What Is Polyvagal-Informed Support?

Polyvagal-informed support is based on the science of the autonomic nervous system — the system that controls our stress response.

Children and teens often struggle not because they “won’t” regulate, but because their nervous systems are stuck in:

✖️ Fight or flight (anxiety, reactivity, impulsivity)
✖️ Shutdown (withdrawal, low motivation, overwhelm)
✖️ Chronic stress activation

Polyvagal-informed sessions help students:

🌱 Recognize their stress responses
🌱 Understand what their body is communicating
🌱 Build tools to shift into calmer, more regulated states

This is not traditional talk therapy. It is skills-based, body-informed regulation training.

How Polyvagal Support Helps Children & Teens

🌳 Emotional Regulation

Reduces meltdowns and reactivity
Builds awareness of triggers
Improves coping skills

🌳 Anxiety & Stress Management

Helps manage school-related stress
Supports performance anxiety
Reduces chronic worry patterns

🌳 ADHD & Executive Functioning

Improves impulse control
Increases attention stamina
Supports task initiation and completion

🌳 Social Confidence

Improves peer interactions
Builds co-regulation skills
Strengthens emotional resilience

🌳 School Performance

Enhances focus and learning readiness
Reduces shutdown during challenging tasks
Builds self-advocacy skills

🪷 Polyvagal Therapy sessions are available in person or via secure telehealth. Virtual sessions are ideal for ongoing regulation support, parent coaching, and teens who prefer online sessions.

What Sessions May Include

🌿 Nervous system education (kid-friendly explanations)
🌿 Stress-response mapping
🌿 Regulation strategies and tools
🌿 Breath and body-based calming techniques
🌿 Executive functioning support
🌿 Parent coaching for co-regulation at home
🌿 School-based regulation planning

Who Is This For?

Polyvagal-informed support may benefit children and teens who:

🌿 Struggle with anxiety
🌿 Have ADHD or executive functioning challenges
🌿 Experience emotional dysregulation
🌿 Become overwhelmed easily
🌿 Have difficulty transitioning between activities
🌿 Need additional support beyond traditional tutoring

Our Approach at Learning Linx

We integrate nervous system regulation directly into academic and executive functioning support. When a child’s nervous system feels safe and supported, learning becomes more accessible. Services are provided in a supportive, structured, child-centered environment designed to build confidence and long-term resilience.

Polyvagal-informed services provided at Learning Linx are educational and coaching-based. They are not psychotherapy, do not diagnose mental health conditions, and are not a substitute for licensed mental health treatment.

Insurance & Superbill Information

Polyvagal-Informed Regulation Support at Learning Linx is a private-pay service. However, for families who have out-of-network benefits, we can provide a detailed superbill for possible insurance reimbursement.

Superbills include:

► Provider NPI and practice information
► Service dates and CPT codes
ICD-10 diagnosis codes (when previously established by a licensed provider)
► Session duration and fee documentation

Please note:

► Learning Linx does not bill insurance directly.
► Reimbursement is not guaranteed and varies by plan.
► A previously documented diagnosis from a licensed medical or behavioral health provider is required in order to issue a superbill.

📧 Families are responsible for submitting the superbill to their insurance carrier and verifying their individual plan benefits.

If you would like to explore whether your plan offers out-of-network reimbursement, we recommend contacting your insurance provider and asking about coverage for Health & Behavior Intervention services.