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Stephen W Porges, PhD


Stephen W. Porges, PhD, is a distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University, where he is the founding director of the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium within the Kinsey Institute. He holds the position of Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland and is a founder of the Polyvagal Institute. Dr. Porges served as president of both the Society for Psychophysiological Research and the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences and is a former recipient of a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Development Award. He has published approximately 400 peer-reviewed scientific papers across several disciplines including anesthesiology, biomedical engineering, critical care medicine, ergonomics, exercise physiology, gerontology, neurology, neuroscience, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, psychology, psychometrics, space medicine, and substance abuse. His research has been cited in more than 50,000 peer-review publications. In 1994, Dr. Porges proposed the Polyvagal Theory, a theory that links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. The theory is leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in several behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders.

He is the author of The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation (Norton, 2011), The Pocket Guide to the Polyvagal Theory: The Transformative Power of Feeling Safe (Norton, 2017), Polyvagal Safety (Norton, 2021), co-author with Seth Porges of Our Body Polyvagal World (Norton, 2023), and co-editor with Deb Dana of Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies (Norton, 2018). Dr. Porges is also the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which currently is used by approximately 3,000 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Stephen Porges has employment relationships with Indiana University Bloomington and the University of North Carolina. He receives royalties as a published author. Dr. Porges receives a speaking honorarium, book royalties, and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. He receives royalties from Integrated Learning Systems/Unyte. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Stephen Porges is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Psychophysiological Research. He holds a patent on Televagal equipment. Dr. Porges is co-owner of Polyvagal Music, LLC launching in 2024.

3-Part Trauma Treatment: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century


Faculty:
Janina Fisher, PhD |  Peter A. Levine, PhD |  Jamie Marich, PhD, LPCC-S, REAT, RYT-500, RMT |  Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW |  Belleruth Naparstek, ACSW, BCD |  Robert Scaer |  Stephen Porges, PhD |  Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD
Duration:
3 Hours 23 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 19, 2012
Product Code:
POS044380
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Price:
$84.99 - 50% off - Black Friday CE Deal Normal Price: Standard - $169.99

Energy Psychology and Brainspotting under the Microscope: The New Era of Brain-Based Psychotherapy


Faculty:
David Feinstein, Ph.D. |  David Grand, PhD |  Stephen Porges, PhD
Duration:
2 Hours 2 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Mar 18, 2016
Product Code:
NOS049825
Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Price:
$64.99 - 50% off - Black Friday CE Deal Normal Price: Standard - $129.99

EMDR: Step by Step: New In-Session Demonstrations


Faculty:
Bessel A. van der Kolk, MD |  Peter A. Levine, PhD |  Robert Scaer |  David Grand, PhD |  Babette Rothschild, MSW, LCSW |  Stephen Porges, PhD |  Janina Fisher, PhD |  Belleruth Naparstek, ACSW, BCD |  ....
Duration:
6 Hours 10 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Apr 19, 2016
Product Code:
POS051150
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD
Price:
$124.99 - 50% off - Black Friday CE Deal Normal Price: Standard - $249.99

Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory with Stephen Porges, PhD: Trauma, Attachment, Self-Regulation & Emotions


Faculty:
Stephen Porges, PhD
Duration:
6 Hours 2 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 15, 2022
Product Code:
POS042910
Media Type:
Digital Seminar - Also available: DVD
Price:
$124.99 - 50% off - Black Friday CE Deal Normal Price: Standard - $249.99

Why Neuroscience Matters


Faculty:
Daniel Siegel, MD |  Richard Simon, Ph.D. |  Rick Hanson, Ph.D. |  Louann Brizendine, M.D. |  Norman Doidge, M.D. |  Stephen W Porges, PhD |  David Grand, PhD
Duration:
11 Hours 21 Minutes
Copyright:
Jan 01, 2016
Product Code:
NRS001066
Media Type:
Online Course
Price:
$129.99 Normal Price: Standard - $409.89

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