Safe and Sound Protocol

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based listening therapy designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, behavioral state regulation, and social engagement behaviors through filtered music.

Humans need social connection.

Subconsciously, your nervous system is always looking for cues of safety from other people through things like body language, facial expression or tone of voice.

​But if you have a harder time interpreting these cues of safety due to past experiences or the way you take in information, your brain and body can misinterpret these cues, limiting your ability to connect in a meaningful way.

Through the specially filtered music, the SSP sends cues of safety to your nervous system, building the foundation for awareness, embodiment and resilience.

The SSP may be helpful in reducing symptoms and supporting overall health and resiliency for people seeking support for:

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Neurodevelopmental differences, such as autism, hyperactivity and attention

  • Learning difficulties

  • Sensory processing differences

  • Trauma history

  • And more

What to expect from your SSP Experience:

As the listener, all that is required of you during a session is to simply listen to the music and to let your provider know of feelings or sensations, whether emotional or physical, that may arise.

You may also be invited have you engage in light activity during your listening sessions, such as stretches, breathing exercises, or drawing. Be sure to stay in close communication with your provider, so they can adjust your listening plan to suit your needs.

There are five hours of music, broken into smaller listening sessions that occur over time.

As you listen to the music of the SSP, these highlighted frequencies send cues of safety to retune your nervous system, which can help you feel more settled, engaged and balanced.

Benefits of Nervous System Regulation

  • Improved response to stress

    When our nervous system is regulated, it’s easier to sleep, eat, digest, concentrate, communicate, and participate in meaningful relationships with others. We can better respond to difficult situations and move past them instead of reacting and getting “stuck” in them.

  • Better emotional regulation and resilience

    Become attuned to and more in control of emotions, so you can move through temporary setbacks with more flexibility and ease.

  • More social connection and deeper relationships

    By activating the part of your brain that allows us to be more social, affectionate and connected, the SSP can help shift you into a state where you are more comfortable and at ease engaging with others, leading to deeper and more meaningful relationships.

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Ready to Engage in the SSP?

  • We’ll start with a meeting to discuss your goals and the process, and get to know each other. This can be in-person or online.

  • Together we’ll create a plan for how and when you’ll listen. This will include choosing a playlist, identifying times and spaces for listening, and deciding on a personalized timeline.

  • A series of assessments are given prior to engaging in the SSP and then again after completion. This helps us both better gauge your system and any shifts that occur.

  • The SSP includes five hours of listening, spread out over time. It also includes assessments, personalized listening plan, support and connection throughout, and personalized nervous system mapping and self-care plan. The cost for this program is $350.