The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: A Radical Approach for Treating Trauma and Addiction

This full day workshop will explore the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM), a radical approach to treating trauma and addiction that challenges the current models of treatment by deconstructing the conventional top-down, capitalistic, and white supremacy-based paradigms. Developed over forty years of clinical practice, the FSPM is rooted in five interconnected theoretical frameworks that celebrates the wisdom of the body. Participants will learn how to work with the embodied processes of interoception (felt sense) and neuroception (nervous system regulation) through practical, graphic models.
The workshop will equip you with tools to teach clients how to engage their nervous systems, use the six steps of Focusing, and apply the Four-Circle Harm Reduction Practice to heal from trauma and addiction. This training includes a description of the Embodied Assessment and Treatment Tool (EATT)™, a somatic assessment method that tracks neuroception and interoception. The EATT replaces the current pathologizing paradigm, offering clinicians a sophisticated embodied assessment of client functioning based on the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model.