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Polyvagal for Addiction & Trauma Treatment: A 6-Step Framework for Lasting Recovery
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Addiction isn’t just about behaviors, it’s the nervous system’s call for survival.
As a clinician, you know it doesn’t come down to willpower or “bad” choices.
It’s trauma, chronic stress, and a nervous system stuck in overdrive…
…leaving clients trapped in survival states of fight, flight, or freeze – bringing therapy to a halt.
That’s where Polyvagal Theory comes in – it’s the missing link to helping clients break through these barriers by addressing what lies beneath.
In this training with Jan Winhall, celebrated psychotherapist, author and prominent Polyvagal Theory expert, you will learn to help facilitate clients finding safety, connection and co-regulation. Through case studies, demonstrations and insightful commentary you’ll takeaway concrete skills to:
- Find hidden pathways to safety and connection and put to rest ideas about “willpower”
- Promote recovery with tailored interventions to help clients shift from nervous system arousal to more regulated states
- Use “body cards” with clients to help pinpoint emotions trapped in the body and target the root causes of addiction and trauma
- Do meaningful assessments with the Embodied Assessment & Treatment Tool™ that sensitively explores attachment and trauma history
Plus, you’ll develop an integrated perspective on how harm reduction and polyvagal strategies can work together.
With the right tools, you can become the expert clients need to navigate recovery from both addiction and trauma.
Discover how harnessing Polyvagal Theory can transform addiction treatment and foster lasting recovery through connection.
Register now!
Speakers
Jan Winhall, MSW PIFOT
Jan Winhall, MSW, PIFOT is an author, educator, mindfulness teacher, and trauma and addiction psychotherapist. She trained with Eugene Gendlin in the Focusing Felt Sense tradition for over 30 years, and her work is grounded in mindfulness, embodied awareness, and the healing power of the Felt Sense—a gentle, body-based way of listening inward that supports nervous system regulation, emotional healing, and inner safety.
Jan is the developer of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model™ (FSPM), an integrative approach that combines Polyvagal Theory, Focusing, mindfulness, and somatic psychotherapy. She is an Educational Partner with the Polyvagal Institute and teaches internationally through the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model Institute. She is the author of Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model and 20 Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction, hosts the Embodied Dialogue Podcast, and serves as an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Jan Winhall maintains a private practice and has employment relationships with the University of Toronto, Athabasca University, Smith College, Yorkville University, and the Polyvagal Institute. She is the creator and co-director of Borden Street Clinic. Jan Winhall receives royalties as a published author. Jan Winhall receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Jan Winhall has no relevant non-financial relationships.
