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Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Approaches in Trauma Therapy
Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Approaches in Trauma Therapy
This video resource pack includes:
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Applied Polyvagal Theory in Somatic Psychology: An Embodied Approach to Trauma Recovery (Dr Arielle Schwartz, CPD: 3 / CE: N/A)
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Polyvagal Theory: A Science of Safety (Dr Stephen Porges & Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn, CPD: 2 / CE: N/A)
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This two-part video course pack offers an in-depth exploration of the Polyvagal Theory, emphasizing its application in somatic psychology and its pivotal role in trauma recovery. Combining the foundational insights of Polyvagal Theory with practical, embodied approaches, this course pack provides therapists with actionable strategies for helping clients navigate complex trauma, regulate their nervous systems, and foster healing.
This video resource pack contains two complete workshops (CPD hours: 5) that cover:
Course 1: Applied Polyvagal Theory in Somatic Psychology: An Embodied Approach to Trauma Recovery (CPD: 3 / CE: N/A)
In the first course, Dr Arielle Schwartz introduces participants to the profound integration of Polyvagal Theory into somatic therapies. This approach highlights how the body must be an active participant in trauma recovery. By blending polyvagal insights with yoga-based practices, movement, and body awareness, therapists are equipped to help clients achieve lasting relief from trauma-related conditions such as anxiety, depression, and mood disorders.
What You Will Learn:
- How to fine-tune clients’ autonomic nervous systems, supporting them in releasing chronic stress and trauma from the body.
- Practical techniques for integrating yogic breath, movement, and awareness practices into therapy to enhance emotional and physical well-being.
- Tools to stimulate the vagus nerve and enhance vagal tone, fostering resilience and long-term recovery.
Key Topics:
- The Essentials of Polyvagal Theory and its relevance in understanding nervous system states.
- Somatic tools for regulating the nervous system, including proximity awareness, co-regulation, and vagus nerve stimulation.
- How to blend “top-down” and “bottom-up” interventions to offer holistic, body-centered healing strategies.
Course 2: Polyvagal Theory: A Science of Safety (CPD: 2 / CE: N/A)
Dr Stephen Porges, the originator of Polyvagal Theory, delves deeper into the science of how our autonomic nervous system influences mental health, social engagement, and our sense of safety. This course explains the groundbreaking concept of neuroception and how the body evaluates risk and safety, influencing both pro-social and defensive behaviors.
What You Will Learn:
- The significance of neuroception in assessing environmental risk and triggering adaptive neural circuits.
- How deficits in regulating the Social Engagement System relate to various behavioral and psychiatric disorders.
- Techniques to enhance co-regulation within the Social Engagement System, improving clinical outcomes in trauma therapy.
Key Topics:
- The relationship between autonomic regulation, mental health, and behavioral patterns.
- How sociality acts as a potent neuromodulator, influencing physiological and emotional states.
- Practical strategies for rewiring autonomic responses, helping clients return to a state of safety and connection.
Learning Objectives Across Both Courses:
By combining these two video courses, participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the polyvagal perspective and its clinical applications, enabling them to:
- Explain how to fine-tune the nervous system moment-by-moment, aiding clients in releasing chronic stress
- Apply rapid stress-reduction techniques and effective nervous system regulation methods
- Teach clients natural ways to stimulate their vagus nerve, enhancing physical and emotional health
- Discuss how a neural process, neuroception, evaluates risk in the environment and triggers adaptive neural circuits to promote either social interactions or defensive behaviours
- Explain how deficits in the regulation of the Social Engagement System relate to the core features of several behavioural and psychiatric disorders
Who Should Attend: This course pack is designed for therapists, counselors, and mental health practitioners who work with trauma survivors, clients with anxiety and mood disorders, and individuals seeking to enhance their emotional and physical well-being through body-centered practices.
This video course pack offers a unique opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the polyvagal framework and integrate somatic tools into your therapeutic practice. With expert guidance from both Dr Arielle Schwartz and Dr Stephen Porges, you will be empowered to facilitate profound healing in your clients by addressing the physiological roots of trauma and promoting a state of safety and connection.
What's included in this course
- Presented by world-class speaker(s)
- Handouts and video recording
- 5 hrs of professionally produced lessons
- 1 year access to video recorded version
- CPD Certificate
- Join from anywhere in the world
Part 1: Applied Polyvagal Theory in Somatic Psychology: An Embodied Approach to Trauma Recovery (Dr Arielle Schwartz)
Guided by Arielle Schwartz, PhD, CCTP-II, E-RYT, an internationally sought teacher, therapeutic yoga instructor, and a leading voice in PTSD and complex trauma healing, this programme empowers therapists to incorporate applied polyvagal theory into somatic therapies.
Part 2: Polyvagal Theory: A Science of Safety (Dr Stephen Porges & Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn)
This seminar will illustrate how a Polyvagal perspective provides insights into the assessment and treatment of mental health and explain how autonomic regulation is linked to mental health, behavioural problems, learning processes, and sociality.
Learning objectives
- Explain how to fine-tune the nervous system moment-by-moment, aiding clients in releasing chronic stress
- Apply rapid stress-reduction techniques and effective nervous system regulation methods
- Teach clients natural ways to stimulate their vagus nerve, enhancing physical and emotional health
- Discuss how a neural process, neuroception, evaluates risk in the environment and triggers adaptive neural circuits to promote either social interactions or defensive behaviours
- Explain how deficits in the regulation of the Social Engagement System relate to the core features of several behavioural and psychiatric disorders
Arielle Schwartz, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist, EMDR Therapy consultant, and certified yoga instructor with a private practice in Boulder, Colorado. She earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University and holds a Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology through Naropa University. She is the author of two books: The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Emotional Control and Becoming Whole (Althea Press, 2017) and EMDR Therapy and Somatic Psychology: Interventions to Enhance Embodiment in Trauma Treatment (W. W. Norton, in Press). She is a core teacher with The Maiberger Institute offering Advanced Workshops on topics of EMDR Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Attachment Trauma, and Chronic Pain. Her psychotherapy practice specializes in PTSD, Complex PTSD, grief and loss, resilience, and therapeutic yoga. She is dedicated to offering informational mental health and wellness updates through her writing, public speaking, social media presence, and blog. www.drarielleschwartz.com
Stephen W. Porges, PhD is Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland.
He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe, (Norton, 2017), co-editor of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018) and author of Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation (Norton 2021). Dr. Porges is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol ™ (SSP), which is used by therapists to improve social engagement, language processing, and state regulation, as well as to reduce hearing sensitivities.
Dr Jan McGregor Hepburn has a background in Social Work Management and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and is a trainer for the North of England Association for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She was the Registrar of the British Psychoanalytic Council for 15 years and currently chairs the Professional Standards Committee. She is the author of several papers, most notably those published in the British Journal of Psychotherapy and European Psychotherapy Journal. She has presented papers at conferences and devised and facilitated both seminars and workshops on a variety of subjects to both management dynamics and clinical topics.
She is part of the ScopEd project which is the collaboration between BACP, UKCP and BPC to map the core competencies for clinical work. She is on the Reading Panel of the British Journal of Psychotherapy and has a doctorate from the University of Northumbria. Her latest book: Guilt and Shame, A Clinician’s Guide is out now with nscience publishing house.
Jan was awarded the BPC Lifetime Achievement Award in November 2023 in recognition of her great contributions to the profession and the BPC.
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