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The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model
Treating trauma and addiction with Jan Winhall
Learn how to move away from overwhelm and dependency towards regulation and safety, for deeper, more lasting healing.
Treating addictions as a response to trauma: a new approach
The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model challenges the current pathologizing paradigm with an approach that draws on our inner strength.
Jan Winhall’s model integrates Porges’ Polyvagal Theory and Eugene Gendlin’s Focusing, centered on our inner feelings, what he calls the Felt Sense. This approach enables us to understand trauma and addictive behavior as adaptive responses to maladaptive situations.
- Discover the three concepts of Polyvagal Theory as they apply to trauma psychotherapy.
- Understand the neurophysiological states of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model to treat trauma and addiction.
- Explain trauma and addiction through the prism of Polyvagal Theory.
- Learn how to apply the three circles in your sessions with clients/patients.
- Learn more about the Body Assessment and Treatment Tool (BATT) and how it differs from the traditional pathologizing model.