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Many SSP and RRP providers struggle with charging for their services, finding clients who are willing to pay, or explaining these powerful modalities without feeling “sales-y.” In this post, I share the common pain points providers face—and how approaching marketing through a nervous-system lens (with co-regulation, Somatic Experiencing, and Brainspotting woven in) can transform the process. If you’ve ever wished for more confidence, clarity, and ease in bringing SSP and RRP to the people who need them most, this post is for you. 🌿

I’ve launched a new Reddit community — r/Exploring_SSP_RRP! It’s a safe, supportive space for clients, prospective clients, and providers to explore the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP), ask questions, and share experiences.

Discover how the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) can support not only humans but also our beloved pets. In this post, I share my dog Amy’s remarkable transformation—from anxious and sound‑sensitive to calm and playful—and explain how SSP and RRP can help both species experience greater safety and regulation. I also outline common areas of improvement for humans after SSP and note that when clients work with me, I include supervision of their pet’s listening process at no extra cost.

Explore new SSP and RRP options, including flexible pricing and support levels to meet your nervous system’s needs. Whether you prefer a fully coregulated process or more independent listening, there’s now a package that fits you - or your child - just right.

In this review of Safe and Sound: A Polyvagal Approach for Connection, Change, and Healing, I explore how the book showcases the power and flexibility of the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) through a wide range of real-life case studies. From subtle shifts to dramatic transformations, and from in-person to remote delivery, the stories span diverse client concerns—including trauma, chronic illness, anxiety, dissociation, and more. Whether you’re a provider or someone exploring nervous system healing for yourself, this book offers deep insight into what’s possible when we truly listen to the body.

This inspiring case study explores the profound impact of microdosed SSP on a highly complex teen with dyslexia, school trauma, and PDA. Despite listening to only four minutes of SSP Core, he began writing a trilogy - 300,000 words long so far - alongside remarkable gains in emotional regulation, verbal expression, and creative output.

In this podcast interview, I share how I work as a therapist using Somatic Experiencing, Brainspotting, SSP, RRP, and intuition to support deep, lasting change. We explore nervous system healing, provider alignment, polyvagal-informed therapy, and even using SSP with pets.

Discover how the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) can support autistic individuals of all ages—not by changing who they are, but by helping them feel safer, more regulated, and more connected. This article explores how SSP can gently reduce sensory overwhelm, improve communication, and foster a powerful positive feedback loop of safety and connection. It also highlights how the Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP) can further support grounding, sleep, and digestion.

Watch the recording of "How Anxiety Manifests in the Nervous System". Unyte Health welcomed Carol Ann Brayley, neurodivergent clinical social worker, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and expert Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) provider to this Provider Spotlight webinar. This session highlighted her clinical use of the SSP within the context of anxiety, the nervous system and physical health. Exploring the evolutionary basis of anxiety and what happens to our nervous system when we’re anxious, this webinar shared considerations for approaching SSP delivery with anxious clients and how their nervous system may respond. We discussed how the SSP can lessen anxiety by cultivating an internal state of safety and social engagement and discussed practical success stories. You can expect to learn: What the purpose of anxiety is and how it can manifest in the body and nervous system. Strategies for grounding anxious clients. Effective SSP titration for maximized therapeutic impact. How adding the SSP can add to your practice.

By sending cues of safety To our physiology, Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) has the potential to improve or resolve extremely diverse physical and mental health related symptoms with no diagnostic process being necessary.

A brief explanation of how Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) helps achieve better nervous system regulation.

An overview of the importance of SSP being titrated to the specific nervous system of the individual, and how I arrived to the discovery of Microdosing SSP.