Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) for Trauma & Nervous-System Regulation
NEW SOMATIC THERAPY
delivered online From the comfort of your own home.
Check Out How SSP Can Help You To retune Your Nervous System.
Welcome to an advanced type of music therapy and biofeedback. The SSP uses a wide variety of music, including some that you may already be familiar with. Then all the music in the SSP playlists are thoughtfully sequenced and filtered through the patented, evidence-based algorithm backed by decades of scientific research.
The SSP uses a wide variety of music, including some that you may already be familiar with. All the music in the SSP playlists are thoughtfully sequenced and filtered through the patented, evidence-based algorithm backed by decades of scientific research.
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Look Into The Polyvagal Theory Research and how it helps with Chronic Illnesses:
Stephen W. Porges, PhD | Polyvagal Theory - Founder of The Polyvagal Theory
🔊 How You’ll Access the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)
Once you’ve selected your SSP support level and completed payment, we’ll set you up with access through the MyUnyte app, a secure platform created by Unyte/iLs.
Step-by-Step Setup
1. Therapist Sets Up Your Profile
Within 24–48 hours of payment, your therapist will create your SSP account in the Unyte system and assign the correct program for your needs.
2. Receive an Email Invitation
You’ll get an email from Unyte/iLs with a link to create your login credentials.
3. Download the MyUnyte App
The app is free and available on:
App Store for iPhone/iPad
Google Play for Android
4. Log In & Begin Listening
Open the app, log in, and you’ll see your assigned SSP program (Core, Balance, or Connect). Follow the pacing plan provided for your support level. Or reach out by email for help.
5. Use Quality Headphones
Please use over-ear headphones for the best experience.
6. Ongoing Support (if included)
If you’ve chosen Guided or Therapy-Integrated support, we’ll stay in touch to help pace your sessions, check in on you, and respond to your progress.
Our Services & Rates
Includes:
Basic onboarding email
Tech support
No or minimal therapist interaction
Full 5 Hours of Core Listening, 30-day remote access
Includes:
Intake assessment and ending assessment provided
Pacing workbook and SSP course
One or more email check in’s during access
Full 5 Hours of Core Listening, 30-day remote access
Therapy Integrated
180$ per online session with therapist
Includes:
SSP done within therapy sessions
Intake assessment and ending assessment provided
Personalized Co-regulation support given
Individually taught SSP course, and Pacing tools.
Trauma-informed support throughout
Full 5 Hours of Core Listening, 30-day remote access.
Note: Only booked through booking page
Questions People Actually Ask About SSP
What is the Safe and Sound Protocol?
The SSP is a five-hour listening therapy developed by Dr. Stephen Porges based on polyvagal theory. You listen to specially filtered music through headphones — it sounds like regular music, but the frequencies have been tuned to cue your nervous system toward safety instead of defense. It's not magic and it's not a cure — it's a tool for getting your nervous system unstuck.
Who is SSP actually for?
In my practice, mostly adults with chronic illness, chronic pain, trauma, burnout, or the kind of long-term dysregulation where your body won't stop bracing even when nothing's wrong. If your nervous system is stuck in "on" or "off" and regular talk therapy hasn't budged it, SSP can be a way in.
How does SSP work online?
You listen through the Unyte ILS app on your phone or laptop with over-ear wired headphones — in your own home, on your own couch, at your own pace. I set up your schedule, check in before we start, during, and after. You're not doing this in my office yet we can still do it together.
Is SSP covered by insurance?
When SSP is part of clinical counselling with me (the Therapy-Integrated option), those sessions are billed under my RCC and most extended health plans that cover RCCs will reimburse. If you're doing SSP access-only — no sessions attached — that's not clinical counselling, so insurance doesn't apply.
Is SSP safe if I have complex trauma or chronic illness?
Yes, when it's paced right. I've had clients who could only do five minutes at a time for weeks before we worked up to longer — that's fine. What causes trouble is rushing it. If your nervous system is already on fire, dumping five hours of it in quickly will backfire. Slow is the whole point.
How long does SSP take?
The Core protocol is five hours of listening total. For most of my clients, that spreads across 4 to 12 weeks — sometimes longer. We go at the speed your body can handle, not the speed the packaging says.
What's the difference between self-paced and therapist-guided SSP?
Self-paced means you get access to the music, a basic onboarding, and you're on your own — best if you're already working with a trauma-informed therapist elsewhere. Therapist-guided means you're doing SSP inside full counselling sessions with me. If you have significant trauma, chronic illness, or a fragile nervous system, do not go self-paced. You'll want someone in your corner.
Which provinces can I do SSP with you from?
I can work with clients across most of Canada — specifically British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland & Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The provinces I can't currently take clients from are Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI — those provinces regulate counselling and I'd need local registration there. Access-only SSP programs (no clinical sessions) can be purchased from anywhere in Canada and most of the world.