This is where the shift begins.

At TherapyShift, we understand that even resilient, capable individuals can feel stuck, caught in patterns that no longer serve them, burdened by stress, or unsure how to move forward. Whether you're navigating burnout, a career shift, interpersonal relationships, trauma, or a major life transition, meaningful change is possible. It often begins with understanding and gently challenging what’s been holding you back.

We offer a supportive, grounded space for reflection, healing, and growth, helping you reconnect with your strengths and move forward with clarity and purpose.

We’ve created a calm, grounded, and confidential space where you can pause and reconnect with what matters. TherapyShift is designed to help you explore internal roadblocks, clarify goals, and build momentum toward the life you envision, both personally and professionally.

Our therapeutic work is strengths-based, trauma-informed, and tailored to the pace and needs of each client. Many of the individuals we work with are navigating complex demands - leadership roles, caregiving, personal transitions - and are ready to create lasting internal change that aligns with their values.

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Our practice is grounded in the belief that:

  • Everyone has the capacity to grow, even when life feels overwhelming.

  • Being stuck is not a sign of weakness, but a call for meaningful change.

  • Patterns shaped by stress, trauma, or early conditioning can be shifted.

  • You don’t have to carry the weight alone.

  • Inner change drives outer transformation.

At TherapyShift, your journey toward clarity, self-trust, and empowerment matters and we’re honored to support your steps forward.

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Meet Jenni

Registered Psychologist | Founder of TherapyShift

Jenni van der Westhuizen is a Registered Psychologist and the founder of TherapyShift, a practice dedicated to supporting meaningful and lasting psychological change. Her approach is client-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in the belief that true growth occurs when individuals feel both supported and challenged within a safe, structured environment.

She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from North-West University in South Africa (2013) and completed post-master’s training in Counselling Psychology through Athabasca University (2022). Her clinical experience spans psychiatric inpatient and outpatient settings as well as private practice, where she has supported adults navigating a wide range of emotional and psychological concerns.

Jenni has completed advanced training in trauma-focused modalities, including:

  • BrainWorking Recursive Therapy (BWRT®)

  • Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Her practice integrates a strengths-based approach, emphasizing the development of healthy boundaries, the cultivation of adaptive coping strategies, and support for navigating life transitions or creating meaningful change in areas such as career, relationships, and self-confidence.

Jenni is committed to providing a grounded, professional therapeutic experience - one that cultivates self-awareness, builds internal resources, and helps clients make meaningful shifts toward a more empowered and fulfilling life.

Therapy for adults, offered in a secure, convenient virtual format across Alberta

Jenni works with adults experiencing:

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Anxiety, phobias, and panic

  • Depression and emotional dysregulation

  • Grief, loss, and life transitions

  • Self-worth, confidence, and performance anxiety

  • Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

  • Shame, existential concerns, and fear of failure