Trauma therapists know that while deep wounding happens in relationships, it is also in relationships that we must heal. New research is helping us understand that we are biologically designed to co-regulate with others for survival. Polyvagal theory teaches us that we are wired to connect and engage with each other in safety. This is where we heal, grow, and restore ourselves.

This workshop presents the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (FSPM), a paradigm shifting approach that brings somatics into the field of couples therapy. The model introduces a two phased process that establishes enough safety for couples to begin to co-regulate.

Phase One: Partners learn how to begin to regulate their nervous systems, and connect with mind/body awareness through finding their felt sense- a deeper bodily awareness.

Phase Two: Partners learn the Felt Sense Polyvagal Dialogue (FSPD), a step-by-step process for deep embodied listening and reprocessing of conflict and traumatic wounding.

As couples build their capacity to regulate their own nervous systems, they also learn how to help each other establish safety together, engaging the power of co-regulation. Particular attention is paid to helping partners learn how to titrate dysregulated states as they work through their trauma histories and subsequent behavioral responses such as dissociation and addiction.

The presentation is based on Winhall’s book Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model and her new book Twenty Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction: Using the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model. This book is a manual for applying the FSPM.

This workshop will be a mixture of didactic presentation and embodied practices. Case examples will be included!

Attendance and Location Details

Date and Time

**This is a 3-CE online seminar delivered virtually in real-time via an industry-standard webinar platform**

Friday, February 20, 2026, 9:00am to 12:00pm CST / 10:00am to 1:00pm EST / 7:00am to 10:00am PST

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Agenda:

09:00am – 09:10am: Introduction of the development of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model.
09:10am – 09:30am: Description of Polyvagal theory and the graphic model of the 7 ANS states.
09:30am – 09:50am: Description of Focusing/felt sense and the graphic model.
09:50am – 10:00am: Experiential Practice: Felt Sense Grounding Practice.
10:00am – 10:20am: Introduction of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Dialogue.
10:20am – 10:40am: Description of the step-by step- process of embodied felt sense listening.
10:40am – 10:50am: Experiential Practice in Listening and cultivating presence.
10:50am – 11:00am: Break, Complete a Body Card.
11:00am – 11:10am: Introduction to FSPD Imago exercise.
11:10am – 11:30am: Description of Trauma Feedback Loop and how to Titrate Dysregulated States using somatic practices.
11:30am – 11:50am: How to manage trauma responses such as addiction and dissociation in couple relationships.
11:50am – 12:00pm: Helping couples integrate the Felt Sense Polyvagal Dialogue into their Daily Practices, and cultivating community for deepening co-regulation.

Objectives:

This training will provide participants clinical knowledge and tools to:

a). After completing this training, participants will learn the 7 ANS states in the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model.

b). After completing this training, participants will be able to describe the two phased process in the FSPM for Couples.

c). After completing this training, participants will be able to describe the steps of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Dialogue.

Target Audience:

The target audience for this event includes psychologists, social workers, counselors, MFT’s, psychiatrists and other clinical mental health professionals.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Instructor(s): Jan Winhall, MSW, FOT

Material Author(s): Jan Winhall, MSW, FOT

Jan Winhall, M.S.W. P.I.F.O.T. is an author, teacher and seasoned trauma and addiction psychotherapist. She is an Educational Partner and Course Developer with the Polyvagal Institute where she offers a training program based on her book Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, Routledge 2021. She is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a Certifying Co-Ordinator with the International Focusing Institute. Jan is Co-Director of the Borden Street Clinic where she supervises graduate students. She enjoys teaching all over the world. You can reach her at janwinhall.com.

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