Safe and Sound Protocol
Each of our therapists brings a different set of skills and approaches to therapy. We integrate the approaches and use what is best suited for each person.
Safe and Sound Protocol
The Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) is a five-hour auditory intervention designed to reduce stress and auditory sensitivity while enhancing social engagement and resilience. Based on Dr. Porges’ Polyvagal Theory, by calming the physiological and emotional state, the door is opened for improved communication and more successful therapy.
The SSP is a research-based therapy showing significant results in just five days in the following areas:
- Social and emotional difficulties
- Auditory sensitivities
- Anxiety and trauma related challenges
- Inattention
- Stressors that impact social engagement
- Emotional and physiological states are critical to how we approach a task at hand. When we have better state control, not only can we be more socially engaged, we are more open to therapy. Improved state regulation improves therapeutic outcomes.
This non-invasive intervention involves listening to music that has been processed specifically to retune the nervous system (regulating state) to introduce a sense of safety and the ability to socially engage. It is designed to help the nervous system to better receive process and respond to the cues and signals from the world around us. This helps us learn how to more easily and consistently feel better regulated in the face of life’s challenges.
For ways you can use SSP at home, please contact Susanne.
Therapists Providing Safe and Sound Protocol Therapy
Tara Cohen

Tara Cohen
MSW, RSW
Independent Associate
Individual Therapy, Family Therapy, Age: 16
Approaches to Therapy: ACT informed, CBT informed, DBT informed, Humanistic, MBSR, Narrative, PET, Psychodynamic, Safe & Sound Protocol, SE/Sensorimotor, Somatic Informed
Specialties: Illness, Grief, Loss, Bereavement, Anxiety, Emotional Regulation
Region:
$145/hr
Susanne Reinhold

Susanne Reinhold
MSW, RSW
Independent Associate
Individual Therapy, Age: 18
Approaches to Therapy: Humanistic, Safe & Sound Protocol, SE/Sensorimotor, Somatic Informed, Trauma Informed
Specialties: Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Therapy
Region:
$160/hr
SueEllen MacGowan

SueEllen MacGowan
RP, MACP, MBA, BA
Independent Associate
Individual Therapy, Age: 16
Approaches to Therapy: CBT informed, CI - Compassionate Inquiry, EMDR, IFS informed, Mindfulness, NARM, Safe & Sound Protocol, SE/Sensorimotor, Somatic Informed, Trauma Informed
Specialties: Veterans, PTSD, ADHD
Region:
$170 +HST/hr
Ines Yagi

Ines Yagi
Ph.D., RP, CAMFT Associate
Independent Associate
Individual Therapy, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy, Supervision, Age: 18
Approaches to Therapy: CBT, CBT informed, DBT informed, EFT, EFT Informed, Gottman method, Humanistic, IFS, IFS informed, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative, Object Relations, Psychodynamic, Safe & Sound Protocol, Schema Therapy, SE/Sensorimotor, Somatic Informed, Trauma Informed
Specialties: Men issues, Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Existential Issues
Region:
$175+HST (197.75)/hr
356 Woodroffe Ave., Entrance G/H, Suite 201, Ottawa, ON, K2A 3V6
(613) 699-0060
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