Training/Workshops
Polyvagal Theory in Clinical Practice
Integrating the Science of Safety, Connection, and Healing
DATES
March 20, 21, 27 & 28, 2026
TIME
9am to 5:30pm (1.5 hour lunch)
PRESENTER
Ruby Jo Walker/Southwest Trauma Training
LOCATION
Love Life Therapy Center, LLC, 1430 E Ft Lowell Rd, Suite 210, Tucson, AZ (In Person)
CEU HOURS
6.5 CEU hours per workshop/26 CEU hours total
This workshop series brings Polyvagal Theory into practical, clinical application, offering clinicians, therapists, and practitioners cutting-edge tools to support nervous system regulation, transform entrenched patterns, and expand the possibilities for healing. Each workshop combines didactic teaching, experiential learning, and live demonstrations, giving participants both a deep theoretical foundation and hands-on strategies to integrate into their work.
Each session can be taken individually as a stand-alone training, or bundled together as a series at a discounted rate. Together, they form a comprehensive, somatically grounded learning experience that equips practitioners with the knowledge and skills to bring Polyvagal Theory to life in their clinical practice.
Individual Workshops in the Series
Session 1 - Friday, March 20, 2026 Somatic Applications of Applied Polyvagal Theory: Where Theory Comes to Life in the Therapy Room
A full-day workshop where Polyvagal Theory is applied in real time through live clinical demonstrations. Participants learn to work directly with the nervous system to support downregulation and create lasting change.
Session 2 - Saturday, March 21, 2026 Working with Attachment through the Lens of the Nervous System: Expanding Capacity for Connection and Safety
Integrates Polyvagal Theory and attachment science to help clinicians strengthen their clients’ capacity for secure, flexible, and resilient relationships through practical tools and experiential practices.
Session 3 - Friday, March 27, 2026 Beyond Fight/Flight/Freeze: The Neurobiology of Fawning and Appeasement: Where Adaptive Responses Meet Healing Possibilities
Explores the neurobiology of fawning and appeasement as adaptive trauma responses, offering clinicians strategies to recognize and transform survival patterns into pathways toward agency and authenticity.
Session 4 - Saturday, March 28, 2026 Healing Core Beliefs Through the Nervous System: Transforming Stuck Patterns into Pathways of Change
Examines how developmental wounding shapes core beliefs, and provides practitioners with nervous-system-based strategies to release entrenched patterns and support clients in reclaiming freedom and agency.
