Having worked with clients in the field of trauma, anxiety, depression, life and relational distress for decades, one of our most transformational interventions has been understanding how our nervous system impacts our well-being.

Our bodies are wonderfully designed with two major purposes: to survive and to attach to others. Both are integrally linked to our nervous systems.

If the nervous system gets used to being in fight/flight mode, we would tend toward anxiety and overall distress. Likewise a nervous system stuck in freeze mode would tend towards depression and chronic illnesses. Both of these dysregulated states interfere with attaching well to self and to others, as well as with overall flourishing.

Whilst it is true that talking therapy can, over time, reduce the impact of these issues, we found the time (and expense) can be prohibitive.

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), developed by Dr Stephen Porges, is a specially modulated musical listening programme designed to teach your body how to regulate itself again and thus have increased feelings of well being, safety and resilience. It learns to reset itself away from either the fight/flight mode or the freeze mode and feel comfortable with ease and a sense of wellbeing.

This is a well-researched programme, used with army veterans, in schools and other health settings, to restore the body back to feeling safe, often faster than talk therapy alone seems to.

The SSP is not meant to be a stand alone product - it is designed to be used in conjunction with therapeutic support. We offer this as a package with therapeutic counselling, but if you want to engage in this programme keeping your own supportive provider, this can be arranged.