The Regulated Helper positions nervous system regulation not as a response to burnout, but as a foundational professional competency essential to effective therapeutic practice. Just as clinicians develop expertise in diagnosis, treatment planning, and ethical decision-making, they must also master their own nervous system regulation to serve as effective therapeutic instruments.]

 

This 6-hour experiential workshop integrates Polyvagal Theory, somatic awareness, and energy medicine to help practitioners develop the regulation capacity that underlies co-regulation, clinical attunement, and ethical practice. 

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Target Audience

• Licensed Mental Health Counselors (LMHCs)

• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists (LMFTs)

• Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSWs)

• Substance use counselors and addiction professionals

• Crisis counselors and first responders

• School counselors and social workers

• Any helping professional committed to embodied, trauma-informed practice 

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to:

1. Identify the three primary nervous system states described in Polyvagal Theory (ventral vagal, sympathetic, dorsal vagal) and recognize how each state presents in themselves and their clients.

2. Explain the mechanism of co-regulation and articulate how the practitioner's nervous system state directly impacts therapeutic outcomes.

3. Demonstrate a minimum of five evidence-based regulation techniques applicable before, during, and after clinical sessions.

4. Apply the 8 Pillars of Wellness framework to conduct a comprehensive self-assessment of their current regulation capacity and sustainability.

5. Develop a personal Professional Regulation Plan, identifying at least three concrete strategies to sustain regulated clinical presence

6. Articulate the ethical dimensions of practitioner regulation as a professional obligation under duty of care standards. 

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COMING THIS SUMMER 

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