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Polyvagal Theory Interventions for Trauma Therapists
Practical Training in Nervous System Regulation
Polyvagal Theory tells you why your clients respond the way they do. This course gives you what to do about it.
Led by Rebecca Kase, author of Polyvagal Informed EMDR and one of the foremost polyvagal-trained trauma clinicians in the country, this training moves beyond the foundational concepts and into concrete, session-ready interventions. You will learn how to use the autonomic nervous system as a clinical roadmap, how to build an autonomic blueprint with clients, how to apply the Preparation Hierarchy to intervention selection, and how to use Rebecca's signature BASC technique alongside breathwork, somatic movement, metta meditation, and parts work integration to build genuine, lasting nervous system resilience.
This course is for both EMDR therapists and non-EMDR therapists. If you work with trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, or chronic stress, polyvagal-informed interventions belong in your practice. This training will show you exactly how to use them.
Practical Skills
Practical Interventions You'll Learn
In this polyvagal theory interventions training, you'll learn how to:
- Create an autonomic blueprint with clients to map their nervous system baseline and identify autonomic themes that inform aligned polyvagal interventions throughout treatment
- Apply the Preparation Hierarchy as a guide for choosing interventions based on where a client's nervous system is, rather than defaulting to a one-size-fits-all approach
- Use polyvagal-informed assessments for neuroception to measure a client's level of psychological safety and apply that understanding directly to trauma processing and the therapeutic relationship
- Apply the orienting reflex to reduce triggers and moments of overwhelm in session
- Build vagal tone using Rebecca Kase's signature BASC technique, alongside breathwork, metta mantra meditation, somatic movement exercises, progressive yoga nidra, and reflexive orienting
- Work with autonomic parts using a polyvagal and parts work integration framework to identify and address the parts of a client's system that are organized around specific states of activation
- Use vagal stimulation techniques to promote parasympathetic functioning and build nervous system resilience across diverse client presentations
What You Get
What's Waiting for You Inside This Training
The Autonomic Blueprint
Map each client's nervous system baseline and identify autonomic themes that guide intervention selection.
Preparation Hierarchy in Practice
Choose interventions based on where a client's nervous system actually is, not by default.
Rebecca's signature BASC technique
Build vagal tone using BASC alongside breathwork, metta meditation, and somatic movement.
Polyvagal and parts work integration
Identify and work with autonomic parts organized around specific states of activation.
Neuroception assessment in practice
Measure a client's level of psychological safety and apply that understanding directly to trauma processing.
Orienting and vagal stimulation
Use the orienting reflex and vagal stimulation techniques to reduce overwhelm and build parasympathetic functioning.
Lifetime on-demand access
Go at your own pace and return to the material whenever a client's nervous system calls for it.
Free community membership
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Meet Your Trainer
About Your Trainer
Rebecca Kase
MSW, LCSW
Trauma Therapist Institute Founder Rebecca Kase is recognized as one of the foremost EMDR trainers and trauma experts in the U.S. She is an LCSW, professional EMDR consultant and trainer, registered yoga teacher, and author of Polyvagal Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing (2023). Rebecca has been practicing in the field of trauma counseling since 2006. She’s an expert in working with complex trauma and dissociation and has practiced in both nonprofit and private practice settings. In her own therapy practice, Rebecca incorporates yoga therapy, ego states, somatic approaches, Polyvagal Theory and EMDR into her work with clients, which includes veterans and adults with Complex PTSD. Rebecca is known as a skillful, clear and enthusiastic teacher. She’ll keep you engaged and make you giggle, even in an online trauma training course!
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From Understanding Polyvagal Theory to Actually Using It
You can explain neuroception, vagal tone, and the autonomic nervous system to your clients. What you need now are the named techniques to do something about it. This training gives you the Autonomic Blueprint, the Preparation Hierarchy, the BASC technique, and the polyvagal and parts work integration framework to build genuine nervous system resilience in session.