Safe and Sound Protocol
Talking about it won't restore trauma held in the body.
The Safe and Sound Protocol is a recent innovative development by Dr. Stephen Porges based on his polyvagal theory.
In conjunction with other pioneers in trauma research, this concept leads the way to restoration and growth - feeling better. Mental health is emotional health is nervous system health. T
Much of our healing and development occurs through the body. Techniques such as the Safe and Sound Protocol and other neural-based interventions allow us to heal emotional wounds where they sit – in the body.
Addressing the roots of dysregulation, you receive relief across a broad range of needs.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) provides passive auditory intervention.
This protocol provides significant results in as little as five hours of therapeutic listening. The approach can experiences of anxiety and depression; social and emotional difficulties; auditory and sensory sensitivities; OCD; chronic pain and fatigue; and sexual dysfunctions; to name a few. Physiological symptoms such as GI distress, tension and tightness, or disconnection from body may also be influenced.
The SSP is effective across a broad range of symptoms and behaviors because it addresses the dysregulation in the autonomic nervous system.
As a result, this approach allows a person to shift to improved balance and flexibility in the autonomic nervous system, shifting the function of the may psychophysiological functions it drives.
Shift your energy.
Working with human nature of adaptations and neuroplasticity, we cannot make anything heal. We can provide the environment and stimulus that allows it to happen. By improving balance in sympathetic and vagal functioning, changes in behavior happen naturally. There is no more reliance on the thinking brain attempting to control and manage each symptom one at a time!
Rhythm for Living was one of the first to offer the SSP for mental health and trauma applications in 2019 and now offers customized therapeutic experiences integrating SSP with other modalities and techniques.
These customized approaches blend SSP with EMDR, including cravings and urges and affective reset protocols, Internal Family Systems parts work, Integral Somatic Psychology, sensorimotor techniques, and a wide range of experiential activities to address your intentions and goals.
The SSP helps individuals, couples, and families.
I customize the Safe and Sound Protocol to meet the needs of individuals, couples, and families.
Several services are available for individuals. The SSP helps restoration from trauma, including childhood, medical, or injury trauma.
The SSP helps parents of highly dysregulated children and people in helping professions recharge from compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma.
Those desiring long-term sobriety and restoration from codependency learn to break ties that keep them recovering.
The SSP can be woven into personal growth coaching for clarity and self connection for intentional and purposeful living.
Relationship Reboot is for couples who want to break out of their conflict, avoidance, and codependent/narcissist patterns together. This approach is perfect for a healthy transition to the commitment and a jumpstart to restoration after betrayal.
Less talking, more healing.
It’s time to try something new and get beyond what’s bothering you.
The SSP has been demonstrated effective for restoration as well as enhancing the effectiveness of EMDR, Somatic Experiencing ®, and behavior-based modalities.
Contact me today so that we can start the healing process. I often collaborate with a current therapist to bring an SSP experience to you while you maintain that therapeutic relationship as your primary provider.
Are you an SSP Provider?
Shelly is an endorsed mentor in the Unyte Mentorship Program, offering personal SSP Experientials and Advanced Coaching for integration into your therapy practice.