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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

    • Registered Provisional Psychologists

    • Registered Social Workers

    • Counsellors

    • Mental Health Therapists

    • Intern Therapists

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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 (77)

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

    • Schema Domains & Lifetraps

      Common deep-rooted beliefs that drive negative cycles.

    • Pattern Library (Mirror)

      A structured lens for understanding thought, feeling, and behaviour loops.

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

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

    • Temporal Pattern

      Temporal Pattern

    • Life Domain

      Life Domain

    • Existential Driver

      Existential Driver

    • Regulation Strategy

      Regulation Strategy

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    🎙️ The Shift Show Podcast
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      Breaking the Founder Ceiling: Limiting Beliefs That Block Entrepreneurs From Success

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

    • Abstract identity-layer artwork in ShiftGrit lime green showing emotional fracturing beside the “I Am Falling Behind” (Fb) limiting belief panel.

      Mind Over Money: Overcoming the Limiting Beliefs Behind Financial Anxiety

    • A digital illustration of a person being pulled into a glowing smartphone screen, symbolizing internet addiction and digital overwhelm.

      Scroll, Click, Repeat: Escaping the Internet Addiction Trap

    • Episode 034: Rewiring Trauma: How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs

      Rewiring Trauma: How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs

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    🎞️ 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

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      📍 Video Library

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

      In The News

  • Contact
  • Locations

reconditioning therapy

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Anxiety & PhobiasIdentity-Level Therapy

Calgary Anxiety Therapy That Goes Deeper Than Coping Tools

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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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Glossary

Opt-Out Behaviour — When the System Ejects to Escape the Loop

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Glossary

Pattern Loops — The Repeating Cycle That Reinforces Itself

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Glossary

The Walnut Brain — Why We React Before We Think

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ADHD TherapyBurnout & Identity Conflict

When It’s Both: The Overlap Between ADHD and Burnout in High-Functioning…

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Burnout & Identity ConflictEmotional Dysregulation

The Burnout Feedback Loop: Why Pushing Through Makes It Worse

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Identity-Level TherapyEmotional Dysregulation

Upgrading Your Internal Operating System: How Real Change Happens

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ADHD TherapyBurnout & Identity Conflict

Why Coping Tools Don’t Work (And What Actually Does)

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ADHD in Women: Why It’s Missed, Masked, and Misunderstood

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ADHD TherapyIdentity-Level Therapy

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

Confirmation Bias Shift 101
Glossary

Confirmation Bias — When Your Brain Filters Reality to Match the…

Cognitive Dissonance Shift-101
Glossary

Cognitive Dissonance — The Mental Tug-of-War Between Belief and Behaviour

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Glossary

Non-Nurturing Elements™ — Where Patterns Begin

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Patterns

  • Identity-Level Therapy118
  • Glossary19
  • Pattern Library82
  • Pattern Reconditioning7
  • Executive Dysfunction7
  • Perfectionism8
  • Anger & Reactivity2
  • Emotional Dysregulation22

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What is Occupational Burnout and How to Cope With It
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Do you take part in toxic friendships?
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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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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

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Areas served: Ontario
Phone: +1 888-352-7270

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Program Overview

This 6-week ADHD Skills & Strategies Group is designed to help you understand your ADHD brain and build practical tools to make life easier. Each week focuses on a specific challenge and gives you concrete, real-world strategies you can start using right away. You can attend all sessions for the full experience, or choose the weeks that address your biggest challenges.


Session 1 – Foundations & Goal Setting

  • Learn how ADHD affects focus, memory, planning, and emotions.
  • Set personal goals for the program so you can track your progress.
  • Understand how ADHD is neurologically based (not a willpower issue).

Session 2 – Emotional Regulation & Impulse Control

  • Learn why ADHD makes emotions feel more intense.
  • Strategies to pause before reacting.
  • Tools to manage frustration, overwhelm, and rejection sensitivity.

Session 3 – Managing Distractions & Focus

  • Identify your biggest distraction triggers.
  • Learn focus-boosting techniques like time-boxing, body doubling, and environmental tweaks.
  • Practice ways to stay engaged without burning out.

Session 4 – Time Management & Planning (optional if you don’t need time strategies)

  • Understand “time blindness” and why ADHD brains lose track of time.
  • Learn flexible, visual planning tools.
  • Build daily “anchor points” to keep your day on track.

Session 5 – Working Memory & Organization

  • Learn why ADHD makes it hard to remember steps and keep things in order.
  • Create a “second brain” system to store and retrieve important info.
  • Declutter your physical and digital spaces to reduce overwhelm.

Session 6 – Integration & Maintenance

Plan how to keep using them long-term so progress sticks.

Review all strategies learned and combine them into a personal toolkit.

Identify which tools work best for your lifestyle.

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British Columbia

  • Vancouver
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Ontario

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