Safe and Sound Protocol
Reset your Nervous System and feel more connected, safe, and relaxed.
The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) is a practical application of Polyvagal Theory, and an evidenced-based listening therapy, designed to reduce sound sensitivities and stress, and improve social engagement and resilience.
The SSP treatment involves 5 hours of listening to filtered music that is divided into increments of listening appropriate for individual nervous system responses.
How Does SSP Work?
Your nervous system is always looking for cues of safety from others and the environment. And yet, many of us based on past experiences, have a harder time interpreting these cues and may misinterpret cues, making it more difficult to connect and relax.
The SSP helps to shift the nervous system out of a chronic state of defense and into a state of social engagement. This is accomplished through acoustic vagal nerve stimulation, by listening to a sequence of filtered music.
SSP sends cues of safety to your nervous system, building a capacity for safety in connection. This can help establish a greater sense of safety and resilience, helping you feel better able to manage and respond to the challenges of life, while feeling more connected to those around you.
Common positive responses to SSP:
Easier and more spontaneous social connection
Better emotional control and resilience
Improvements in auditory and other sensory sensitivities
Improved access to executive functions and high cognitive abilities
Safe and Sound Protocol is a powerful listening therapy helping you improve responses to stress, have greater emotional resilience, and experience more satisfying connection with yourself and others.
A regulated nervous system is central to our health and wellbeing. SSP allows us a way to directly support a new pathway towards feeling safe and more relaxed.
This is for you if you:
Experience social and emotional difficulties
Experience auditory sensitivities
Experience anxiety and trauma related challenges and want extra support
Experience inattention and lack of focus on tasks
Experience stressors that impact social engagement
Have internal agitation, irritability and reactivity
You are on the Autism Spectrum
Have a physical condition exacerbated by stress
Equipment Needed for Administration of SSP
Bluetooth headphones (or a similar version - not noise-cancelling)
Phone with access to apps
If doing remote sessions, a desktop or laptop computer for our sessions
I administer the SSP as a Total Package treatment option as well as provide current clients with the option to integrate the listening sessions into our current sessions, and gain access to the subscription, for a monthly fee.
Treatment options for the Safe and Sound Protocol
Total Package for SSP Delivery: $1,150
Purchase the total package and receive support throughout the entire program. (This can be provided with in-person or virtual sessions).
Included:
90 Minute Intake session: Includes Intake assessment, Autonomic Nervous System Assessment to identify unique signs of responses to stress and individual challenges, exploration of Polyvagal Theory and more on how SSP works
A Strengthening Resources session: We will explore your personal map for your nervous system and learn individualized resourcing skills to support your experience with SSP and enhance daily stress management
2 Additional 60-minute sessions that include SSP delivery, support with somatic regulation tools, and processing the listening experience.
Support throughout to monitor progress and individual needs
A 30 minute follow up session after completion of SSP program
It may be recommended at the time of intake, that all listening sessions be administered in direct support sessions, in this case the fee will be my hourly rate of $170 plus an additional access fee of $300. Typical completion of the program is 10 - 15 sessions though varies based on individual needs.
*Payment plans available
If you are a current client: Purchase a Monthly Subscription to the SSP with monitoring treatment progress/support: $300
The SSP consists of 5 hours of listening, divided over approximately 10-12 listening sessions. This can vary and may be provided with a slower pace based on individual differences.
As a current client, you have the option to purchase a monthly subscription to the SSP. We will incorporate the listening into our current sessions, and the monthly fee covers subscription access and additional monitoring progress/needs throughout the program with additional support sessions as needed.
*Depending on individual needs and the current session frequency at the time of beginning SSP administration, we will discuss the potential for any additional support sessions that may be needed, which could possibly increase the monthly cost.