What Is Polyvagal Therapy?

Polyvagal Therapy is a science-backed approach that helps individuals regulate their nervous system, reduce stress, and build emotional resilience. Based on Polyvagal Theory, developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, this therapy focuses on how our autonomic nervous system responds to stress, safety, and connection.

Many mental health challenges, including anxiety, trauma, PTSD, OCD, and neurodivergence (ADHD, autism), are linked to dysregulation in the nervous system. Polyvagal Therapy teaches you how to shift from fight, flight, or freeze responses into a state of safety, connection, and calm.

How Does Polyvagal Therapy Work?

Polyvagal Therapy helps you understand and regulate your three nervous system states:

🔹 The Ventral Vagal State (Safety & Connection) – When regulated, you feel calm, engaged, and socially connected.
🔹 The Sympathetic State (Fight or Flight) – When activated, you may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or hypervigilant.
🔹 The Dorsal Vagal State (Freeze & Shutdown) – When dysregulated, you may feel numb, disconnected, or exhausted.

By learning to regulate your nervous system, you gain tools to move out of survival states and into a space where healing, emotional balance, and connection are possible.

Who Can Benefit from Polyvagal Therapy?

– Individuals with trauma & PTSD – Recover from chronic stress and feel safe in your body again
– Those struggling with anxiety or panic – Reduce overactivation of the fight-or-flight response
– Neurodivergent individuals (Autism, ADHD, OCD) – Learn regulation strategies tailored to sensory and emotional needs
– Anyone seeking emotional resilience – Improve self-regulation, reduce burnout, and strengthen relationships

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