How does the Safe and Sound Protocol help with anxiety?

The SSP uses specially filtered music to train the middle ear muscles to focus on frequencies associated with safety. This stimulates the vagus nerve, sending a signal to the brain that reduces chronic anxiety and the physical fight-or-flight response.

Can I do the anxiety RRP completely from home?

Yes. The Remote Receiver Program (RRP) provides structured, at-body pacing and expert guidance entirely online, allowing you to regulate your nervous system in a comfortable, familiar environment.

SSP/RRP for ANXIETY | SafeSoundConnected

Overcoming Anxiety and Burnout

If you are living with chronic anxiety, panic, or deep burnout, you already know that you cannot simply "think" your way out of it.

When your nervous system becomes locked in a state of fight, flight, or freeze, your body perceives threat everywhere. This maybe because you have experienced a traumatic event or have consistent low level stress in your life.

Ordinary sounds may feel overwhelming, seeing your freinds may feel exhausting and your body may feel constantly on edge.

You may also experience a

Tight chest or throat
Racing thoughts
Restlessness or fidgeting
Nausea or stomach tension
Freezing, zoning out, or going quiet
Panic when closeness, sound, silence, or emotion feels too much

Is Your Nervous System Stuck?

You might benefit from these neurodevelopmental protocols if you experience:

Constant physiological hypervigilance (a tight chest, racing heart, or a stomach in knots).
Sensory overwhelm, where everyday background noises, bright lights, or busy environments feel physically painful or irritating.
Emotional fragility, feeling easily triggered, panicked, or completely shut down (freeze mode).
Deep exhaustion or burnout that sleep doesn't seem to fix.
A sense of isolation, where connecting with loved ones feels like too much effort.

Pathways for Anxiety

SSP for anxiety

The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP): A 5-hour filtered music program designed by Dr Stephen Porges. It specifically trains the muscles of your middle ear to tune into the frequencies of the human voice, signalling to your vagus nerve that you are safe. This reduces auditory sensitivity, lowers physiological anxiety, and restores social engagement.

RRP for anxiety

The Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP): A gentle, pacing-focused protocol designed to support deep recovery for those experiencing severe burnout, nervous system crashes, or chronic fatigue. It focuses on safely expanding your body's energy envelope without triggering a stress response.

Meet Your Practitioner
Michelle Doubtfire, MBACP

Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

I specialise in helping individuals move out of survival mode and back into connection. I am more than a certified provider of SSP and RRP and Nervous System Coach, I am also a Registered Therapist with postgraduate qualifications in Somatic and Trauma Therapy and bring this clinical expertise into my work with you.

Making your path to regulation as stress-free as possible

1. Fill in a free assessment with your details.

2. I will contact you within 2 days with a date and time for a free no pressure zoom and will send you some nervous system assessments

3. Free 30-Minute Consultation: We chat via Zoom to understand your assessments and ensure your system is ready for the protocol. There is no pressure and no obligation.

4. Tailored Assessment: We map your unique nervous system profile to create a highly individualised, gentle listening schedule and decide which package is for you.

If you decide to go ahead

5. Guided Delivery & Integration: You listen in the comfort of your own home via an easy smartphone app, and in session with me. We are in regular contact with additional sessions to give you as much therapeutic support to help you process the shifts safely. We develop your own unique nervous system exercises to support any dysregulation.