Polyvagal-Informed Therapy
Restore safety, connection, and regulation — from the inside out.
What Is Polyvagal-Informed Therapy?
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy is a body-based, trauma-informed approach to healing grounded in the science of the autonomic nervous system and the pioneering work of Dr. Stephen Porges, creator of the Polyvagal Theory. This method helps you understand and regulate your body’s natural responses to stress, disconnection, anxiety, and overwhelm — not just through talk therapy, but by working directly with your nervous system.
When your body feels safe, your entire system begins to shift. Polyvagal-Informed Therapy teaches you how to move out of chronic survival states (like fight, flight, or freeze) and into a state of calm, connection, and emotional resilience.
This approach is especially supportive for highly sensitive people, empaths, and trauma survivors who want to feel more grounded and in control of their internal experiences.
Who Is Polyvagal-Informed Therapy For?
This method may be right for you if you:
✔️ Are a highly sensitive person (HSP) who easily feels overwhelmed or overstimulated
✔️ Struggle with anxiety, chronic stress, or emotional burnout
✔️ Experience emotional shutdown, dissociation, or disconnection
✔️ Have a history of trauma, complex PTSD, or developmental wounding
✔️ Want to feel more present, connected, and safe in your body and relationships
Whether you’re working through the effects of past trauma or simply want to feel more regulated, resilient, and connected, this therapy gently helps you build internal safety and emotional capacity.
What Are the Benefits of Polyvagal-Informed Therapy?
Clients often experience:
- Greater awareness of their body’s cues and signals
- Practical tools to shift out of survival states into grounded, regulated ones
- Improved emotional regulation and resilience
- More ease, presence, and authenticity in relationships
- A deeper sense of safety, connection, and self-trust
- Relief from chronic stress, anxiety, and nervous system dysregulation
By tuning into your body’s wisdom, you’ll learn how to support yourself through emotional waves — without getting overwhelmed or shutting down.
How Does Polyvagal-Informed Therapy Work?
Each session is attuned to your unique nervous system. We’ll go at your pace, using a compassionate, somatic approach to explore and support your internal state.
Sessions may include:
✔️ Somatic tracking and mindfulness to tune into body sensations
✔️ Breathwork and gentle movement to support regulation
✔️ Parts work, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), to understand protective patterns
✔️ Co-regulation and supportive therapeutic presence to reinforce safety and connection
As we build awareness of your nervous system responses, you’ll learn how to recognize early signs of dysregulation and practice strategies that help you return to calm more easily.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Polyvagal-Informed Therapy:
Do I need to understand the Polyvagal Theory before starting?
Not at all. I’ll introduce the concepts in a simple, supportive way. All you need is a sense of curiosity and a willingness to gently explore your body’s signals.
Is this the same as traditional talk therapy?
No — Polyvagal-Informed Therapy is somatic and body-based. While we may talk, our focus is on how your nervous system responds in real time and how to create safety and regulation from within.
Is this approach trauma-informed?
Absolutely. This method is deeply respectful of your lived experience and your body’s natural need for safety. We move at your pace, with great care and consent at every step.
Why Work With Me?
I’m a licensed therapist in Georgia who specializes in trauma-informed, somatic approaches to healing. With advanced training in Polyvagal-Informed Therapy, I help clients — especially highly sensitive people, therapists, empaths, and survivors — navigate stress and trauma in a way that feels safe, grounded, and empowering.
My approach is compassionate, intuitive, and body-aware. I create a space where you can rebuild trust with your nervous system, reconnect with your body, and experience deep, lasting change.
Want to Learn More?
Here are some articles I’ve written that offer insights and guidance around Polyvagal Informed Therapy:
Click here to learn more about nervous system regulation self-care.
Click here to learn more about creating a self-care and coping skills toolkit for each nervous system state.
Click here to read about how to calm your fight or flight response.
Click here to read about how to cope when you feel shut down.
Click here to understand why you do not have to be at the mercy of your nervous system.
Click here for a video with a short description of your nervous system states.
Click here to learn how understanding your nervous system’s different states can transform the way you approach stress, relationships, and daily life.
Click here to read about correlation strategies and how to get your needs met with others.
Click here for real life nervous system regulation stories.
Click here for a compassionate guide to auditing your coping strategies.
Click here to read about how to regulate your nervous system before conflict.
Ready to explore a more regulated,
connected way of living?
Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute consultation or your first session today.
Your nervous system is not the problem—it’s the starting place.