A Warm Welcome from Michelle Doubtfire MBACP | Remote Certified Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Provider and Trauma Therapist UK
Imagine waking up to a genuine sense of calm, where daily stressors no longer trigger an overwhelming wave of anxiety or burnout. Being able to process past hurts and feel safe doing so, whilst building deeper, more meaningful connections with the people around you. How would it be to give your body a chance to heal and to rest? To let it do its thing, whilst your mind could relax too?
Welcome. I am Michelle Doubtfire, a registered online trauma specialist providing remote nervous system regulation for adult clients navigating trauma, chronic fatigue, and autonomic dysfunction across the UK.
My practice integrates the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP) to help you shift your body out of chronic survival states and back into safety. Helping your body shift toward greater calm, safety, and connection.
I am a Qualified and Certified SSP Provider and RRP Provider, Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Trauma Therapist
I provide highly personalised, online delivery of the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP) for adults living in the UK. These research-backed auditory therapies gently retune the nervous system, helping to safely regulate your physiology and reduce the impact of trauma, chronic illness, and pain.
A Complete, Integrated Approach to the SSP and RRP
As a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I offer a uniquely transformative approach to nervous system regulation. While many Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) providers suggest finding an addtional therapist to help navigate the process, I am able to offer you that essential therapeutic support alongside your protocols, providing a safe, cohesive space for your entire healing journey. So you can be coached through the protocols or have therapy as an additional support.
Your well-being is my absolute priority. To ensure you receive the highest standard of care, my practice is supported by continuous professional guidance. I receive regular clinical supervision from a senior accredited therapist and SSP practitioner, and I work closely with the expert support team at Unyte in the USA. You are in safe, experienced hands.
Subject to an assessment, I now offer SSP and RRP to those that suffer with chronic symptoms, such as trauma symptoms, fatigue, illness, anxiety and burnout who are 18 and over.
Nervous System Regulation for Anxiety, Trauma, Neuro-diversity and Chronic Health Conditions Online in the UK
If you struggle with anxiety, complex trauma, or chronic conditions like Long Covid and ME/CFS, your nervous system may be locked in a continuous fight-or-flight loop.
By utilising the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), we gently stimulate the auricular branch of the vagus nerve using specialised acoustic training.
As an experienced online practitioner, I deliver the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) through a fully supported, remote framework. I provide expert somatic co-regulation and tailored clinical guidance throughout your entire healing journey to ensure you process the protocol safely and at your own pace.
Professional Member of the Complex Trauma Institute
Registered Member of a Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register
Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Certified and Qualified SSP/ RRP Provider and Trauma Therapist
What is the Safe and Sound Protocol?
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a powerful evidence-based listening therapy designed to help regulate the nervous system, so you can better connect with yourself, others and the world around you. SSP involves listening to specially filtered music through headphones alongside a provider, in-person or remotely to re-tune the nervous system to better support connection, collaboration and resilience.
The SSP stimulates the vagus nerve affecting the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) allowing for the repatterning of neural networks and improved regulation. As a result it promotes a deeper sense of calm and connection; enhancing mental and physical wellbeing.
The SSP has demonstrated clinical benefits for individuals with a trauma history, anxiety, sensory processing differences, Parkison's disease, Long Covid, CFS/ME, stroke and neuro-developmental differences, such as autism, hyperactivity and attention.
Who can benefit from SSP or RRP?
Since qualifying in SSP, I have seen its profound effect on people's ability to improve their mental health and heal nervous system dysregulation.
SSP has demonstrated many proven clinical outcomes for adults and children:
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with anxiety, depression, OCD, chronic stress;
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suffering from PTSD, CPTSD and trauma from accidents, illnesses, disasters, assault, combat, medical and birth interventions;
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who have suffered sexual, emotional or physical abuse in childhood or as adults;
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with social or sensory difficulties;
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with neuro-developmental differences, such as autism, hyperactivity and attention.
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with chronic conditions such as Long Covid, dysautonomia, CFS/ME, Chronic Pain or TMS Syndrome;
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with neurological disorders such as Parkinson's Disease or Stroke;
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with Lymes disease or mold exposure and
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with social and communication difficulties.
SafeSoundConnected | Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Coaching
My packages are designed for adults experiencing anxiety, trauma, chronic stress, neurodivergent challenges, or long-term health conditions. Sessions are tailored to your individual needs, combining structured guidance with a safe, supportive therapeutic approach.
FAQ
1. What is the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP)?
SSP is an evidence-based listening therapy that uses filtered music to stimulate the vagus nerve helping regulate the nervous system, improve emotional balance, and support feelings of safety and connection.
2. Who can benefit from the SSP or RRP?
These protocols may support people experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, PTSD, autism, attention and hyperactivity differences, chronic pain, fatigue, Long Covid, Parkinson's Disease and other nervous system-related conditions.
3. How does the SSP work?
SSP works through specially designed sound frequencies that influence the Autonomic Nervous System, helping to reduce stress responses and improve regulation and resilience over time.
4. Is the program delivered online or in-person?
Sessions are delivered online, allowing you to complete the program in a safe and comfortable environment from your own home with professional guidance with me online.
5. Do I need an assessment before starting?
Yes. A free initial assessment is offered, followed by a detailed assessment session to determine suitability and create a personalised listening plan.
6. How are the therapy and coaching programmes different?
The coaching programmes support you to listen to your nervous system whilst we work through the SSP/RRP together. For most clients I would recommend that you receive some additional type of talking therapy or bodywork as you do the SSP, but this is not essential to our coaching relationship. Coaching is not therapy and is based on practical support to enable you to regulate your nervous system and psycho-education which helps you to understand your reactions.
For those who need the extra support and choose to work with me in therapy with SSP/RRP, I provide somatic and integrative therapy which can process trauma and works deeper than the protocols alone. As a therapist, I am bound by a strict code of ethics and conduct as a Registered Member of the BACP.
Unyte ( the SSP/ RRP inventors and regulators) clearly state that all providers of the SSP/RRP should have an existing qualification and registration to a governing body before they train to be practitioners. This keeps you safe and means that all practitioners receive supervision /additional support and have a background knowledge of working with client groups who experience severe dysregulation. All practitioners must adhere to a strict code of conduct and ethics.