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Identity Patterns Therapy

🧠 Identity Patterns Therapy – Edmonton

Change That Starts at the Root

At ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling in Edmonton, we don’t believe that long-term change happens by managing symptoms alone.
We focus on shifting the underlying patterns — the identity-level beliefs, emotional loops, and learned reactions that quietly drive how we think, feel, and behave.

Identity Patterns Therapy is a structured therapy model that helps uncover these deep-rooted patterns and rewire them through a blend of education and applied change techniques.

Identity Patterns Therapy | ShiftGrit Psychology & CounsellingDiscover how Identity Patterns Therapy at ShiftGrit targets the root causes of emotional, cognitive, and behavioural struggles for lasting, organic change.

🔄 What Are Identity Patterns?

We all carry internal patterns — mental and emotional templates we’ve developed through early experience.
Some help us succeed. Others become the hidden source of burnout, anxiety, relationship conflict, and self-sabotage.

These patterns usually come from early life experiences and are shaped by what we call limiting beliefs, such as:

“I’m not enough”
“If I let my guard down, I’ll get hurt”
“I have to earn love, success, or rest”

Once formed, these beliefs drive a survival-based feedback loop — and our brain reacts to everyday life as if those old threats are still real.

🧩 How Our Therapy Works

Identity Patterns Therapy follows a structured process:

Pattern Identification
We map out the specific loop that’s been running behind the scenes: your limiting belief, the dysfunctional need it creates, and the behaviours that follow
Reconditioning
Through guided imaginal exposure and reprocessing techniques, we help your brain stop reacting as if the belief is still true
Integration
Clients often report feeling “unhooked” from the automatic pressure — with more space for calm, confidence, and authentic decision-making

This isn’t just about talking through your story — it’s about understanding how the past shaped your internal framework, and helping your brain update it.

🔧 Who Is This For?

We use Identity Patterns Therapy with clients who are:

Burned out from constantly pushing themselves
Stuck in familiar emotional cycles
High performers who feel like they’re faking it
Struggling with anxiety, avoidance, or perfectionism
Tired of insight without lasting change

If you’ve done “the work” but still don’t feel different — this may be the missing piece.

📍 Therapy in Edmonton — In Person or Online

Our Edmonton-based team is trained to deliver this method with precision, care, and structure.
We offer sessions in our Westmount office or online throughout Alberta.

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📍 Serving Edmonton & Alberta

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ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
📍 Address: 815 17 Ave SW, Suite #210, Calgary, AB, T2T 0A1
📞 Phone: (587) 352-6463
📧 Email: mountroyal@shiftgrit.shop

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