Safe & Sound Protocol
318 East Main Street, Battleground, WA 98604
1 hr 15 min, $125
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) has been shown to be
helpful for individuals experiencing:
- Social engagement difficulties
- Auditory hypersensitivities
- Anxiety
- Trauma
- PTSD
- Depressed mood
-
Mood dysregulation
- Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADD, and
ADHD
- Misophonia
- Motion sickness
-
Selective mutism
- Auditory Processing Disorder
-
Sensory Processing Disorder
- Emotional regulation
difficulties
Changes that clients report include*:
- Greater awareness of own and others' feelings
- Greater social engagement
- Greater non-verbal communication/increased facial
expressions
- Better emotional control
- Increased feelings of calm and balance
- Greater confidence and willingness to try new things
- Less fear
- Decreased sensitivity to previously distressing/disturbing
noises
- Improved sleep
- Decrease in digestive issues
SSP is not intended as a standalone treatment, but works well to
prepare clients for other therapies and helps clients experience
more calmness and connection when needed during the course of other
therapies.
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) uses music to send cues of
safety to the nervous system. The middle ear plays a critical role
in sending cues of safety to our bodies and can stop functioning
properly due to disruptions in our development, ongoing stress or
negative/traumatic experiences. We can shift into, and stay stuck
in, either a fight/flight response or a freeze response. When this
happens, we don't notice cues of safety and we are more likely to
sense threat all around us. We then have difficulty connecting with
others in a healthy way, experiencing positive emotions, and
engaging with healthier thoughts.
*Information from integratedlistening.com
