intern Therapists
        • Lisa Wolanski
    • British Columbia
  • Identity-Level Therapy
    • ShiftGrit Core Method
      • Overview
      • Identity Patterns Therapy
      • Pattern Theory
      • Pattern Reconditioning
      • Integrated Therapy Modalities
    • Pattern Library
      • Schema Domain Patterns
      • Core Lifetrap Patterns
      • Core Belief Patterns
      • Limiting Belief Patterns
    • Glossary & Concept Definitions
      • Limiting Beliefs
      • Walnut Brain
      • Pressure Cooker
      • Opt-Out Behaviour
      • Reconditioning Protocol
      • Identity Reconditioning
      • Belief Unpairing
    • Getting Started
      • Get Started
      • FAQ
      • Rates
      • About ShiftGrit
      • Founder’s Story
  • Areas We Serve
    • Calgary
      • Therapists in Calgary
      • Counselling Calgary
      • Assessments
        • ADHD Assessments
        • Psychoeducational Assessments
        • Behavioural Assessment
      • Anxiety Therapy
      • Depression Treatment
      • Trauma Therapy
      • PTSD Therapy
      • OCD Therapy
      • Self-Esteem Therapy
      • Imposter Syndrome Therapy
      • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
      • Burnout Counselling
      • Addiction Counselling
      • Self Harm Therapy
      • Sports Psychology
      • Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
      • ADHD Therapy
      • Infertility Therapy
      • Technology Addiction
      • Male Psychologist
    • Edmonton
      • Therapists in Edmonton
      • Counselling Edmonton
      • South Edmonton
      • Anxiety Therapy
      • Depression Therapy
      • PTSD Therapy
      • OCD Therapy
      • Self-Esteem Therapy
      • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
      • Burnout Counselling
      • Addiction Counselling
      • Self Harm Therapy
      • Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
      • ADHD Therapy
    • Vancouver
      • Anxiety Therapy
      • Depression Therapy
      • PTSD Therapy
      • OCD Therapy
      • Self-Esteem Therapy
      • Binge Eating Disorder Treatment
      • Burnout Counselling
      • Addiction Counselling
      • Self Harm Therapy
      • Borderline Personality Disorder Treatment
    • Kelowna
    • Victoria
  • Resources
    • 🔹 Blog & Insights
      • Therapy That Builds—Not Just Repairs
      • Why You Don’t Need to Be Broken to Grow
      • Calgary Anxiety Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Coping Tools
      • When It’s Not Just Anxiety — It’s a Pattern
      • Imposter Syndrome: You’re “Not Good Enough”—But You’re Also Doing Just Fine
      • What Emotional Dysregulation Actually Is — And Why It’s Not About Overreacting
      • 📍View All Blog Posts
    • 🎙️ The Shift Show Podcast
      • 035: Scroll, Click, Repeat: Escaping the Internet Addiction Trap
      • 034: Rewiring Trauma: How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs
      • Parenting Little Ones: The Struggles, The Strategies & The Science
      • Beyond the Call: Navigating Trauma and Transition for Veterans and First Responders
      • Grit, Growth, and Balance: The High Performer’s Guide to Mental Toughness
      • 📍Podcast Home
    • 🎞️ Videos & SlideShares
      • What Keeps You Stuck — And How We Break the Pattern
      • ShiftGrit Glossary — Identity-Level Therapy Terms
      • 📍 Video Library
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Emotional Dysregulation

Black and white illustration of a person sitting in stillness while their shadow reveals a detailed internal blueprint of anxious beliefs, symbolizing identity-level anxiety therapy.
Anxiety & PhobiasIdentity-Level Therapy

Calgary Anxiety Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Coping Tools

ByByShiftGritMay 21, 2025
Illustration of a person standing in a neural loop — one path chaotic and red labelled “Anxiety Loop,” another golden and calm labelled “New Pattern”
Anxiety & PhobiasEmotional Dysregulation

When It’s Not Just Anxiety — It’s a Pattern

ByByShiftGritMay 20, 2025
Illustration of a man visibly overwhelmed by a swirl of abstract shapes representing emotional reactivity and inner chaos.
Emotional DysregulationIdentity-Level Therapy

What Emotional Dysregulation Actually Is — And Why It’s Not About…

ByByShiftGritMay 7, 2025
A person stands frozen on a glowing countdown platform, about to be launched into action by emotional urgency, symbolizing ADHD procrastination loops.
ProcrastinationADHD Therapy

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

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
Illustration of a person surrounded by completed tasks while hesitating over a blank page, symbolizing productive procrastination and internalized fear of failure.
ProcrastinationExecutive Dysfunction

Productive Procrastination — The Trap That Looks Like Progress

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
Conceptual illustration of a person halted by a translucent wall filled with limiting beliefs, symbolizing identity-level procrastination and avoidance.
ProcrastinationEmotional Dysregulation

Why You Procrastinate Even When You Care

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
Illustration of a person measuring the first step of a staircase made of task labels like “Plan,” “Research,” and “Revise,” symbolizing the perfectionism–procrastination loop.
PerfectionismEmotional Dysregulation

How Perfectionism Leads to Procrastination — And What Actually Helps

ByByShiftGritMay 6, 2025
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

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Person caught between two mirrored identities—perfectionism and ADHD—pulling them in opposite directions. Surreal visual of internal conflict and emotional dysregulation.
PerfectionismADHD Therapy

Perfectionism and ADHD: The Internal Tug-of-War

ByByShiftGritMay 5, 2025
Minimalist line drawing showing two head silhouettes — one with tangled thoughts and a flame, the other with a cracked thermometer — representing ADHD and burnout patterns.
ADHD TherapyIdentity-Level Therapy

ADHD or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference (And Why It…

ByByShiftGritApr 30, 2025
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  • Perfectionism7
  • Anger & Reactivity1
  • Emotional Dysregulation15

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