Sometimes the challenge isn't effort.
Kids who struggle to focus, get overwhelmed by sound, or seem out of sync with their peers often aren't lacking effort. Their brains are working hard to process the world around them, and sometimes that processing needs support.
The Listening Program® (TLP) is a neuroscience-based music listening therapy built on more than two decades of peer-reviewed research. Specially designed therapeutic music, delivered through headphones, helps the brain build stronger pathways for attention, emotional regulation, and communication.
"In my work with children and families, I look for tools grounded in real research, not trends. The Listening Program is one I feel confident recommending, because of the science behind it and the results I've seen in the children I work with."
— Dr. Lynne Kenney
Which challenge sounds familiar?
Sensory sensitivity, big feelings, or a need to feel calm and safe
Trouble focusing, remembering, or staying on task at school
A desire to strengthen executive function, communication, and regulation together
Rhythm, coordination, or feeling out of sync in the body
"After just three and a half months of The Listening Program, Landon is happier, trying harder to make good choices, more organized, and relating better to others. His active listening skills have improved, and he's following directions, which lets him accomplish more of what he wants to do. His sound sensitivity has improved too. Even the sound of the blender doesn't bother him anymore."
— Parent of Landon, age 8
(Source: advancedbrain.com/tlp-inspiring-stories, used with ABT's existing consent for reuse of published testimonials)
More than 10,000 providers have been trained in The Listening Program since 1999.
Phase A
Gradually introduces filtered, spatially modified music, easing the brain in before the deeper training begins.
How TLP Works
Landon's changes trace back to four layered technologies built into every session.
Original Music, Not a Playlist
TLP's music is composed and recorded specifically for the program: classical recordings by the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble, rhythmic world music by ethno-percussionist Nacho Arimany. Every note is recorded new, for this purpose.
A Three-Phase Session: ABC Modular Design™
TLP's music is composed and recorded specifically for the program: classical recordings by the Arcangelos Chamber Ensemble, rhythmic world music by ethno-percussionist Nacho Arimany. Every note is recorded new, for this purpose.
Phase B
Is the deepest training phase, using Audio Bursting to challenge the brain to keep processing sound accurately as it changes.
Phase C
Returns the listener to unmodified music, so the session ends in a settled state.
The spatial modification in Phases A and B creates a three-dimensional sound field, training the brain to locate where sound is coming from and prioritize one voice over background noise. It's the same skill a child uses to follow a teacher's voice in a noisy classroom, or a driver uses to register a siren before seeing it.
Spatial Surround® Technology
Audio Bursting
During Phase B, intermittent bursts of volume are timed to shifts in the music. This trains the brain to keep processing sound accurately through sudden changes. Over time, this helps reduce sensitivity to sudden or overwhelming sounds.
Fits Into Daily Life
For families like Landon's, that structure shows up in ordinary moments. TLP Online runs on a simple rhythm, two sessions a day, most days a week, about 15 minutes each. Many families build those sessions into moments that already exist in the day:
Fifteen minutes before school,
to settle a child before the day starts
The drive home
to settle a child before the day starts
Fifteen to twenty minutes before bed
to help the body shift toward sleep
$34.95
a month for one listener
Getting
Started
TLP Online is a subscription accessed on any web-connected device through the free TLP app or a browser. There's no hardware to buy or wait on. Plans start at $34.95 a month for one listener, about the cost of a single streaming subscription, or $69.95 a month for up to five (about $14 a person).