Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a listening-based therapy grounded in Polyvagal Theory that helps your nervous system feel safer, calmer, and more connected. It uses specially filtered music to gently train your body’s “social engagement system” — the part of your nervous system that supports safety, connection, and emotional regulation.
Helping your nervous system shift out of chronic fight, flight, or freeze and into a state of calm and connection. It’s about creating the conditions for your body to feel safe enough to rest, relate, and heal.
People experiencing anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, sound sensitivity, or emotional reactivity. It’s also supportive adults with sensory processing challenges or nervous system dysregulation.
Through a series of listening sessions using acoustically filtered music, SSP stimulates the vagus nerve and helps tone the pathways that support regulation and connection. Over time, the body learns to recognize safety more easily and recover from stress more quickly.
SSP can be experienced in-person or remotely, often combined with talk therapy or somatic work. You’ll listen to calming, specially designed music in short segments while tracking your body’s sensations and responses. Sessions are gentle, adaptive, and guided at your nervous system’s pace — helping you feel more settled, steady, and safe in your own skin.