ADHD Therapy Calgary

Targeting the Root — Not Just Managing the Symptoms

At ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling, our approach to ADHD therapy goes deeper than standard behavioural strategies.
We use a structured method designed to identify and recondition the identity-level patterns that drive many ADHD-related struggles — including executive dysfunction, emotional reactivity, and chronic burnout.

This page features a collection of our most in-depth ADHD therapy resources — including blogs, visual breakdowns, and our main program overview — to help you understand how our approach works and who it’s for.

🧠 What Makes Our ADHD Therapy Different?

Most therapy models for ADHD focus on external behaviours — like time management, task initiation, or impulse control.
While those areas matter, many clients still feel stuck because the internal story hasn’t changed.

At ShiftGrit, we focus on the limiting beliefs and emotional loops that often form in childhood and continue to shape self-esteem, relationships, and stress regulation into adulthood.

Beliefs like:

• “I can’t get it right”

• “I’m always behind”

• “People get frustrated with me”
  
  

These patterns live beneath the surface — and they can drive perfectionism, shame, overcompensation, or emotional shutdown.
Our therapy model helps identify these loops, then use reconditioning techniques to retrain your emotional response at the source.

🔄 Our Process: ADHD Therapy at ShiftGrit

We use a unique framework combining Pattern Theory and a 5-step Reconditioning Protocol.
This allows us to work on ADHD from both a behavioural and emotional level — creating change that feels natural, not forced.

Clients often report:

• A reduced sense of inner chaos

• Less shame around productivity or focus

• More emotional stability under pressure

• Increased confidence in managing ADHD-related challenges

ADHD Burnout in High-Functioning Adults

Caught between urgency and exhaustion? You’re not alone—and you’re not lazy. This guide breaks down how ADHD and burnout overlap in high performers, and how identity-level therapy targets the deeper pattern behind the struggle.

📎 View the Full SlideShare:
Why You Can’t Slow Down — And What to Do Instead

📣 Learn More:
Explore our approach to identity-level therapy for ADHD burnout

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From the Blog: ADHD Patterns & Insights

We update this section frequently as more client questions and treatment insights emerge.