Jan Winhall

Ph.D.

Adjunct Lecturer, University of Toronto Educational Partner, Polyvagal Institute

Jan Winhall is a trauma and addiction psychotherapist, author, and educator. She teaches globally and developed the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model to support embodied healing.

Expert Bio

Jan Winhall (M.S.W., P.I.F.O.T.) is an author, teacher and seasoned trauma and addiction psychotherapist. She is an Educational Partner with the Polyvagal Institute, where she offers a three-year training program based on her book Treating Trauma and Addiction with the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (Routledge, 2021). Her new book is 20 Embodied Practices for Healing Trauma and Addiction: Using the Felt Sense Polyvagal Model (Norton, 2025). She is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Toronto and a Certifying Co-ordinator with the International Focusing Institute. Jan is Co-Director of the Borden Street Clinic where she supervises graduate students. She enjoys teaching all over the world.