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

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 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.

This essential reading 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.

 

Author: Deb Dana
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/21/2020
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780393713855

About the Author
Dana, Deb: - Deb Dana, LCSW, lectures internationally on ways polyvagal theory informs therapy. She is the author of Polyvagal Flip Chart and Polyvagal Theory in Therapy. She lives in Kennebunkport, Maine.