Stephen W. Porges
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory, is a Distinguished University Scientist and founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, and a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Stephen W. Porges
Stephen W. Porges, PhD, originator of Polyvagal Theory, is a Distinguished University Scientist and founding director of the Kinsey Institute Traumatic Stress Research Consortium at Indiana University, and a professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina. He lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Books by Stephen W. Porges

Polyvagal Safety: Attachment, Communication, Self-Regulation
Stephen W. Porges
E Book, 2021
The foundational role of safety in our lives.
Polyvagal Perspectives: Interventions, Practices, and Strategies
Stephen W. Porges
First Edition, Hardback, 2024
From the originator of Polyvagal Theory, new writings on applying a polyvagal perspective across disciplines.
Polyvagal Perspectives: Interventions, Practices, and Strategies
Stephen W. Porges
First Edition, E Book, 2024
From the originator of Polyvagal Theory, new writings on applying a polyvagal perspective across disciplines.
Polyvagal Theory in Therapy / Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory Two-Book Set
Deb Dana, Stephen W. Porges
Hardback, 2018
Collections of new developments bringing the Polyvagal Theory into practice.
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation
Deb Dana, Stephen W. Porges
Hardback, 2018
The polyvagal theory presented in client-friendly language.
The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships
Bonnie Badenoch, Stephen W. Porges
E Book, 2017
How each of us can become a therapeutic presence in the world.
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation
Deb Dana, Stephen W. Porges
E Book, 2018
The polyvagal theory presented in client-friendly language.
Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives
Herbert Grassmann, Maurizio Stupiggia, Stephen W. Porges
Paperback, 2025
An innovative collection of research and theory from leading voices in the fields of trauma and somatic therapies.
Somatic-Oriented Therapies: Embodiment, Trauma, and Polyvagal Perspectives
Herbert Grassmann, Maurizio Stupiggia, Stephen W. Porges
E Book
An innovative collection of research and theory from leading voices in the fields of trauma and somatic therapies.
Autism in Polyvagal Terms: New Possibilities and Interventions
Sean M. Inderbitzen, Stephen W. Porges
Paperback, 2024
A vital new framework for working with clients on the spectrum.



