Jan
Winhall
Psychotherapist specializing in trauma and addiction; creator of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model.
Jan Winhall, M.S.W. P.I.F.O.T. is an author, teacher and highly experienced trauma and addiction psychotherapist who explores the link between trauma and addictive behaviors, suggesting that addictions are often attempts to regulate the nervous system following trauma.
Jan is recognized for her innovative integration of the polyvagal model into her clinical work. She is a Course Partner with the Polyvagal Institute where she offers a training program based on her books Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (Routledge, 2021) and 20 Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction: Using the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (Norton, 2025).
She is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a Certifying Co-Ordinator with the International Focusing Institute, as well as being Co-Director of the Borden Street Clinic where she supervises graduate students. She enjoys teaching all over the world.
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