Safe & Sound
Safe & Sound Protocol
What is "Safe & Sound"?
- A gentle healing protocol created by Dr. Stephen Porges
- Based on the Polyvagal Theory, also developed by Dr. Porges
- Scientifically designed to help repattern and regulate your nervous system
- Uses proprietary filtered music to increase nervous system regulation
- Helps your body shift from stress & activation to safety & connection to foster healing
- Highly personalized, client-centered, and integrates music choice as well as psychoeducation
A Trauma-Responsive Protocol
- Promotes neuroplasticity and enhances brain recovery in trauma survivors
- Works for trauma, anxiety, ADHD, fatigue, chronic conditions, and social engagement
- Fosters nervous system flexibility and resilience in varied neurodivergent populations
- Enhances trauma recovery healing in sessions when integrated with other somatic modalities
- Supports trauma survivors by providing a strong foundation for deeper healing to take place
- Safely conducted under the guidance and monitoring of an SSP-trained & certified professional
In a nutshell: SSP helps reset your nervous system to recognize safety cues through acoustic vagal nerve stimulation, reducing stress and improving emotional balance. Your role is to…
Listen & Heal
Could this work for me?
The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) helps those struggling with nervous system dysregulation—anxiety, emotional overwhelm, trauma responses, or difficulty feeling safe and connected. Whether managing chronic stress, trauma, attention challenges, or relational issues, SSP trains the nervous system for safety, balance, and resilience.
The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) has been scientifically designed to help alleviate the following 8 condition categories:
Anxiety & Chronic Stress
Helps regulate emotional responses, shift out of fight-or-flight mode, and create a deeper sense of calm.
Trauma & PTSD
Supports nervous system recovery, promotes resilience, and improves emotional stability.
ADHD & Executive Function
Balancing the nervous system improves focus, reduces impulsivity, and enhances cognitive flexibility.
Sensory Sensitivities
Helps filter sensory input more effectively, reducing overstimulation from sound, light, and touch.
Emotional Dysregulation
Aids in balancing mood swings, reducing emotional reactivity, and fostering better self-regulation.
Social Anxiety & Relational Issues
Strengthens the ability to engage socially and feel more comfortable in relationships.
Fatigue
Encourages deep relaxation, helping the nervous system transition into a restorative state for improved sleep and energy levels.
Chronic Pain & Inflammation
Helps regulate the autonomic nervous system, supporting pain reduction and immune function.
If you feel like your body is always "on alert," stuck in a cycle of stress, anger, grief, overwhelm, rumination, or if you struggle with relationships, SSP may help you, as it is scientifically designed to help shift from survival states into safety, connection, and resilience by working at the root level of nervous system dysfunction.
Safe & Sound Protocol By Numbers
Improved Anxiety Symptoms
Improved Depression Symptoms
Improved Trauma-Related Symptoms
Improved Psychosocial Functioning
* Based on clinical research studies
What is the process like?
The Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) is administered in session or as a self-paced provider-guided program, is highly customized to each client's needs, and includes the following phases:
Preparing & Assessing
- HOLISTIC INTAKE – Needs assessment review, autonomic mapping, SSP psychoeducation and client's informed consent
- SSP ASSESSMENT - Week 1 baseline and results assessment 4 weeks after round completion
- PROGRAM PLANNING – Initial collaborative program roadmap with dynamic and integrative plan adjustments throughout protocol
Listening & Healing
- PATHWAY DELIVERY – SSP is delivered weekly or biweekly at the beginning of each session or through your weekly self-paced plan
- PROGRAM REVIEW & NEXT STEPS – Adjust plan during each round and based on results, start a new round or begin maintenance
- MAINTENANCE PHASE - Once the protocol is complete, begin your self-paced, maintenance plan (called "Balance")
The Safe & Sound Protocol can be transformative because it accelerates trauma response resolution to support faster recovery. SSP is not a "quick fix," yet research shows that when integrated into your trauma recovery sessions or self-paced, expert-guided SSP plan, it helps foster nervous system regulation and enhance relational safety.
Ready to Begin Your SSP Journey?
I offer two pathways to experience the Safe & Sound Protocol—choose what feels right for you:
Integrated in Sessions
SSP delivered weekly at the start of your Somatic Stacking™ trauma recovery sessions for enhanced, accelerated healing
Best for those seeking guided, live coaching support
Self-Paced Plan
Independent SSP listening with weekly personalized progress check-ins, pacing adjustments & resources, 1-year app access
Best for those seeking flexible, expert-guided, independent work
Not Sure Which SSP Pathway is Right for You?
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
— Carl Jung