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"I'll be with you every step of the way from understanding to applying and embodying Polyvagal Theory… join me to earn your certificate!" — Rebecca Kase, Leading Polyvagal Expert
Begins April 2026

Polyvagal theory has transformed our understanding of the nervous system and trauma.

…but most therapists are still guessing how to apply it in the therapy room.

Reality is, without targeted training, it's hard to know how to work with the nervous system directly.

That's exactly why we've created this 8-Week Polyvagal Therapist Certificate course.

You'll join world-renowned Polyvagal expert, Rebecca Kase, LCSW — whose work and books have been praised by Dr. Stephen Porges — to get guidance, structure, and support to work directly with the nervous system.

This is the best way to learn Polyvagal techniques through the spirit of the theory itself — connection, co-regulation, and embodied practice with your expert and colleagues. You get:

  • 16 Hours of Live Workshops with Personalized Learning: The best education in applied polyvagal theory you can get, all targeted to YOUR practice
  • On the Spot Skill Refinement: Real-time coaching and feedback, so skills stick NOW
  • Easy-to-Understand: This course makes confusing words like "interosception" and "neruoception" fun
  • Community Connection: Learn alongside peers sparks fresh insights and shared solutions you'd never find in a solo course
  • Specialist Transformation: Go from "knowing about" polyvagal theory to embodying it

AND, you'll see how to integrate polyvagal with other approaches like Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy — so you can develop a therapeutic style that's uniquely yours.

By the end of this 8-week experience, you won't just understand Polyvagal Theory, you'll embody it — and your clients will feel the difference.

Walk away with a digital badge, new certificate, and elevated identity as a Polyvagal Therapist!

Polyvagal Therapist Certificate Program
with Rebecca Kase
£1,294.72 Value — Just £299.99 (VAT Inclusive)
ENROLL NOW
Earn up to 16.0 CPD Hours included in the course tuition
Click here for course objectives and outline
How this Live Online Program Works

Each week, you’ll sign on live with Rebecca for a 2-hour session that includes lecture, Q&A, demonstrations, and experiential or collaborative exercises with colleagues.

See the full schedule here.

Have to miss a session? We got you! You'll have access to unlimited replay through your course portal.

It's really that simple. In just 8 weeks, you'll go from having heard of Polyvagal Theory to understanding how it works, how to harness it in therapy, and earning your Polyvagal Therapist Certificate!

A Welcome Note from Rebecca…

I come to this work not just as a therapist, but as someone who has lived through the very symptoms I teach therapists to treat.

I survived major trauma, an abusive relationship, and the devastating loss of my father to suicide. I've carried PTSD, spent time in intensive care, and sat across from countless therapists trying countless modalities.

Rebecca Kase

But through all of it, these questions haunted me: How do I heal my neurobiology? How do I free a nervous system hijacked by trauma responses again and again?

Polyvagal Theory gave me that entry point.

It helped me see my symptoms not as a broken self, but as the natural language of a nervous system shaped by trauma. And from that lens, true embodied healing—real, authentic recovery—finally became possible.

This is why I teach Polyvagal from a lived perspective: because it's not just theory, it's the pathway to reclaiming safety, connection, and wholeness.

And, I'm here to share this powerful healing method with you, so you can help your clients in life-changing ways.

See you in the course,

Rebecca

Polyvagal Therapist Certificate Program
with Rebecca Kase
£1,294.72 Value — Just £299.99 (VAT Inclusive)
ENROLL NOW
Earn up to 16.0 CPD Hours included in the course tuition
Click here for course objectives and outline
 
Polyvagal Therapist Certificate Program Outline
Begins April 2026

Get everything you need to know about the nervous system, vagus nerve, and polyvagal science. Then, acquire go-to polyvagal therapy techniques to use with a variety of clinical problems. Learn the ins and outs of the most complicated aspects of polyvagal theory, completely simplified. Finish this certificate course with integrative strategies from Internal Family Systems Therapy to take your work even further.

Week 1: Meet Your Vagus Nerve
28 April 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

An Intro to Polyvagal Theory

  • Relevant research and criticisms
  • Resolving the lack of "how tos" for implementing PVT into practice
  • What is the vagus nerve, and why does it matter? (30 minutes)
  • Anatomy of the vagus nerve
  • Explaining PVT to clients

Toxic Stress, Polyvagal Therapy & The Preparation Hierarchy

  • Bidirectional relationship between the brain and the autonomic nervous system
  • "A confused nervous system" & survival response
  • Neuroplasticity = we can heal from adverse events
  • The Preparation Hierarchy and how to use it to guide treatment planning
  • 4 Treatment approaches to integrate into the Preparation Hierarchy

Interactive Q&A and vagus nerve introduction exercise

Week 2: Go-To Polyvagal Therapy Techniques
5 May 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

Three Key Go-To Techniques

  • The Basic Exercise to stimulate the vagus nerve
  • The Physiological Sigh to promote parasympathetic activation
  • Heart-focused mindfulness (meta-meditation)
  • The 4 pillars of health

Interactive Q&A, four experiential practices

Week 3: Vagal Function & Nervous System Activation
12 May 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

Understanding Context & Physiological State

  • Signs and symptoms of autonomic activation
  • Various conditions that can be impacted by vagal function
  • Culture, neurodivergence, unique history, and wiring play in the physiological state
  • Use the Body Perception Questionnaire, a tool for assessing autonomic state

Interactive Q&A, guided imagery techniques, breathwork, and more

Week 4: The Autonomic Nervous System & The Stories It Tells Us
19 May 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

The Three Autonomic Pathways

  • How autonomic states guide internal narratives about ourselves, others, and the world
  • The physical and psychological traits associated with the 3 pathways
  • Learn what blended pathways are and name your pathways
  • Create your autonomic blueprint

Interactive Q&A, nervous system mapping, and elevated introspection exercises

Week 5: Neuroception & Interoception, AKA: Safety & Danger Cues
26 May 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

Neuroception

  • How to explain neuroception to clients
  • Introduction to the language of safety and danger cues
  • Seeing safety and danger cues as a spectrum
  • Help clients identify cues
  • How neuroception contributes to safety and our negativity bias
  • The 3 environments of neuroception: external, internal, and interpersonal
  • Take neuroception shopping
  • BASC exercise to calm emotional dysregulation
  • RESET to reduce reaction to increase connection to safety

Interoception

  • Learn to define interoception and its role in therapy
  • Skills for building interoception:
    • Somatic vocabulary
    • Learn the neural exercise of noticing and naming
    • Riding sensation in the body
    • Surfing imagery exercise

Interactive Q&A, Scanning and Emotion Regulation Exercises

Week 6: The Social Engagement System & Healing
2 June 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

The Social Engagement System (SES)

  • Why relationships are the best or worst thing for us
  • SES and the role it plays in healing and therapy
  • Why embodiment is an ethical imperative
  • Your nervous system is your greatest clinical tool
  • Self-care as intentional self-regulation
  • Examine your neurobiology as a clinician
  • Assess cues of safety and danger in your clinical practice
  • Nervous system reset for your work day

Interactive Q&A, therapist self-assessment of neurobiology and interoception, reset exercise

Week 7: Promote Flexibility with Vagal Tone & Vagal Brake
9 June 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

Vagal Tone & The Vagal Brake

  • What it is and why it matters
  • How to build vagal tone
  • Vagal tone assessment quiz to use with clients
  • Cold water therapy
  • Vagal stimulation devices

How to Tone the Vagus Nerve

  • Breathwork:
    • 4-7-8 breath
    • Circular breathing
    • Bellows breath
  • Somatic-focused work:
    • Yoga nidra
    • Gentle yoga sequence
    • Creating a ventral anchor

Interactive Q&A, guided imagery technique, breath work, somatic exercises

Week 8: Integrative Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy & Polyvagal Techniques
16 June 2026 - 6pm-8pm BST

Meet Your Inner Critics

  • The basics of IFS therapy techniques in practice
  • The intersection of IFS therapy and polyvagal therapy
  • Identify the defensive and protective parts of the self associated with each pathway
  • Meet your oldest, wisest self - an exercise for connecting to ventral
  • Meet your future self - an exercise for using ventral to move forward

Interactive Q&A, identifying your inner parts, and creating harmony

Polyvagal Therapist Certificate Program
with Rebecca Kase
£1,294.72 Value — Just £299.99 (VAT Inclusive)
ENROLL NOW
Earn up to 16.0 CPD Hours included in the course tuition
Click here for course objectives and outline
BONUS!
Digital Badge, Certificate of Completion, & Downloadable Polyvagal PDFs!
Completely free!

Instantly get downloadable PDFs from Rebecca Kase's celebrated Applied Polyvagal Theory Flip Chart that are approachable, interactive, and tangible tools to teach the “science of safety” and bring polyvagal concepts to life. Whether your clients are struggling with trauma, anxiety, panic, depression, addiction, chronic pain, codependency, or more, these PDFs will help guide your treatment with new confidence.

Show off your elevated training with a digital badge — perfect for your website, therapist bio, social media, resume, or anywhere else clients and employers can see it!

PLUS, you even get a certificate of completion that you can hang in your office.

Meet Your Speaker

Rebecca Kase, LCSW

Rebecca Kase, LCSW, is an internationally renowned Polyvagal expert, trainer, and speaker. She's also an expert in EMDR, trained extensively in IFS therapy, and is a Registered Yoga Teacher.

Rebecca's work has been praised by polyvagal theory developer, Dr. Stephen Porges, and she's been cited in US News & Reports, Newsweek, Medium, LA Wire, and countless other news outlets.

She is the author of The Applied Polyvagal Theory Flipchart (PESI, 2024), The Polyvagal Solution: Vagus Nerve-Calming Practices to Soothe Stress, Ease Emotional Overwhelm, and Build Resilience (New Harbinger, 2025), and Polyvagal-Informed EMDR: A Neuro-Informed Approach to Healing (Norton, 2023).

Rebecca strives to provide engaging, safe, and shame-free environments for clinicians to explore and learn. She advocates for embodied presence, humility, and curiosity as vital components for healing and successful therapy.

Rebecca has worked in a variety of settings with diverse populations, including children, adolescents, and adults. She has additional experience working with dissociation and complex trauma and incorporates yoga and mind-body techniques throughout her clinical work.

Click here for information about Rebecca Kase

Frequently Asked Questions

A certificate is a document issued upon the completion of a training program. It signifies that you have trained on specific skills, have trained with a particular individual, or have acquired knowledge in a particular subject.

Certification, on the other hand, often requires you to meet specific standards, pass rigorous exams, and many even include additional practice, consultation, supervision, evaluations, and ongoing continuing education requirements. While you will need to pass an exam, this course does not include many of these elements — making this a "certificate" program.

So while there are a lot of "certifications" out there — including some that are not endorsed by an actual certifying body or even taught by a licensed trainer — you need to be the judge of what adds value to your work and your ability to help your clients.

This certificate does distinguish you as a professional who has trained more extensively in Polyvagal theory with Rebecca Kase, and it's an acknowledgment that can set you apart in the eyes of clients and peers.


We've got your back. You'll have access to the recorded content within 24-48 hours.


Immediately when you register, you'll have access to bonus materials and the course forum. Then, you'll have access to each live session on the date indicated for the live session. Once the live sessions have taken place, you'll have unlimited access to recordings.

Polyvagal Therapist Certificate Program
with Rebecca Kase
£1,294.72 Value — Just £299.99 (VAT Inclusive)
ENROLL NOW
Earn up to 16.0 CPD Hours included in the course tuition
Click here for course objectives and outline
 
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