Offering polyvagal-informed, Somatic, and Trauma-Informed therapy
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy
In-person therapy in Monmouth & Ocean County | Telehealth available throughout New Jersey.
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy
Reclaiming Safety, Connection, and Regulation Through the Wisdom of Your Nervous System
When you’re living with anxiety, chronic stress, trauma, or patterns of shutdown or overwhelm, it can feel like something inside is always on edge or out of reach. You may long to feel more at ease in your body, more present in your relationships, and more steady in your day-to-day life.
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy helps you understand what your nervous system is doing and why, and guides you toward cultivating real, embodied safety and connection.
It’s about working with your biology, not against it.
The Science Behind Polyvagal Theory
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy is grounded in neuroscience, attachment theory, and trauma research. It draws on the growing body of work showing that:
Chronic stress and trauma can dysregulate the autonomic nervous system
Safety and connection are essential ingredients for healing
Body-based, bottom-up approaches often reach what talk therapy alone cannot
Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory offers a map of the autonomic nervous system highlighting how we shift between states of fight, flight, freeze, and safety in response to real or perceived danger.
It explains why certain reactions feel automatic, why healing isn’t just “in your head,” and why the body needs to feel safe before real change can happen.
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy brings this science into the therapy room through helping you gently become aware of your nervous system patterns, reconnecting with your body’s cues, and building the capacity to move toward regulation and resilience.
Together, we create a space where your system can soften, settle, and begin to trust again.
You Might Benefit From This Work If You:
Feel stuck in anxiety, overwhelm, or chronic tension
Experience shutdown, emotional numbness, or dissociation
Struggle to feel safe in your body or with others
Live with chronic pain, trauma, or high sensitivity
Long for more groundedness, presence, and self-compassion
What This Work Might Look Like:
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy is gentle, body-aware, and deeply respectful of your pace. In our work, we may explore:
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Mapping your nervous system: Recognizing when you're in fight, flight, freeze, or safety
Building somatic awareness: Tuning into physical sensations as information rather than perceived threats
Co-regulation: Using safe relational connection to help your system settle
Practicing micro-moments of safety: Through breath, imagery, sound, or movement
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Developing a language of compassion: So you can meet your responses with curiosity, not shame
Why the Nervous System Matters in Therapy
The nervous system is at the heart of how we experience the world. It governs:
How we relate to others
How we protect ourselves from harm
How we access emotion, creativity, and connection
How we heal—physically and emotionally
Understanding your nervous system is like being handed a roadmap to yourself—one that honors the intelligence in your symptoms and supports sustainable, embodied healing.
