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Polyvagal Theory for EMDR Therapists

A Neuro-Informed Approach to HealingUnderstand your client’s nervous system.

Trainer: Rebecca Kase
On-Demand: Available with lifetime access for asynchronous learning. This course was recorded on January 14th, 2026.

You’ve probably noticed it. Some clients simply can’t stay regulated enough to work through EMDR targets. They dissociate, shut down, or flood, and no matter how well you follow the protocol, things stall.

The missing piece?

Their nervous system isn’t ready, and that changes everything.

This free one-hour CE workshop introduces Polyvagal-Informed EMDR (PV-EMDR), a neuro-informed approach that helps you recognize and work with your clients’ physiological state to prepare them for effective memory reprocessing.

You’ll walk away understanding how the science of safety and stress (Polyvagal Theory) intersects with Shapiro’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model, and how to apply this integration directly to your EMDR practice.

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You'll Learn How To

  • Describe the three branches of the autonomic nervous system and how they shape trauma responses.
  • Recognize the body’s neuroception of safety and danger, the subconscious process driving reactivity.
  • Identify physiological readiness for EMDR reprocessing using the Preparation Hierarchy.
  • Apply one Polyvagal-informed intervention in Phase 2 to enhance stabilization and ventral access.
  • Strengthen therapeutic presence as your client’s first co-regulator.
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Who Is This Course For?

 
  • EMDR-trained clinicians ready to bring the body more intentionally into their practice
  • Therapists who’ve hit roadblocks with dysregulated or “stuck” clients
  • Clinicians interested in expanding their neurobiological understanding of trauma
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What's Included

 
  • 1-Hour Live CE Workshop with Rebecca Kase, LCSW
  • Downloadable handout: Polyvagal Cues for EMDR Therapists
  • Access to replay for 7 days
  • Certificate of Completion for 1 CE hour
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About Your Trainer, Rebecca Kase

Rebecca is one of the leading EMDR trainers in the U.S. and the author of Polyvagal-Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing. Known for her science-backed yet human approach, she teaches trauma therapists around the world how to integrate the body and nervous system into their EMDR work with confidence and compassion.

Additional Information

Agenda

  • 1:00 pm - 1:05 pm: Welcome, objectives, and presenter introduction

  • 1:05 pm - 1:15 pm: The Autonomic Nervous System and Trauma Response: sympathetic, parasympathetic, and dorsal vagal pathways

  • 1:15 pm- 1:25 pm: Neuroception of Safety and Danger: understanding subconscious cues

  • 1:25 pm - 1:40 pm: Physiological Readiness for EMDR: Preparation Hierarchy and indicators of readiness

  • 1:40 pm - 1:50 pm: Polyvagal-informed Phase 2 Interventions and Co-regulation: enhancing ventral vagal access

  • 1:50 pm - 2:00 pm: Wrap-up, key takeaways, and Q&A

Learning Objectives

  • Analyze the role of polyvagal theory in EMDR & trauma therapy.
  • Apply at least one polyvagal-informed intervention to Phase 2 Preparation.

Prerequisites

  • None!

Continuing Education

1 CE is available upon completion of all course material.

Trauma Therapist Institute is an approved continuing education provider. ACE and NBCC CEs are available for this course. This course is not approved for APA or EMDRIA CEs.

Participants must complete the full training to receive credit.

ACE Approved Provider

Trauma Therapist Institute, #1869, 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: 1/16/25 - 1/16/28. Social workers completing this course receive 6 clinical continuing education credits.

NBCC Approved Provider

Trauma Therapist Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7033. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Kase & CO is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

Course Completion

To receive a CE certificate, participants must complete the entire course, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or above, and complete the course evaluation. You may retake the post-test as needed. Once completed, a CE certificate will auto-populate to your online account.

Cancellation Policy

Please reference our cancellation policy here (bottom section of this page).

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  • Lifetime access to the course - Refresh your skills anytime at your own pace. Get on-demand access after the live date.
  • Immediate clinical application - Walk away with tools you can use in your next session.
  • CEs - Earn ASWB and NBCC CEs.
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