Foundations Curriculum

    1. Deb Dana Polyvagal Foundations Invitation

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. What is Polyvagal Theory

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Benefits of Polyvagal Theory in Practice

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. Seeing States in a Session

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. Talking about Mapping

      FREE PREVIEW

    1. Welcome to Foundations

    2. Navigating the Learning Platform

    1. Training Structure

    2. Training Schedule

    3. Trainers and Consultants List

    4. January 2024 Cohort Roster

    1. Survey Information

    2. Pre-Series Survey

    1. Diversity Made Simple with Lambers Fisher, LMFT

    1. Module 1 Roadmap

About this course

  • $2,000.00
  • 190 lessons
  • 12.5 hours of video content

Pricing

Pay the full enrollment fee upfront or split the payments across four monthly installments. If choosing the monthly payment plan, $500.00 USD is due at the time of registration.

About Deb

Founder & Developer Deb Dana, LCSW

Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma and in creating ways of working that honor the role of the autonomic nervous system. Deb’s work shows how an understanding of PVT is applicable across the board to relationships, mental health, and trauma. She delves into the intricacies of how an understanding and befriending of our nervous systems can change the ways we navigate our daily lives. Deb’s translation of PVT into a language that is both clear and accessible and her significant contribution, pioneering methods, tools, techniques and practices continue to help professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life. Her valuable blueprint helps us to build resilience and find safety during the many ups and downs of life.

Meet Your Senior Trainers

Senior Trainer Dara Denton, MA, LPCC

Dara is a licensed therapist in Minnesota and Illinois, experienced in treating adults and adolescents who have survived complex trauma. She has worked in both private practice and correctional settings, conducting individual, couples, and group counseling. Dara assists Deb Dana in her Rhythm of Regulation trainings in addition to maintaining a practice utilizing ACT, CBT, and mindfulness practices. Dara hopes to start a “polyvagal revolution” — helping as many people as possible learn about their nervous systems, identify ways to regulate, and connect safely with the world! “It’s such a ventral experience to see clients empowered with the knowledge that their nervous systems have kept them safe and as such, shame no longer needs to be part of the trauma experience.”

Senior Trainer Shelly L Curran, PhD, LP

Shelly is a Clinical Health Psychologist licensed in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and is also part of PSYPACT. Shelly has over 25 years of experience working in hospitals, outpatient pain clinics, and private practice helping adults with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and a variety of health issues such as chronic pain, fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, and various women’s health issues. Shelly uses Polyvagal Theory to guide her “bottom-up” approach which includes hypnosis, somatic experiencing exercises, and other self-regulation strategies. Shelly loves spending time with her husband and connecting with their adult children including their son and twin daughters. She enjoys yoga and her time with her beloved running group.

Meet Your Consultants

Consultant Liz Eanniello, LICSW

Liz Eanniello (she/her) is, among many things, a neurodivergent, cis-female, white-bodied human practicing somatic-based therapy in Greater Boston. Liz lives and works from a trauma-informed, social-justice, and liberatory lens and the belief that healing is possible if we have access to the containers and connections that allow us to feel safe enough to notice, name, and navigate our own internal experiences. Liz works with clients ranging from adolescents to those in late adulthood, most often with individuals from marginalized and oppressed communities. Her hope is to offer all clients a safe and supportive space for exploration and self-discovery, an opportunity to be fully seen and heard, to build new skills, grow, and reconnect with their most wise, easeful Self. Outside of work you can find Liz somewhere in nature with her dog, baking something delicious, or singing and dancing to live music.

Consultant Kristi Knight, LMHCA

Kristi is a licensed mental health counselor associate and certified health coach providing individual counseling and health coaching to clients at The Marriage and Family Clinic in Fishers, Indiana. Kristi has 10 years of experience as the owner and founder of Brain Fitness, which provides neurofeedback training to children, teenagers, and adults. Kristi also works part time with a functional medicine physician, where she provides consultation, education, and nutrition health coaching for clients and staff for a variety of physical and mental health conditions. Kristi utilizes an integrated approach in her clinical work, specializing in Neurocounseling, which incorporates neuroscience, biology/physiology, and psychology into her counseling approach. Kristi integrates attachment and brain-body based interventions such as Polyvagal Informed Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Brainspotting, Mindfulness and neurofeedback when working with individuals who experience anxiety, grief, ADHD, chronic illness, eating disorders, and trauma.

Consultant Abby Haile, PsyD

Abby is a clinical psychologist in private practice in the SF Bay Area. She completed her clinical training at Stanford, the Palo Alto VA, the National Center for PTSD, and UCSF. Abby practices using an integrative approach that is anchored in evidence-based treatments and incorporates mindfulness, attachment theory, and polyvagal theory into her clinical work. She has a keen attention to interpersonal process and leveraging the therapeutic relationship for healing. “The polyvagal framework has been pivotal in my practice. It gives us a map to understand and flexibly navigate the wisdom of our bodies to support deepening states of connection to ourselves and to others.”

For full details regarding the Foundations of Polyvagal Informed Practice clinical training series visit https://rhythmofregulation.com/foundations


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