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Safe and Sound Protocol Services in Charlotte

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is an evidence-based listening occupational 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 to better support connection, collaboration and resilience.

The SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones alongside a provider in person or remotely. Suitable for children and adults, the SSP has demonstrated benefits for individuals with trauma, anxiety, sensory processing differences and more.

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What is SSP

A 5-hour auditory intervention developed and patented by Dr. Stephen Porges, author of the Polyvagal Theory.

Benefits

Designed to reduce sound sensitivity, and improve auditory processing and behavioral state regulation.

How It Works
  • Activates the client’s social engagement system, helping to accelerate and enhance therapeutic outcomes.
  • Supports physiological state regulation, allowing for greater resilience.
Polyvagal Theory

Developed by world-renowned researcher and Unyte’s Chief Scientific Advisor, Dr. Stephen Porges, Polyvagal Theory focuses on what is happening 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.

Video: https://vimeo.com/unyte/ssp

Program Highlights


The Safe and Sound Protocol helps individuals to think, feel, and connect better through nervous system regulation. Check out more information via the drop downs and/or the link below to learn how our occupational therapists can help support you.

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Our SSP Therapist


Sheridan Cleave grew up in the Chicagoland area before earning her Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Human Development and Family Science from the Ohio State University. She then pursued her Clinical Doctorate (OTD) in Occupational Therapy at Wingate University, where she discovered her love of sensory integration and the pediatric setting 

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