Listening Therapies Tailored to Complete Client Care
Understanding the Safe and Sound Protocol, Rest and Restore Protocol, and Integrated Listening System.
Explore the unique benefits and integrative potential of each of Unyte Health’s music-based listening programs: Safe and Sound Protocol™ (SSP), Rest and Restore Protocol™ (RRP), and Integrated Listening System™ (ILS).
No matter which Unyte program you start with, add additional programs at a deep discount to create a robust toolkit of effective, non-invasive sound-based interventions.
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What’s the Difference between Unyte Health Listening Programs?
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| Rest and Restore Protocol | Safe and Sound Protocol | Integrated Listening System | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Focus | Restoration and Recovery | Safety and Connection | Organization and Skill-building |
| Primary Use | Rest and Restore Protocol is an innovative, clinical-grade listening therapy based on homeostatic entrainment within a behavioral neuroscience framework. It guides the nervous system toward homeostasis by restoring internal physiological rhythms, supporting the shift from stress and fatigue toward balance, recovery and restoration. | Safe and Sound Protocol is an evidence-based listening therapy grounded in the neurobiology of safety. It uses music filtered through a patented algorithm to help shift the nervous system from defense toward regulation and connection. By supporting a felt sense of safety, it enhances clients’ capacity for presence, connection and engagement, which is known to accelerate therapeutic progress. | Integrated Listening System is a multisensory listening therapy that improves brain-body organization and functional skill building. By combining auditory input with movement-based activities, it harnesses the power of neuroplasticity to strengthen coordination, focus and learning. |
| Best Suited For | Lifespan care – pediatric to senior (age 2-100+) |
Lifespan care – pediatric to senior (age 2-100+) |
Lifespan care – pediatric to senior (age 2-100+) |
| Targeted Areas | Homeostasis by engaging autonomic regulation, internal rhythmic coherence, and subdiaphragmatic processes that contribute to balance and self-regulation | Ventral vagal pathway and social engagement system to support communication, reciprocal social engagement, feeding and ingestion | Sensory-motor/praxis, visual, auditory and vestibular sensory systems and higher-level brain functions |
| Mechanisms | Entrainment of homeostatic, endogenous biological rhythms | Stimulates the social engagement system through the auditory portal | Multisensory program for neural integration |
| May Support Clients With | Chronic stress and fatigue
Sleep challenges GI and gut-related issues Emotional imbalance and anxiety |
Trauma Sensory challenges Difficulties with social communication Anxiety and emotional regulation difficulties |
Improving attention and executive functioning Motor planning and coordination Sensory processing and integration Learning and performance Neurological injury or illness (brain injury, stroke or memory loss) |
| Client Profiles | Disconnected from self, internalizing, somatic issues | Disconnected from others, externalizing | Motivated but lacking integration of skill and body awareness |
| Delivery | Ten, 30-minute Tracks, often delivered in 30 minute listening sessions, typically delivered over 10-30 days. | 5 hours filtered music via MyUnyte app titrated over weeks or months, combined with co-regulation activities | 5 programs with filtered music plus bone conduction + movement via MyUnyte app, delivered over 4-6 months |
| Equipment | Headphones, earbuds, or speakers (not computer or phone speakers) | App-based, over-ear headphones or speakers | App-based, ILS system (Unyte Amp and BC/AC Headphones), and integration kit |
| Evidence | Pilot data and clinical trials in development | 10+ clinical trials in peer-reviewed journals | Strong testing results and case studies |
| Created By | Dr. Stephen Porges & Anthony Gorry | Dr. Stephen Porges | Co-created by Kate Minson and Randall Redfield in collaboration with Dr. Ron Minson, Ph.D |
Ready to explore which listening therapies are best for your clients?
Our experts can help you determine whether the Safe and Sound Protocol, Rest and Restore Protocol, or Integrated Listening System—or a combination—will best support your practice and your clients’ unique needs.
Combined Delivery of Unyte Listening Programs:
Accelerate Outcomes. Deepen Impact.
Accelerate Outcomes. Deepen Impact.
When delivered together, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) and Rest and Restore Protocol (RRP) can support a broader range of client needs — faster. While each protocol is powerful on its own, their combined use creates a synergistic effect that helps:
Balance both social engagement and physiological recovery systems.
Support clients navigating a wide range of complex challenges, from fatigue and chronic pain, to emotional and mental challenges.
Provide flexibility by adjusting delivery based on how a client responds session-to-session.
Exploring Combined and Sequenced Delivery
These examples of combined and sequenced delivery illustrate how a flexible, responsive approach allows providers to meet clients where they are and keep them moving forward.
Combined Delivery
If a client appears withdrawn and disconnected after an RRP listening session, the provider can support them by integrating SSP and co-regulation at the end of the session and at home.
Combined Delivery
If the client appears activated and talkative after an SSP listening session, the provider can support them by reducing the number of SSP sessions, and by adding RRP and sensory supports.
Sequenced Delivery
If a client reports better sleep after RRP, but remains challenged with social communication, the provider can recommend starting the SSP.
Sequenced Delivery
If a client reports better relationships and communication after SSP, but is having difficulty with sleep, the provider can recommend starting RRP.
Combine the Power of SSP and RRP for $199/month
Get access to both the SSP and RRP — including training, support, and an annual subscription — for just $199/month. This bundled pricing is designed to help you bring nervous system regulation into your practice more affordably than ever before.
SSP and RRP: What’s the Difference?
Rebecca Knowles, Director of Research, Education, and Quality at Unyte Health, discusses the differences between the Safe and Sound Protocol and Rest and Restore Protocol, and how providers can begin to choose the right program, or sequence of programs, for their clients.
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