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10 Polyvagal Skills You Can Use Now

CE Hours 2 2 Clinical

About this course

Understanding polyvagal theory is one thing—applying it in session is another. This practical training will teach you ten simple, effective polyvagal-informed skills you can begin using right away with your clients. Whether you're working with trauma, anxiety, or dysregulation, these tools support nervous system safety, connection, and co-regulation in real time. You’ll leave with clear guidance, somatic-based interventions, and the confidence to integrate these techniques into your work immediately—no vagus nerve diagrams required.

Slide Deck and Training Handout are included. 

Content Note: This training includes brief use of strong language in a clinical or illustrative context.

Please note: participants will be watching a recorded video.

Learning Objectives

  • Define the core principles of Polyvagal Theory and explain how they relate to clinical signs of nervous system dysregulation.
  • Name ten polyvagal-informed skills that can be applied in-session to support client regulation and connection.
  • Demonstrate how to integrate at least three of the ten polyvagal skills into a clinical session to address signs of nervous system dysregulation.

Learning Levels

  • Beginner, all levels are welcome

Target Audience

All mental health professionals welcome.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Gabrielle Juliano-Villani, LCSW

    Gabrielle Juliano-Villani is a licensed clinical social worker, consultant, coach, entrepreneur and educator based in Sarasota, Fl. She has been in the mental health field for over a decade specializing in stress, chronic health conditions, and trauma. After scaling her group practice to 7 figures and realizing her own burnout in 2021, she sold her thriving group practice and made it her mission to educate others on the impact stress has on our everyday lives. Gabrielle pulls from her experience as an EMDR and Polyvagal Informed therapist to utilize mind/body approaches to help others implement everyday strategies to manage stress and live their best lives. Gabrielle is an international speaker, retreat leader, and has been featured in Authority Magazine, The Daily Om, Bustle, and the Everyday Woman TV Network. When she's not working, Gabrielle is teaching Zumba, surfing, or reading a psychological thriller at the beach

Disclosure

EngagedMinds Continuing Education, Erena DiGonis, and planners have no financial disclosures or commercial bias or promote commercial interests during CE activities.

References

  • American Psychiatric Association (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed. Text Revised) Arlington, VA.
  • Faulkner, S.C. (2023). Drumming, rhythm, and regulation through a polyvagal lens. JoCAT, 18(1). https://www.jocat-online.org/pp-23-faulkner
  • Gajewski, P. D., Bröde, P., Claus, M., Golka, K., Hengstler, J. G., Watzl, C., Wascher, E., & Getzmann, S. (2024). The association between hair cortisol and burnout is moderated by age, psychosocial, and immunological markers. Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 43, 100909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100909
  • Ho, G. W., Karatzias, T., Vallières, F., Bondjers, K., Shevlin, M., Cloitre, M., ... & Hyland, P. (2021). Complex PTSD symptoms mediate the association between childhood trauma and physical health problems. Journal of psychosomatic research, 142, 110358.
  • Jain, S., McKusick, E., Ciccone, L., Sprengel, M., & Ritenbaugh, C. (2023). Sound healing reduces generalized anxiety during the pandemic: A feasibility study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 74, 102947. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102947
  • Kerdabadi, Z. A., Ghamarani, A., & Salehi, M. (2024). Comprehensive Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Interventions based on Polyvagal Theory for Psychological Disorders. | EBSCOHost. openurl.ebsco.com. https://doi.org/10.48308/APSY.2024.234006.1589
  • Manzotti, A., Panisi, C., Pivotto, M., Vinciguerra, F., Benedet, M., Brazzoli, F., Zanni, S., Comassi, A., Caputo, S., Cerritelli, F., & Chiera, M. (2023). An in‐depth analysis of the polyvagal theory in light of current findings in neuroscience and clinical research. Developmental Psychobiology, 66(2). https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22450
  • Miller-Chagnon, R. L., Shomaker, L. B., Prince, M. A., Krause, J. T., Rzonca, A., Haddock, S. A., Zimmerman, T. S., Lavender, J. M., Sibinga, E., & Lucas-Thompson, R. G. (2024). The benefits of mindfulness training for momentary mindfulness and emotion regulation: A randomized controlled trial for adolescents exposed to chronic stressors. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 92(12), 800–813. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000910
  • Porges, S. W. (2025). Polyvagal Theory: Current Status, Clinical Applications, and Future Directions. Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169.
  • Porges, S. W. (2022). Polyvagal Theory: A Science of safety. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.871227
  • Ryland, S., Johnson, L. N., & Bernards, J. C. (2021). Honoring Protective Responses: Reframing Resistance in therapy using Polyvagal Theory. Contemporary Family Therapy, 44(3), 267–275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-021-09584-8

CE Process Info

Content

  • Materials
    4 parts
    • Training Materials
    • Polyvagal Image
    • Audio recording
    • Video recording

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for SW (NYSED SW)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0676.

  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education, #1858, formerly Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 8/25/2024-8/25/2027. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.

  • National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7455. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. EngagedMinds Continuing Education is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for LMHC (NYSED LMHC)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0284.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners (NYSED LMFT)

    EngagedMinds Continuing Education is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0117.

  • New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology (NYSED PSY)

    Erena DiGonis, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0270.

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  • Publication Date
    Oct 16th, 2025

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