Die Polyvagal-Theorie in der Therapie

You may be just beginning to explore the Polyvagal Theory and wondering how it could impact your therapeutic work. Or you might be familiar with the theory but see no way to apply it in your practice. Perhaps you are already incorporating the Polyvagal Theory into your work and are interested in expanding its application. This book presents therapists with an approach that aims to make the Polyvagal Theory the foundation of their work with clients. It provides a clear explanation of the theory and its principles in language suitable for both therapists and clients.

The book outlines various practical ways to work with clients' mobilization and collapse experiences and to utilize connection experiences as resources. Exercises specifically designed to leverage the regulating properties of the ventral vagus nerve enable therapists to assist clients in reshaping their autonomic nervous systems. By incorporating a Polyvagal Theory-informed perspective into clinical practice, the autonomic nervous system is directly integrated into therapeutic work, helping clients to reshape their nervous system's behavioral patterns, develop new regulatory skills, and create autonomic pathways that foster states of safety and connection.

This book should be essential reading for all therapists treating traumatized clients, as well as for those seeking an accessible understanding of the Polyvagal Theory and its significance for clinical work. Numerous worksheets from the book can be conveniently printed for additional use.