Friday November 7, 2025
10:00 AM to 5:15 PM ET 7:00 AM - 2:15 PM Pacific CA/USA 3:00 PM - 10:15 PM London, UK 4:00 PM - 11:15 PM Madrid, Spain 4:00 PM - 11:15 PM Berlin, Germany 4:00 PM - 11:15 PM Copenhagen, Denmark 5:00 PM onwards, Helsinki, Finland
Live Online via Zoom
Video via Home Study
(1 YEAR access)
Psychologists, Social Workers, Psychotherapists, MFTs, LPCs, graduate-level Counselors. any other mental health professionals/providers
100 % online with 1 year access: Develop your skills from the comfort of your home office.
Register Today and Bring Polyvagal Theory to Life in Your Practice!
Join our Embodying Polyvagal Theory online workshop and explore the intersection of neuroscience, therapy and the body.
Whether you're new to Polyvagal Theory or looking to refine your existing approach, this workshop offers rich insights into applying the theory through the lens of embodiment and somatic work.
Working explicitly with the body offers powerful "bottom-up" approaches
to the polyvagal theory-informed work
Workshop Description
This workshop combines didactic and body-based approaches to Polyvagal theory and regulation of the autonomic nervous system, offering depth for practitioners across experience levels. Through guided practice, participants will explore how to help clients feel safe, reconnect with themselves, and engage with others more effectively.
Understanding the nervous system's role in emotional regulation and trauma recovery is key to deepening your therapeutic approach. Polyvagal Theory provides a nuanced framework for engaging clients more effectively, helping them move from states of survival to states of greater resilience.
As therapists, we know that our experiences of safety, danger, and life threats, shape our personal narratives, often beyond our conscious control. Polyvagal Theory offers an understanding of how our autonomic nervous system (ANS) influences these processes.
Developed by renowned researcher Stephen Porges, this theory provides a framework for understanding how we move through cycles of mobilization, disconnection, and engagement with the world.
In This Workshop, You Will Explore:
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Nuanced understanding of how the autonomic nervous system impacts clients' physiology, movement, behaviors and emotional regulation.
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Strategic approaches to guiding clients back to a sense of safety.
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Refined methods for helping repattern the autonomic nervous system.
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Targeted body-based interventions to enhance client outcomes
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Describe the basic principles of the Polyvagal Theory and its relevance to psychoemotional difficulties in simple terms that can be understood by clients.
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Explain at least two (2) primary components of the polyvagal response system and how they influence emotional regulation and behavior.
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Describe neuroception of safety, danger and life threat to clients.
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Explain how clients can learn to shift their state in therapy using an embodied approach that integrates Polyvagal Theory principles.
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Demonstrate at least three body/movement-based techniques for enhancing ventral vagal tone, helping clients and yourself engage in self-regulation and co-regulation during sessions.
The Envision Difference
100 % online: Develop your skills from the comfort of your home or office via Zoom.
Live Q & A: Ask questions during the live Q & A with the presenter and participants.
1 YEAR access: Can't attend live? Watch later. 1 YEAR of access to the workshop recording and materials and receive a certificate with CEs for home study learning. *Exception applies, see CE section below
Workshop Schedule - Eastern Time (ET)
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Polyvagal theory-informed therapy
Neuroception: The quest for safety
What shapes Neuroception? Attachment experiences, traumatic experiences, ...
Interventions to address faulty Neuroception
The "vagal break"
(Re-) Activation of Ventral Vagal Tone and The Social Engagement System
11:30 am - 11:45 am
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Break
11:45 am - 12:45 pm
Therapy goals from a polyvagal theory perspective
Embodied Autonomy: This section provides hands-on tools for using Polyvagal Theory to support self-regulation and enhance client connections through body-based practices.
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Exercising the vagal brake: Practices for navigating out of low/mild sympathetic and dorsal vagal tone and activating ventral vagal tone
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The muscles/anatomy of the Social Engagement System and how the system is activated in the body
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Simple one-off practices for self-regulation of ventral vagal tone: Micro movements of the head on the neck; use of sound/toning/other vocalization; movements using sense perceptions
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm
Neuroception (moment-to-moment and in therapeutic settings). This section highlights the importance of neuroception in therapy and provides tools to enhance safety and connection, essential for promoting healing and positive change in clients.
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Neuroception and Its Impact on Healing
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Exploring Micromovements
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Facilitating Neuroception of Safety in Therapy
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Live Q & A
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
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Break
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Polyvagal Theory-Informed Movement for Nervous System Regulation
This section focuses on using movement and somatic exercises to support the regulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), specifically in fostering and restoring ventral vagal tone, which is associated with safety, social engagement, and relaxation.
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
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Break
3:45 pm - 5:15pm
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Group demo
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Q & A
About Deborah Grant, LCSW, RSMT
Practicing psychotherapy for over 25 years, Deb Grant, LCSW, LSMT integrates Body-oriented Psychotherapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), somatic movement, energy psychology (including EFT) and ego state work in her trauma-informed psychotherapy work with clients to help create lasting healing and change. She brings consultation and professional development workshops to therapists and other helping professionals, exploring the integration of somatic/body-based work with psychotherapy. As a trainer for UZAZU Embodied Intelligence, a movement-based comprehensive therapeutic change modality, Deb also provides professional workshops and certification programs in UZAZU for coaches and therapists. In 2015 Deb was honored to co-present polyvagal theory workshops with Deb Dana, LCSW, at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health as well as at Omega Institute. Among her many collaborations with Deb Dana, she co-authored a chapter in the book entitled Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-informed Therapies (Editors Stephen Porges and Deb Dana). Deb is an UZAZU Certified Practitioner and trainer, a Body-Mind Centering® Somatic Movement Educator and a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist, and holds two yoga teacher certifications. She also teaches improvisational dance using somatic and relational approaches, offering students ways of using dance as a personal practice for health, well-being and embodiment.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits:
6 CE credits/contact hours awarded
*CE credits also available for the home study version!
See our FAQ section below for more information
Association of Social Work Board (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program.
Envision Counselling and Consulting, Inc., #1895, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 1/19/2025-1/19/2028. Social workers completing this course receive 6 clinical continuing education credits.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Envision Counselling and Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7241. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Envision Counselling and Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
Envision Counselling & Consulting, Inc. is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Envision Counselling & Consulting, Inc. maintains responsibility for the program.
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
CCPA has reviewed and approved the content of this workshop for 6 CEC
Please ensure to check with your individual state boards/regulatory body to verify Continuing Education Credit Hours requirements and if the workshop you are planning to take qualifies. Licensing Boards change regulations often and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about a specific course meeting your specific board’s approval, we recommend you contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.
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FAQ
What are the requirements for obtaining CEs?
Participants must have paid the tuition fee, logged in at the start of the live interactive webinar and logged out at the end, and attended the entire webinar to receive a certificate. Attendees will need to sign in by typing their first and last name in the chat box at the start of the workshop and sign out by typing their first and last name in the chat box at the end of the workshop. Failure to log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire workshop. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. An evaluation form will be made available to attendees at the end of the live workshop. The link to the evaluation form will be posted in the chat box. Certificates will be available following workshop completion. If participants cannot be present live for the entire workshop, they will have the option to watch the recording (home study) version of the presentation and will have access to Self-Study CE credits after completion of a short quiz.
Do I have to pay extra for CE credits?
No. The cost of CE credits is included with your workshop registration fee.
If I cannot attend live, can I still get CE credits?
Yes. You can access the recording in the home study version, watch it in its entirety, and then pass a quiz with a score of 75% or higher. After taking the quiz, you will be able to download a certificate as proof of completion.
How do I access the home study version when it becomes available?
You will be emailed five (5) business days after the live event with instructions on how you can access Envision's online learning platform. Sign in to your online account: Locate the email and click on your personal sign-in link to set your password. You cannot locate the email we sent? Login directly through the platform. Copy and paste the link below into your web browser: https://on-demand.envisionworkshops.com/pages/home-page To login, use the email address you provided when you registered for the workshop. To create your password, click on "Forgot Password" and set up a password for your account. If you already have an account and password, use those credentials to login.
How long do I have to review the recording?
You will have 1 year to review the recording. The recording will be made available approximately five (5) business days after the live workshop.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds on purchased tickets are available up until 15 days before the date of the live workshop. There is no refund after this date. Refunds will include the ticket price less a $50 processing fee for all refunds/price adjustments. *Prices subject to change. Refunds within 15 days of workshops will be in the form of a workshop credit. These credits do not expire. Please email registration@envisionservices.ca if cancellation is required.
If I have special needs or require accommodations, what do I do?
Email registration@envisionservices.ca at least five (5) business days prior to the live workshop to request accommodations or discuss your needs. Envision cannot ensure accommodations without adequate prior notification.
If I have a complaint or grievance, who do I contact?
Please email registration@envisionservices.ca. All grievances must be in writing and will be replied to within 5 - 10 business days.
Is there commercial support or a conflict of interest for this presentation?
Deb Grant receives a speaking honorarium from Envision. There are no known conflicts of interests for this program. Envision does not receive any financial support for this presentation. Literature may be referred to during the presentation. Envision will not receive any book royalties and was not offered any financial incentives for the mention of those books. Please note that authors of these books will get a royalty from any sale made of their books as per their agreement with the publishing company. For more information on any potential conflict of interest or financial support, attendees may email Envision at registration@envisionservices.ca.
What are the course interaction and system requirements?
This live workshop is fully interactive. Attendees may ask questions throughout the presentation and participate in instructor-led discussions. System requirements: • Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher • Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher • Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL & any other medium that is internet accessible