Identity-Level Therapy

By organizing therapy at the identity layer, we cut through confusion and get to the root—transforming the loops that hold people back.
The Burnout Feedback Loop: Why Pushing Through Makes…

Burnout isn’t just caused by stress—it’s reinforced by an internal loop of pressure, performance, and crash. At ShiftGrit,…

May 2, 2025
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…

May 2, 2025
When Burnout Isn’t About Work

When burnout isn’t about work, it’s often a symptom of deeper identity-level patterns—those invisible pressures we place on…

May 1, 2025
Why Coping Tools Don’t Work (And What Actually…

You’ve got the tools — the timers, the journals, the checklists — but they never seem to stick.…

Apr 30, 2025
Upgrading Your Internal Operating System: How Real Change…

You don’t need another strategy — you need a system that no longer sees threat where there isn’t…

Apr 30, 2025
ADHD in Women: Why It’s Missed, Masked, and…

She’s the high achiever. The people-pleaser. The one who never drops the ball—until she does. And when she…

Apr 30, 2025
ADHD or Burnout? How to Tell the Difference…

You’re tired, distracted, and overwhelmed—but is it ADHD or burnout? The truth is, both can look the same…

Apr 30, 2025
The Pressure Cooker Effect: Why You Break Down,…

Ever felt totally fine — until suddenly you weren’t? You held it together all week. You nodded through…

Apr 29, 2025
Why Shame, Not Willpower, Drives Self-Sabotage

It’s not a lack of willpower. It’s your nervous system running an old emotional loop — one designed…

Apr 29, 2025
The Patterns That Keep You Stuck — And…

At ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling, we call these deeply embedded mental loops Identity Patterns — and until you…

Apr 28, 2025
Reconditioning: How Lasting Change Happens at the Identity…

Reconditioning systematically dissolves limiting beliefs at the subconscious level through carefully guided counter-conditioning activities.

Apr 26, 2025
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Misaligned: Burnout and the…

Burnout isn’t always about your workload — it’s often about who you think you have to be. At…

Apr 22, 2025
Visual representation of the belief ‘I’m Not Good Enough’ from the ShiftGrit Pattern Library, used in Identity-Level Therapy to help individuals recondition emotional patterns.

Anxiety & Phobias

Explore how anxiety patterns form, what drives them emotionally, and how Identity Patterns Therapy and Reconditioning create sustainable relief by targeting threat perception at its root.
6 Types Of Anxiety: How Should They Be Treated?

Common anxiety types and how you will treat them. While anxiety is an umbrella term…

Mar 14, 2023
Anxiety vs ADHD: The Difference Between The Two

In order to help answer the question, “How do I know if I have ADHD…

Mar 14, 2023
Obsession vs Compulsion – Understanding The Facets of OCD

There is a common misconception that controlling OCD behaviours is like controlling habits such as…

Mar 14, 2023
Caution Fatigue

People are getting sick of staying home. Why is it that we can only be…

Mar 14, 2023