Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices

by Deb Dana

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A practical guide to working with the principles of polyvagal theory beyond the therapy session. Deb Dana is the foremost translator of polyvagal theory into clinical practice. Here, in her third book on this groundbreaking theory, she provides therapists with a grab-bag of polyvagal-informed exercises for their clients, to use both within and between sessions. These exercises offer readily understandable explanations of the ways the autonomic nervous system directs daily living. They use show more the principles of polyvagal theory to guide clients to safely connect to their autonomic responses and navigate daily experiences in new ways. The exercises are designed to be introduced over time in a variety of clinical sessions with accompanying exercises appropriate for use by clients between sessions to enhance the therapeutic change process. Essential listening for any therapist who wants to take their polyvagal knowledge to the next level and is looking for easy ways to deliver polyvagal solutions with their clients. show less

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Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician and consultant specializing in helping people safely explore and resolve the consequences of trauma. She lectures internationally on ways Polyvagal Theory informs therapy, and works with organizations wanting to bring to polyvagal-informed approach to working with clients. Deb is the author of The Polyvagal Theory in show more Therapy, creator of the Polyvagal Flip Chart, and coeditor, with Stephen Porges, of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory. show less

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Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices

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