You’re not ‘too sensitive.’ Your body is stuck in survival mode—and there’s a way out.

Learn how Polyvagal-informed therapy helps calm a hyper-alert nervous system and restore real safety inside.
 
Mindset shifts. Positive affirmations. Morning routines. You’ve tried them all. But if your nervous system is dysregulated, no amount of cognitive effort will fully override your body’s default responses.
 
The truth? Your vagus nerve—the main communication pathway between your brain and body—is often calling the shots. When it perceives threat (even subconsciously), it triggers anxiety, shutdown, or fight-or-flight behavior. This happens before you have time to think.
 
As a Polyvagal-informed therapist, I work with this system directly. Through grounding exercises, breath work, co-regulation techniques, and somatic interventions, I can help you to retrain your nervous system to recognize safety, stay regulated, and respond with intention—not just survival.
 
If you’ve been stuck in patterns you “logically know” aren’t helping but can’t seem to shift—this could be the missing piece.
 
Chris Warren-Dickins
Trauma therapist in Ridgewood, New Jersey