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Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)

Calm your Nervous System. Reduce Social Anxiety.

Are you experiencing:

  • Social anxiety & discomfort with emotional intimacy?

  • Strong emotions that are difficult to regulate?

  • Sensory Processing Disorders?

  • Auditory sensitivity?

  • Overwhelm, Anxiety or Trauma-related Challenges?

  • Difficulty holding attention?

  • Feeling "disconnected"?

Safe & Sound Protocol can help you enjoy:

  • Greater ease and enjoyment in connecting with others 

  • Feeling more calm & emotionally regulated

  • A stronger capacity to hold attention

  • Feeling more "here"and connected to your body & to life

About the Safe & Sound Protocol

The SSP is a non-invasive intervention that involves listening to music that has been processed specifically to retune the nervous system. 

 

The protocol introduces a sense of safety and the ability to socially engage. It helps the emotional and physiological state be more calm and regulated. Social anxiety is reduced and many clients feel more able to enjoy connecting with others in a variety of social settings. 

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Developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, the SSP is a 5-10 day intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing social engagement and resilience.

 

The SSP enhances therapeutic outcomes by offering the nervous system a more resilient foundation from which to make the therapeutic process more efficient and effective. The SSP is not a stand-alone treatment or replacement for ongoing therapy.

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Testimonials

When I worked with Laura using SSP I knew I had found the right therapist for my journey. She creates a space for you to bring all of who you are without any judgement or expectation. Laura guides you through the SSP system with a strong sense of intuition and an effortless understanding of allowing for you to be exactly where you are at. 

 

Working with Laura I finally felt available to navigate what I needed to do to heal. She is a true professional who understands the depth and presence it takes to support people on their healing journey. The SSP and Laura have truly given me the opportunity to come back to myself in a way I didn't think possible.

I Offer The SSP To:

I offer the SSP to my own counseling and Somatic Experiencing clients as well as to adults and teens who have an ongoing therapeutic relationship with another practitioner.  I collaborate with a client's existing therapist to offer short (2-4 week) interventions that help jumpstart the next level of their healing and make their therapy more effective. 

 

I am also available to provide consultation to new Safe & Sound Protocol practitioners as they integrate the SSP into their practices.

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