PVT clinical research    SE clinical research

•  Sustainable trauma resolution requires bottom-up and top-down interventions. Polyvagal Theory (PVT) explains how the autonomic nervous system (ANS), vagus nerve complex, and systemic well-being are linked.
•  The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the neurobiological regulator of the mind-body system. It regulates internal functioning as the ANS continually assesses interpersonal and environmental safety and threat. This ability is known as neuroception and it shapes our reality by determining moment-to-moment how we perceive ourselves, our world, and whether we act responsively or reactively.
•  Traumatic experiences (depending upon type, severity, and constancy) can have short-term or long-term effects on autonomic nervous system (ANS) and vagal function. This often looks like chronic bouts of depressive collapse and/or chronic high anxiety or rage. Current mental health models view depression and anxiety as a largely cognitive/affective problem. ANS dysregulation is wholly negated.
•  Somatic Experiencing (SE™) is the only therapeutic model that focuses on resolving trauma-induced ANS hyperarousal and hypoarousal swings by restoring capacity for embodied presencing, mental clarity and emotional responsivity.