Safe & Sound Protocol
Coaching, Consultations & Advanced SSP Training
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About
Are you an SSP provider who wants to learn how to dramatically improve the effectiveness of SSP, potentially target specific improvements, and allow the process to be far more gentle? Please see the "Providers" page for more information.
I am Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP. I am a neurodivergent psychotherapist and somatic experiencing practitioner with over 29 years of clinical experience. I am especially passionate about helping neurodiverse families become better regulated so that they can feel safer in the world and fully embrace their gifts, with fewer meltdowns.
I am fully certified by Unyte for, Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP), Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP), and iLs Focus I am also a Unyte approved Mentor, for other providers.
Over the summer of 2024 I was extremely honoured to have been invited to help Dr. Stephen Porges, Anthony Gorry and Unyte with a pilot study for the brand new Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP). You can learn more about RRP on the Unyte website.
Whether you are someone who is looking for an SSP or RRP provider, or you are someone who is already working with a provider but are looking for additional resources, I'd love to help!
If you are a SSP or RRP provider looking for indvidual consultation, group consultation, advanced SSP training, to have your own SSP process expertly guided by Carol Ann Brayley with teaching included at no additional charge, and other resources to enhance your SSP practice such as customizable SSP practice forms - or to receive a considerable discount with a Deluxe SSP Provider Practice Bundle, I am happy to help.
With Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) or Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP) who you choose to be your provider is extremely important and you have many options.
Why limit yourself to working with a provider who just has experience working with kids? Or just with adults? Or providers who are only comfortable working with those who are on the spectrum? Or only those with trauma? Or those who are “straightforward”?
SSP is an approach that for many providers has a wide learning curve. Regardless of anyone’s age, background or diagnosis, every brain and nervous system is different.
SSP can be an extremely life changing transformative approach. However, when it is listened to at a pace that is too fast for that person, it is possible that some things may get worse before they get better. When delivery of SSP is carefully titrated to the nervous system of the specific individual when needed, it allows the process to be much more gentle with the maximum likelihood of effectiveness, in even the most complex situations.
I made my own mistakes when I was first learning how to offer SSP back in May 2019. Many SSP providers out there - even some who have been offering SSP for a long time but with a much lower volume of clients - are still struggling, trying to figure it out.
When Unyte receives enquiries that they consider too complex for their in house providers - or from SSP providers who need help after having difficult experiences either in their own process or with clients - they very often refer them to me.
In November 2022, I was featured on a Unyte-iLs webinar for SSP providers, sharing my knowledge and expertise on how to offer this protocol gently and safely, to even the most complex clients.
September 2024 Unyte featured me as a "Provider Spotlight" speaker for their live webinar How Anxiety Manifests in the Nervous System.
In October 2024 Unyte invited me sit on a panel of SSP experts, being interview by Jan Winhall, a leading voice in trauma and nervous system regulation and a live in person event in Toronto, Ontario. You can access the recording of that event, here.
If you or your child’s background includes trauma, chronic health concerns, being neurodivergent or having other special needs, you will especially benefit from choosing me to be your provider..
I myself am a highly sensitive neurodivergent person who is highly sensitive and has complex health concerns and also have raised my two wonderful children to adulthood. Even within just my immediate family alone, collectively our concerns have either currently or previously included: misophonia, anxiety, brain injuries, autism, ADHD, slow cognitive ADHD, fibromyalgia, complex developmental trauma, selective mutism, Tourettes syndrome, Auditory Processing Disorder, (APD), tinnitus, depression, social anxiety, sensory sensitivities, cognitive difficulties, chronic insomnia, MTHFR genetic mutations, autoimmune disorders, MAST cell activation syndrome, chronic pain, suspected hypermobile Ehler Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), digestive issues, and more.
Imagine the relief of dealing with a provider who quickly and intuitively “gets” what is happening without you having to work so hard to explain.
Picture the joy of working with someone who recognizes there are many different types of beautiful brains rather seeing SSP as a way to “cure” neurodivergence or push someone to conform. Instead SSP is offered as a wonderful approach that may help virtually anyone feel safer in the world and more confident in fully embracing all of who they are, without feeling "less than".
Experience the ease of working with a provider who respects your needs and communication style and is happy to creatively come up with solutions when needed. If some aspect of doing SSP is challenging, we will figure it out together.
Enjoy the benefit of being guided by someone who is highly intuitive and can sense and help in the earliest stages of dysregulation rather one who may at times be stumbling around in the dark and not notice something has started to go astray until something dramatic occurs - and then leave you waiting while they seek advice.
When you choose me as your SSP provider, you will experience the luxury of my ability to quickly see the bigger picture so that you can relax into the process, without ever needing to worry or figure things out on your own.
Furthermore, I offer much more than one stop shopping. SSP is meant to be the beginning rather than the end of treatment and is meant to be followed by something else, for maximum effectiveness. Should you choose to pursue either NeurOptimal Neurofeedback or iLs Focus after SSP - or in between rounds of SSP - you will enter the next phase of your journey already comfortable and familiar with the high level of service you can expect from me.
Are you a woman who has ADHD? I also offer an online group for women with ADHD! Visit here to learn more.
SSP
I have offered SSP to a few hundred people from ages 2 - 78 years old, from all over the world. I have provided safe, gentle and effective outcomes for those dealing with misophonia, anxiety, depression, sensory sensitivities, auditory processing disorder, social difficulties, ADHD, selective mutism, Tourette's syndrome, brain injury, digestive issues, long covid, trauma, PTSD, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, POTS, MAST cell activation, tinnitus, mold exposure & more.
The Safe & Sound Protocol is a 5 hour auditory intervention, created by Stephen Porges, the founder of polyvagal theory.
SSP music has been specially filtered in a way that causes the vagus nerve to become stimulated during listening. SSP music is basically delivering "cues of safety" to the nervous system.
As long as this listening occurs in the context of someone feeling safe and supported, this introduces a calmer, parasympathetic state, and allows someone whose brain may have been constantly scanning for danger to no longer enhance and hyper focus upon lower frequency sounds - the sounds of danger - but instead to shift focus to higher frequency sounds - the sounds of human speech.
SSP listening also helps to improve the functioning of the middle ear muscles which ideally then become better able to filter out background noise to hear the sound of speech, and others sounds of safety.
This changes all come together for example to allow someone to be able to more easily - and often effortlessly, without "trying" or even being aware that they are doing so - to filter out sounds that they previously would have been distressed by.
Areas of Improvement Potentially Arising 2-7 weeks after completion of SSP Core
Reduced anxiety, especially social anxiety
Improved assertiveness and self protectiveness
Increased displays of affection-seeking affection-expressive contact
Increased facial flexibility and expressiveness
Increased body flexibility
Reduced chronic pain
Change in throat tension/sound of voice
Improved eye contact
Reduced repetitive motions and restlessness
Increased feelings of calmness
Hearing changes/reductions in sensory hypersensitivities
Finding transitions much easier
Speech and language improvements
Reduced sensitivity to food tastes and textures/less "picky eating"
Improved reciprocal communication
Thoughts and behavior have more purposeful flow
Improved comprehension
Easier to follow directions
Improved processing speed
Improved organization
Improved dexterity
More active participant in classroom, able to tolerate and overcome challenges
Improved visual focus/tracking
More able to put words to feeling
Able to remain regulated during face to face communication
Improved self-awareness (particularly of emotions),
Improved communication about self (again particularly about emotions),
Decreased panic, fears and phobias
Improved cardiac function
Improvement in breathing patterns.
Able to tolerate busy environments
Increased sense of humor
Improved ability to read social cues
Less easily stressed
Improved digestion
Improved bladder control
Hormonal shifts for women
Concerns related to long covid.
Click here to learn more about what the SSP process with us looks like
Click here to view SSP pricing package options
Click here to watch some videos about SSP
Click here to book in to start SSP with an SSP Yoda Informed associate.
Team
All SSP Yoda Associates have the benefit of direct and easy access to my expertise - and I, to theirs. We all provide SSP internationally and charge equivalent rates. Jeffi and I are based in Ontario Canada and charge in CDN currency. Raizy and Lara are based in the US and charge in the equivalent US currency.
Jeffi Farquharson, RP
SSP Yoda Associate
I am very happy to welome Jeffi Farquharson as an associate to my practice. Jeffi has been a close friend of mine for the past 20 years. As well as being a wonderful psychotherapist and SSP provider, she is also one of the warmest, caring and most compassionate people I have ever met. She is trained in many of the same modalities as I am, and is currently doing Somatic Experiencing training.
Raizy Yormark, MSW, LSW, CCC-SLP
SSP Yoda Associate
Raizy is a very welcome addition to the SSP Yoda team. Raizy brings a wealth of experience and unique skill set as someone who is trained as both a trauma therapist and as a speech and language pathologist. She specializes in working with highly sensitive people and those with complex trauma.
Lara Wrigley, Psy D
SSP Yoda Associate
Dr. Lara Wrigley is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of clients at all phases of the life span. She utilizes an integrative model in her approach that includes a focus on relational health, trauma and nervous system regulation. As a member of PSYPACT, she is able to offer insurance reimbursable psychotherapy in most states within the U.S.
Emily Perraut, MA, LLP, CCTP
SSP Yoda Associate
Emily is a licensed psychotherapist and experienced trauma therapist. who has been in practice since 2011. Emily is based near Detroit, Michigan. Emily and I have been friends for a few years, having first connected in online clinical trainings. I didn't know how interested Emily was in SSP until the first time we met in person when I was traveling through Michigan. Emily's intense curiosity and obvious excitement about SSP reminded me very much of myself when I first encountered it. Between my own overwhelming intuitive sense, Emily's already being an experienced, kind, caring and sensitive trauma therapist with a strong sense of social justice - I knew right away she'd make an incredible SSP provider and that I'd love to have her on my team.
Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP
SSP Yoda
From the moment I first encountered SSP I became very passionate about it. I learned with SSP very rapidly and lately I feel like I am coming to new understandings about SSP on an almost daily basis, that I believe may at times help to increase its effectiveness.
Pricing
Work directly with Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP, or with an SSP Yoda Associate. All SSP Yoda Associate providers are well equipped with the unique modifications Carol Ann has made in relation to SSP, and have ready access to Carol Ann's expertise at no charge, should they wish to consult. They are also extremely skilled all on their own. :)
Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW
View Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) pricing when working directly with Carol Ann Brayley.
Learn MoreSSP Yoda Associate Pricing
Receive the benefit of Carol Ann Brayley's expertise while receiving value pricing by working with a highly skilled SSP Yoda Associate.
Learn MoreProcess
The information below was written in terms of SSP. However, we follow the same process for RRP. When choosing a combination package, I only charge for the program we begin with initially. When we are ready to start the second approach, I then charge the remaining amount for the package.
With SSP there is the potential for some things to get worse initially before they get better. We do our best to avoid this by paying close attention to how the nervous system is responding and pausing or going as slowly as needed, to keep the process gentle.
However, ideally we try to choose timing carefully. If anyone is feeling at the absolute limit of what they can cope with, or if there are upcoming events that may be quite stressful, it's not always the best time to begin SSP. Some exceptions do exist, please discuss this with me if you aren't sure of the best possible timing for you.
SSP is effective in the context of feeling safe. If there is someone in the home who rocks the boat for the person who does SSP, or if there is a great deal of conflict in the home, SSP may be less likely to be effective. If you are unsure if this applies to you, or if you would like a recommendation for where to start instead, please contact me.
It's most ideal to choose a time when you may be able to slow down a little, to allow yourself to process should anything get bumpy.
It is also important to avoid doing SSP shortly before having any invasive dental work done - things like a dental extraction, or a root canal. SSP is contraindicated for anyone with a recent head injury and/or a seizure disorder unless someone has been seizure free for at least one year prior to SSP. If you aren't sure if this applies to you, please contact me
If someone has any significant medical issues and/or bipolar depression, it is important to let me know that so that I can do a medical consult ahead of time, if needed.
Beginning SSP
Typically for those ages 13 and up we begin with an online session in which your provider observes the start of listening. With those aged 12 and under we most often meet with a parent to go over things and to make up a plan for how to begin SSP.
After the online session, the rest of our communication typically takes place via email, unless someone has chosen either the Hybrid or Independent SSP Package - please see the pricing page for please see the pricing page for details on the different SSP plans available.
Coregulation
It is also important that, when you listen to SSP that your (or your child) have someone that feels safe and comfortable present during listening. The support person's job is to notice if the listener looks at them and meet them with soft eyes, a smile, etc..
Part of how SSP works is by activating the social engagement systems and, while those systems might not come on board in a different way for some people until a few to several weeks after the process has been completed, for others, they may start to come on board immediately, and that process is supported best if someone is present that they feel safe and comfortable with.
SSP is effective in the context of feeling safe, or as safe as that nervous system will allow.
If you do not have someone to be present with you during listening, it may still be possible to do SSP effectively. Please discuss this with me.
If more than one person in the home is doing SSP I prefer to run people sequentially rather than simultaneously as family life can get difficult if more than one person becomes dysregulated at the same time.
SSP Monitoring
During the SSP process we require that people stay in touch with us over email, checking in ideally every day or few days to let me know anything different they are noticing in areas such as sleep, mood, focus, energy levels, digestion, sound sensitivities, and chronic pain levels, for example.
This helps your provider to be understand how the nervous system is responding and to let you know when to slow down or to take days off from listening so that the process stays as gentle as possible, while allowing for the best possible improvements.
If you do not stay in touch with your provider and/or do not follow your provider's advice, there is a risk that SSP may be less likely to be effective at best, and could become quite uncomfortable at worse. Staying in touch with us is key! :
Devices
SSP is currently being offered through an app. You will need either a smart phone or a tablet. Newer MacBooks that have the M1 chip, or Chromebook can also be used. A "regular" laptop or desktop can not play SSP music.
If we are beginning listening with an online listening session, you will need to use a different device for the online session than the one you are using for the SSP app. Your headphones will need to be able to connect with the device the app is on. Some devices will require a connector.
Please download the app and test that your headphones can connect with the device, prior to our online session. If you have not received your invitation to the app by the day before we meet, please message me.
If a child aged 12 or under is doing SSP I don't typically observe the beginning of listening but instead meet with their parent to hear what more about their child and to make a plan together, of how to begin.
Headphones
For SSP listening, you will need a suitable set of headphones. Earbuds can NOT be used.
Headphones need to be over the ear ones with the big padded ear cups that completely surround the ears rather than just sitting on them, and they need to not have noise cancelling, unless that feature can be turned off, and not bass enhanced.
The headphones if they are not bluetooth, also will need to connect to the smartphone or tablet that the SSP app is on, and some may require an adapter depending upon your device.
If you don't already have a set of suitable headphones, ones that the Unyte-iLs company specifically recommends are OneOdio A70 or A71
If you or your child have difficulty with headphones please discuss this with me as we do have other options.
Click here to view SSP package pricing options
Due to an extremely high volume of enquiries, it is not always possible to work direction with Carol Ann, but you can access online scheduling here, to see if I have availability currently. If I do, please feel free to book yourself in to start SSP. Alternatively, you can choose to work with one of my absolutely wonderful SSP Yoda Informed Associates who are most often able to be available sooner, and at a slightly lower rate.
APPTs
Please view the Team page to see which practitioner you feel most drawn towards working with.
When you are ready, please feel free to book yourself in with your preferred provider. Or, you can contact Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP if you have any questions or would like to have a specific provider recommended for yourself or your family.
Providers
SSP & RRP don’t have to be confusing. With a mix of intuition and practical strategy, I’ll help you crack the code for your clients—and grow your confidence and your business along the way.
Regulate & Restore: Somatic Experiencing® Skills Group for Provider Self-Care & Client Support
Enhance both your life and your practice with simple Somatic Experiencing (SE) orienting skills designed to support nervous system regulation and integration. Master practical techniques to cultivate grounding, co-regulation, and resilience—empowering you and your clients to experience better therapeutic outcomes and a greater sense of well-being.
Learn MoreNew!! SSP Provider Marketing Boot Camp
Stop Struggling. Start Thriving. You’re passionate about helping people with the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP). But marketing, pricing, and running a profitable practice? That part feels overwhelming. You don’t have to choose between helping people and running a successful business. You can do both!
Learn MoreRest & Restore Protocol (RRP) Info Webinar
Are you a new RRP provider who is excited to offer Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP) but unsure where to start? Feeling like you have more questions than answers? As a provider who assisted with the RRP pilot study, I’ve spent several months exploring how to deliver RRP effectively—especially for complex clients. In this webinar, I share what I’ve learned so you can feel clearer, more prepared, and ready to support your clients. You don’t have to figure it out alone—get the guidance you need and start offering RRP with confidence! 🎵💛
Learn MoreNew!! Brainspotting for SSP & RRP Providers!
Brainspotting (BSP) is a powerful tool to help SSP providers like you process any subconscious barriers that may be getting in the way so that you can begin to truly flourish—personally, professionally, and financially. Interested in both Brainspotting and SSP or RRP consultation? In some situations it may make sense to combine them in the same meeting!
Learn MoreGroup SSP & RRP Consultations
Are you an SSP and/or RRP provider looking for ongoing support, professional guidance, and collaboration with like-minded practitioners? My online group consultation meetings are designed to help you deepen your understanding, refine your practice, and navigate challenges while working with clients using the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) & Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP). Please join us!
Learn MoreIndividual SSP & RRP Consultations
Get personalized answers through one-on-one consultations. In individual consultations I am able to use my intuition to laser in on what’s best for you or your clients specifically. We can even incorporate Brainspotting into consultations to deepen your understanding, address concerns, and boost confidence. As an approved Unyte mentor and RRP provider, I am happy to offer unique insights from my extensive expertise with SSP and my growing knowledge in relation to RRP.
Learn MoreDeluxe Package for SSP Providers
Would you like to fast track your SSP practice? Receive a 20% discount when you bundle together having your own SSP process expertly guided by Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP together with Elevate Your SSP Practice to the Next Level training recording, all SSP Practice Forms AND a 20% discount on all Group SSP Consultations for a full year.
Learn MoreTwo Day Online SSP Training: Elevate your SSP Practice to the Next Level
Now available as a fully bookmarked Zoom recording. Purchase includes membership in an exclusive online community for SSP Yoda Informed Providers.
Learn MoreSSP Provider Shop
New! Purchase editable and customizable forms to support your success and ease as a Safe & Sound Protocol provider.
Learn MoreGroups
Group programs now available. Wonderful at any time including before, during or after Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) and other services. Covered under extended health plans that cover social workers in Ontario.
Online Somatic Experiencing (SE) Skills Group for SSP Providers
Enhance both your life and your practice with simple Somatic Experiencing (SE) orienting skills designed to support nervous system regulation and integration. Master practical techniques to cultivate grounding, co-regulation, and resilience—empowering you and your clients to experience better therapeutic outcomes and a greater sense of well-being.
Learn MoreOnline Group SSP & RRP Practitioner Consultations
Are you an SSP and/or RRP provider looking for ongoing support, professional guidance, and collaboration with like-minded practitioners? My online group consultation meetings are designed to help you deepen your understanding, refine your practice, and navigate challenges while working with clients using the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) & Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP). Please join us!
Learn MoreOnline ADHD & Neurodivergent Women's Group
Are you Interested in connecting with other women with ADHD, ASD, giftedness or other types of neurodivergence? Whether you have been recently diagnosed, have been living with a diagnosis for a while or strongly recognize yourself as neurodivergent, please join us.
Learn MoreNF
NeurOptimal neurofeedback is one of many fantastic options to follow SSP with, to allow further nervous system settling and integration. Fees often covered within the limits of your extended health plan. Free delivery available to many areas & significant discounts available. No hidden fees. Please enquire for details.
With NeurOptimal neurofeedback, our focus is upon restoring brain resilience and flexibility.
NeurOptimal is easy to use, safe and gentle. It does not require first having any kind of assessment, or complicated and expensive brain mapping as, with NeurOptimal, the brain is in charge.
During NeurOptimal sessions, no frequencies are sent to the brain. The system is on a tablet, and five sensors are attached to the scalp and ears.
The sensors monitor brain functioning. During sessions, music - or children's TV shows or movies, if desired - are playing through the tablet. When the sensors detect that the brain is about to shift from one state to another, there will be a little crackle or gap in the audio - kind of like a record "skip".
Because this pattern keeps happening over and over again, the brain begins to recognize it is being given feedback about itself.
It's kind of like if we had been doing yoga our whole life but we had never had a mirror in front us. Then one day a mirror appears and all at once we can see that our downward dog has been a bit "off".
By increasing the brain's awareness of what it has been doing, it gives the brain a chance to course correct. The brain itself decides what it does with that information and how it wants to proceed.
Because the brain is in charge with this system, there does not tend to be any risk of side effects as the brain does not tend to push itself faster than it is ready to go.
Neurofeedback is not considered either a treatment or a therapy but rather a form of brain training - basically it is like "going to the gym" for the brain. However, when we optimize brain functioning an extremely wide range of areas have the potential for improvement as the brain helps to mediate every other system of the body. Areas such as mood, sleep, nervous system, memory, cognition, immune system, energy levels, digestion, allergies, focus, emotional regulation, headaches including migraines, and more are all areas where improvements may occur.
Although there has not yet been time for adequate research to be done, there have been many anecdotal reports in relation to long covid.
During sessions, you can simply relax. Taking naps, reading, answering emails, playing games on a phone or tablet are all completely fine during NeurOptimal sessions. This system has been used on patients in comas with positive results. Sometimes parents of small children on the spectrum may run sessions on their children during sleep. Kids who struggle with homework, often find their homework much easier when they do it while having a NeurOptimal session.
NeurOptimal Pricing
Those accessing NeurOptimal with me who are based in Ontario and have extended health plans that cover social workers, may be reimbursed for their sessions, within the limits of their plan.
NeurOptimal Rental System Packages
Discounts and free local delivery within many areas of Ontario are often available, please enquire for details.
Unlimited sessions, over 2 weeks.....$650
Unlimited sessions, over 4 weeks.....$1150
Unlimited sessions, over 8 weeks.....$1800
Unlimited sessions, over 12 weeks...$2400
Feel free to share your sessions with friends and family. If a child is doing brain training it is ideal if at least one parent is also having sessions.
When people do brain training together they tend to "synch up" better and feel more connected. As we begin to improve we are able to support the improvements of others.
Neurofeedback units are also available for purchase. Should you choose to purchase your own unit after renting one from me, I will rebate up to $100 of your rental fee. Please enquire for details prior to purchasing.
iLs
iLs Focus is another wonderful offering from Unyte-iLs, the SSP company. iLs Focus is wonderful for kids and adults alike. Helpful for those who are neurodivergent, those with auditory processing disorders, a history of trauma, acquired brain injury and more. Another wonderful option to either follow SSP with, or prepare for SSP.
With Focus we combine specially-treated music, bone conduction headphones, and air conduction technology together with physical movement.
This allows Focus to support brain integration and skill-building for anyone. It is wonderful for those with sensory-motor and neurodevelopmental challenges.
Those with concerns such as autism, ADHD, learning difficulties, auditory & sensory processing disorders, brain injury, trauma, sensory sensitivities, sound sensitivities, and more.
Ideal for both children and adults, the Focus System is easily integrated together with other modalities that may be being accessed.
Focus is also easily integrated into daily life.
Ideally iLs Focus is listened to for approximately 3-5 hours per week. Sessions can be done in either 30 minute or one hour increments.
For each full hour of listening, ideally about 15 minutes of special Focus "activities" will be done. These are things such as standing on one leg, tossing a bean bag, playing with a ball, using a balance board, and more.
Over the course of the listening program(s), as brain functioning is improved, the activities will become easier. As this happen the level of challenging with each activity is raised slightly and, as the higher levels are fully mastered, we then move on to new activities.
For the remainder of each hour of listening, both. kids and adults move on to doing other things. For adults this could involve tidying the house, doing yard work, cooking, getting ready for work, going for walks, etc...
For kids this may be different forms of playing. Using fine motor and gross motor skills by doing things such as playing with toys, drawing or colouring, gently bouncing on a mini trampoline, going for a walk, riding a bike, climbing, and more.
iLs Focus includes:
Calming Program
Sensory & Motor Program
Concentration & Attention Program
Reading & Auditory Processing Program
Two Optimal Performance Programs
A Playbook and Integration Kit for movement activities
The process begins with a brief written assessment to determine which of the included Focus programs may be relevant for you or your child.
Programs can be combined and condensed in order to shorten overall timeline.
Pricing
NEW!! Focus has moved to a digital delivery format which now allows me to supervise remote use of Unyte-iLs Focus to people located virtually anywhere.
For those within Canada, I do have a few physical iLs Focus systems on hand so those could be used instead of the app, and no purchase of the activity pack mentioned below, would be necessary.
To receive Focus through the new app - accessible from almost any location - you will also need to purchase an "activity" pack from the Unyte-iLs company for $299 US.
The activity pack includes: an amplifier, bone-conducting headphones, waist pack, balance board, 2 bean bags, 1 racket ball, 1 tethered tennis ball, headband, Playbook, manual and carry bag. You then own the activity pack and, if at some point you no longer have use for it, it can be resold - I will be interested in purchasing some activity packs back from clients myself.
You will use the activity pack together with your own device onto which the Focus app has been downloaded.
Monthly fee (pay as you go): $240 CDN (approx $177 US)
6 month access: $960 (approx $710 US)
12 month access: $1620 (approx $1225 US)
Six and 12 month plans can be broken down into monthly instalments.
Family Discounts:
Additional family members accessing iLs Focus within the same time period are 50% off.
F.A.Q
Answers to frequently asked questions about SSP. If you have a question that is not answered here, please get in touch!
Videos
Videos about the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP)
What to Expect
Blog
A heartfelt personal account of my transformative journey with the Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP). I have experienced many profound improvements. Along the way it was a gradual, almost imperceptible process with some dysregulation along the way. Once processed and settled, that dysregulation lead to even deeper healing.
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What if productivity isn’t about pushing through but about working with your natural rhythm? In this post, I share how a day of following my instincts—repotting plants, building LEGO flowers, and walking my dogs—led to more creativity, inspiration, and progress than forcing myself to work. This shift, influenced by the Rest & Restore Protocol (RRP) and embracing my neurodivergence, has helped me move away from rigid expectations and toward a more compassionate, effective way of working. Read on to see why rest isn’t the opposite of productivity—it’s a key part of it.
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A story about how an interaction with a warm, funny personable nurse affected my nervous system during a time of stress and fear, in a way that mirrors what the Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) does for our physiology.
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Have you heard of RRP and are wondering what all of the excitement is about? I was lucky enough to help this past summer with a pilot study for this brand new auditory intervention designed to revitalize your body, refresh your mind, and restore your energy naturally.
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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.
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People often wonder what activities are OK to do during SSP listening. Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP recognized expert in delivering SSP to the most complex people discusses various possibilities.
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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.
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Carol Ann Brayley, MSW, RSW, SEP discusses common fears and concerns in relation to trying SSP, how to maximize the effectiveness of SSP while preventing dysregulation from occurring, what to look for in an SSP provider, and more.
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There are many different - and equally wonderful - approaches to how SSP is offered. Some providers are present for all of SSP listening. Some are not present for any of their client's SSP listening. And some use a hybrid approach to delivering SSP where the provider may be present at some times but not others. Read more to understand the pros and cons of different approaches.
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Regardless of the level of complexity or sensitivity of the individual, Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) can be an incredibly effective and positively life changing approach for almost anyone when SSP delivery is carefully titrated to the nervous system of the individual. However, there is also significant risk that SSP can become incredibly uncomfortable or that someone can be less in a (most often, temporarily) much worse situation, when someone chooses to work with a provider who is less well informed about SSP. Learn what things to watch for and how to recognize if a provider you are considering accessing SSP through is likely to be a good choice for you and your family.
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A brief explanation of how Safe & Sound Protocol (SSP) helps achieve better nervous system regulation.
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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.
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