Polyvagal Regulation for Trauma Training: Helping Clients Feel Safe, Grounded & Present

Course overview

This 6-hour intensive training equips mental health professionals with a practical understanding of the autonomic nervous system through the lens of Polyvagal Theory. Discover how nervous system states shape emotions, behavior, relationships, and responses to stress and trauma and learn how to help clients move from survival states into safety, calm, and presence. Learn core Polyvagal concepts including neuroception, co-regulation, and the Social Engagement System, and how these patterns show up in both clinicians and clients. Gain practical, nervous system-informed interventions to support regulation, create felt safety in the therapy room, and teach clients skills they can continue to build on outside of sessions. Designed for licensed mental health professionals seeking to elevate their clinical effectiveness with dysregulated and trauma-impacted clients through immediately applicable, Polyvagal-informed strategies that foster safety, connection, and sustainable change.