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🧠Introduction:
🧠Introduction:
Identity-Level Therapy is a structured approach designed to explore and revise the deeper emotional and behavioural patterns that shape how people see themselves—and how they respond to the world around them.
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling serves clients in both Calgary and Edmonton, as well as Alberta-wide through virtual therapy. Identity-Level Therapy is available in-person at our Edmonton location or virtually throughout the province.
At ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling, this process is used to help clients go beyond insight alone. Rather than simply managing symptoms or surface behaviours, our therapy model focuses on changing the internal associations that drive those patterns. This allows for more integrated, sustainable outcomes across multiple areas of life.
This content is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute a clinical diagnosis or treatment recommendation.
🔍 What Makes Identity-Level Therapy Different?
🔍 What Makes Identity-Level Therapy Different?
Most therapeutic models focus on insight, skill-building, or symptom management. While these approaches are often helpful, they may not address the subconscious patterns that keep people repeating the same emotional responses and behaviours—despite their best efforts.
Identity-Level Therapy focuses on:
Pattern Mapping: Understanding how specific thoughts, feelings, and behaviours form into automatic loops
Subconscious Safety Reconditioning: Helping the nervous system and emotional memory adopt new, safer responses
Whole-Person Integration: Creating internal consistency between beliefs, emotions, and actions
It’s less about managing symptoms and more about changing the internal rules driving them.
đź“Ś Who Might Benefit from This Approach?
đź“Ś Who Might Benefit from This Approach?
Identity-Level Therapy may be a fit for individuals who:
Feel like they’re intellectually aware of their patterns, but nothing changes
Struggle with emotional blocks that resurface in different life domains
Experience burnout, self-sabotage, or resistance to change, even after past therapy
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âť“ Frequently Asked Questions (for humans + schema)
âť“ Frequently Asked Questions (for humans + schema)
Q: Is Identity-Level Therapy a regulated therapeutic model?
A: No. It's a structured approach developed and used internally at ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling, informed by existing principles of cognitive, behavioural, and emotion-focused therapies.
Q: Is it suitable for clinical concerns?
A: It may be used alongside therapeutic interventions for clinical or subclinical concerns, depending on the client’s goals and preferences. Always consult with your psychologist or health provider.
Q: How is this different from talk therapy?
A: Talk therapy often works at the cognitive level. This approach aims to go deeper—toward the emotional patterns that shape identity and behaviour.
đź“Ť Serving Edmonton & Alberta
đź“Ť Serving Edmonton & Alberta
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
đź“Ť Address: 815 17 Ave SW, Suite #210, Calgary, AB, T2T 0A1
đź“ž Phone: (587) 352-6463
📧 Email: mountroyal@shiftgrit.shop
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