Introducing Polyvagal Theory in the Therapy Room
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Webinar Highlights
You will learn:
- What is polyvagal theory, and why has it become so popular in the therapy space?
- Why it’s important to bring the nervous system into the therapy process?
- How to begin to speak the polyvagal theory language and invite clients to become curious?
- How can polyvagal theory inform your practice even before you get trained in it?
This 1-hour webinar was live on June 8, 2023. After you sign up, we will send you an e-mail confirmation and then, up to a few days, an e-mail with the link to the recording
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Meet the guest
Deb Dana
Deb Dana, LCSW is a clinician, consultant, and author specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system.
She is a founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, consultant to Khiron Clinics, and an advisor to Unyte. Deb is the developer of the signature Rhythm of Regulation Clinical Training Series and is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible for clinicians and curious people alike.
Deb’s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client Centered Practices, the Polyvagal Flip Chart, the Polyvagal Card Deck, and Polyvagal Practices: Anchoring the Self in Safety. She partners with Sounds True to bring her polyvagal perspective to a general audience through the audio program Befriending Your Nervous System: Looking Through the Lens of Polyvagal Theory and her print book Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory.
Deb can be contacted via her website www.rhythmofregulation.comSee what others say about Deb
With seamless fluidity Deb Dana bridges the intuitions of a master clinician with the insights of Polyvagal Theory to formulate a powerful treatment model to guide the client on a journey from the abyss of helplessness to the empowerment of connectedness.
Stephen W. Porges, Originator of the Polyvagal Theory
Deb Dana has a unique ability to translate complex neuroscience into a language that is not only comprehensible to psychotherapists but also provides new understandings and guidance for what they do. She is particularly adept at using Steven Porges’ important Polyvagal Theory to inform psychotherapy in general and the Internal Family Systems model in particular. I recommend highly her workshops.
Richard Schwartz, Developer of Internal Family Systems Therapy
Meet the host
Michael Pasterski
Michael is a Certified IFS Practitioner from Poland. He is the founder and CEO of Life Architect, IFS Poland and the Foundation for Conscious Education.
He is the author of "Insight. Road to Mental Maturity" - a book about the skill of looking into our inner worlds. Over the past 10 years, he published more than 400 articles on his Polish blog Michalpasterski.pl, which attracts the attention of more than one million readers a year. You can find an English version of this blog on Pasterski.com.
He leads retreats in Bali and Thailand with a program based on his book. He has a vision for an alternative school that will initiate a shift in the education system and is making the first steps toward this dream.
After work, he loves being a father of a 2-year old Aurelia, enjoys travelling (mainly to south-east Asia) and is an advanced meditator.