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Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide to Polyvagal Theory is a user-friendly guide for therapists and curious people alike - an easily accessible introduction to Polyvagal Theory for all.
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Publications
Flip Chart
The Polyvagal Flip Chart (Norton, October 2020)
Offers therapists a low tech–high impact, interactive way to explain polyvagal theory to clients.
When clients are stuck in the cognitive experience of their story, an explanation of polyvagal theory helps to bring their attention to the autonomic experience― to bring the importance of the biology of their experience back into awareness. Yet polyvagal theory can be challenging and intimidating to explain. This tool offers therapists an easy, standardized way to support clients in understanding the role of the autonomic nervous system in their lives. Using a flip chart makes psycho- education an interactive experience. Therapists can feel confident in teaching their clients polyvagal theory by following the chart.
Audio
Befriending the Nervous System (Sounds True, October 2020)
It can be incredibly frustrating when your body reacts to situations in ways that you can’t control. But what if you could harness the same mechanisms that cause fear and panic to instead summon peace and spaciousness? In Befriending Your Nervous System, clinician Deb Dana offers practical advice and exercises for engaging with your subconscious nervous system responses for greater wellness and resilience.
Articles
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Psychotherapy Networker Reaching Out in Nervous Times: Polyvagal Theory Encounters Teletherapy
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Psychotherapy Networker The Touch Taboo: Are We Missing a Vital Source of Healing?
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Psychotherapy Networker How to Help Our Nervous Systems During a Pandemic...Finding Ventral Vagal for Our Clients and Ourselves
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Family Court Review The Application of The Polyvagal Theory to High Conflict Co-Parenting Cases
Books
The Polyvagal Theory In Therapy: Engaging The Rhythm of Regulation (Norton, June 2018)
Deb Dana offers therapists an integrated approach to adding a polyvagal foundation to their work with clients. Presented with clear explanations of the organizing principles of polyvagal theory, this complex theory is translated into clinician and client-friendly language. Using a unique autonomic mapping process along with plenty of worksheets designed to effectively track autonomic response patterns, this book presents practical ways to work with clients' experiences of connection. Through exercises that have been specifically created to engage the regulating capacities of the ventral vagal system, therapists are given tools to help clients reshape their autonomic nervous systems. Also available in Spanish, German, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Taiwanese, French, and Chinese.
Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices (Norton, April 2020)
Full of practical guides and exercises, based on the principles of polyvagal theory, to help clients safely connect to their autonomic responses and navigate daily experiences in new ways. This book provides therapists with an array of polyvagal-informed exercises for their clients to use both within and between sessions. The exercises are designed to be introduced over time in a variety of clinical sessions to enhance the therapeutic change process. Essential reading for therapists who want to take their polyvagal knowledge to the next level and find easy ways to deliver polyvagal solutions with their clients. Also available in Spanish, German, Polish, Chinese, and Italian.
Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, June 2018)
Learn how Polyvagal Theory is improving treatment and clinical practice across a range of settings. This comprehensive edited collection brings together innovative therapists who share their experiences of integrating Polyvagal Theory into their practices. Also available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Turkish, Japanese, and Dutch.
Anchored (Sounds True, November 2021)
We've all had experiences where our reactions felt completely out of proportion to the situation. In Anchored, Deb Dana presents a simple, hopeful message: when you ground yourself with openness, mindful attention, and curiosity, you can gain the understanding necessary to reshape these seemingly uncontrollable responses. Dana draws on her considerable experience as a clinician and teacher, her extensive work with Polyvagal Theory, and her long-lasting close collaboration with its founder, Dr. Stephen Porges.
This book illustrates how to work with the body's innate ability to pick up social signals and cultivate "micro-moments" of safety in order to regulate automatic responses to stress, conflict, and hardship. Including in-depth practices such as guided imagery, meditation, and ongoing self-inquiry, Anchored offers a practical user's manual for moving from a place of fear and panic into a grounded space of calm and balance.
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