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FSPM Facilitator Training
Learn how to teach Polyvagal-Informed Focusing based on the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model with confidence, depth, and embodied presence. This advanced course is the final training step before eligibility to apply for FSPM Facilitator certification.
Participants must be graduates of the FSPM Core Principles and Certificate course and the EATT Lab: Embodied Supervision in Practice course to register.
From Learning to
Living
From Student to Teacher
You’ve experienced the transformation of the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model. Now learn how to guide others through it with a structured, experiential training that prepares you to teach, facilitate, and lead.
Learn to Teach
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Lead groups and experiential practices
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Teach Polyvagal-informed concepts with confidence
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Facilitate Focusing partnerships and exercises
Mentorship & Practice
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Live online training with Jan Winhall
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Real-world breakout leadership experience
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Personalized feedback and integration support
Professional Expansion
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Final step before Facilitator application
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Earn Focusing Trainer Certification
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Integrate FSPM into your existing work
Teach from an
Embodied Place
Step into embodied leadership and learn how to teach the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model and Polyvagal-Informed Focusing with confidence, clarity, and depth - all within a live online training designed for experienced practitioners ready for the next level.
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More than learning how to teach concepts, this unique training supports you in becoming a relational guide... someone who can facilitate felt sense, support nervous system safety, and model the healing power of compassionate presence.
Schedule & Format
This nine-month online course begins on Thursday, September 10, 2026. The cohort will attend the FSPM Core Principles and Certificate course for the first 6 months as breakout room assistant leaders and in breakouts with participants in triads. In addition to attending the FSPM Core Principles and Certificate course, students will meet as a cohort with Jan for four classes. Between live sessions, students are required to meet with their Focusing partner for practice sessions and complete self-paced course content. Breakout Leadership Schedule: Sept. 10, 2026 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Oct. 15, 2026 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Nov. 18, 2026 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Dec. 10, 2026 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Jan. 14, 2027 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Feb. 18, 2027 from 12 noon to 2:30pm ET (check in at 11:30am ET) Cohort 90-minute group sessions with Jan Winhall: Sept 17, 2026 from 12 noon to 1:30pm ET Dec 3, 2026 from 12 noon to 1:30pm ET Feb 25, 2027 from 12 noon to 1:30pm ET May 20, 2027 from 12 noon to 1:30pm ET
Course Overview
By reflecting on learning principles, group process, and program development, participants will be prepared to integrate FSPM into any setting. Topics to be examined include how to teach the basics of Polyvagal Theory, interoception, neuroception, co-regulation, the 7-fs, felt-sense, focusing attitude, establishing Focusing partnerships, the experiencing scale, and more. In this course, participants will learn specific strategies and resources to build safety while working with blocks, and inner critics.
Included in this Course
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Learn how to teach Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, including Polyvagal-Informed Focusing (PIF), to others in a group or individual setting.
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Focusing Trainer Certification from The International Focusing Institute upon completion of this course.
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Focusing Partnerships: Bolster self-awareness through self-exploration and work with peers.
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Access to course recordings and recordings of the PIFTT prerecorded course
Student Expectations
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To attend all six monthly 2.5 hour online sessions inclusive of lecture and participation in co-leading group breakouts (arrangements can be made for a maximum of 1 make-up session. Sessions will be recorded.)
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To maintain a Focusing partnership meeting bi-weekly (12h total) throughout the course.
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To complete a video recording of themselves teaching, which directly contributes to completion of this certificate and the development of their plan to integrate FSPM.
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Upon completion of all requirements, and in collaboration with Jan, participants will receive Focusing Trainer Certification from The International Focusing Institute (this requires an extra fee with an upgraded IFI membership) and be eligible to apply for FSPM Facilitator certification from FSPM Institute.
Tuition
Investment: $899
​A limited number of scholarships are available - apply here.
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​If you’re missing the community, looking to refresh your skills, or seeking input on a case, alumni of this course are welcome to drop-in to another live offering at $30/class. Please email hello@fspminstitute.com to drop-in to a Supervision Group class.
Clinical Applications
FSPM and Polyvagal-Informed Focusing is used across:
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Trauma and complex trauma
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Addiction and compulsive patterns
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Dissociation and shutdown
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Chronic pain and somatic distress
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Neurodiversity
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Relationship and attachment issues
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Sexual trauma and gender-based violence
Who Should Attend
This course is for anyone who has completed the first two required courses in this series (FSPM Core Principles & Certificate - including earning the Focusing Proficiency Award, and the EATT Lab: Embodied Supervision in Practice) and is interested in teaching polyvagal-informed Focusing in a variety of settings. Graduates are often in the fields of therapy, coaching, bodywork, education, and other healthcare professions.
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Be Part of the Community that Extends Beyond the Course
Participants become part of a living network of professionals, seekers, and somatic practitioners who are reshaping how trauma and addiction are understood and treated. The FSPM Institute fosters connection, mentorship, practice partnerships, and shared learning long after the training ends.