Safe and Sound Protocol
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based listening therapy designed to reduce sound sensitivities and improve auditory processing, behavioral state regulation, and social engagement behaviors through filtered music. As a practical application of Polyvagal Theory, the SSP acts as a non-invasive, acoustic vagal nerve stimulator, helping to retune the nervous system better to support connection, collaboration, and resilience. The SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones alongside a provider either in-person or remotely. Suitable for children and adults, the SSP has demonstrated benefits for individuals with trauma, anxiety, sensory processing differences, and more.
What is the Polyvagal Theory?
Developed by world-renowned researcher and Unyte’s Chief Scientific Advisor Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory focuses on what happens in the body and the nervous system and explains how our sense of safety, danger, or life threat can impact our behavior. Understanding Polyvagal Theory gives us a scientific framework that can be applied through physiological or “bottom-up” therapies to help change and improve how we feel, think and connect with others.
