THE GAP
The first 12 weeks after surgery are the highest-anxiety, lowest-support window in the entire patient journey.
Patients leave in a heightened stress state. Normal recovery sensations feel alarming. They don't know what's expected and they don't have anywhere to go.
That gap is where satisfaction erodes, phone calls spike, and negative online reviews get written.
The Sonavé Surgical Recovery Program gives your patients somewhere to go during that window. Structured. Evidence-tracked. Designed to reinforce your recovery guidance, not replace it.
PATIENT DEMAND
your patients are already looking for this
The shift toward integrative, sensory-based recovery isn't coming. It's here.
122M
American adults used complementary health approaches in 2022 (up from 1 in 5 to more than 1 in 3.)
$375B
projected U.S. complementary medicine market by 2033 (that's up from $52.78 billion in 2025.)
the #l
request of surgical patients, beyond medication, is personal conversation and connection
Many patients leave surgery in a heightened stress state and become very sensitive to normal recovery sensations.
The goal of the program is to support a calmer nervous system, normalize the recovery experience, and give patients a structured space to rest and regulate.
When patients feel calmer and more informed, they tend to be less anxious about what they're feeling, and less likely to call your office asking if it's normal.
RECOVERY COMPANION
sonavé is the wellness support between their visits
The program meets patients where they are – in person, at home, and on demand – from the week before surgery through their full recovery window.
Pre Operation
Welcome & Preparation
As soon as a patient registers for surgery your patients receive a reassuring welcome message with instructions on how access to simple on-demand exercises to help them arrive to surgery feeling less anxious.
Days 1-7
Early Recovery Support
During the highest-anxiety days, patients receive SMS messages normalizing discomfort and emotional fluctuations, reducing the urge to call your office in a panic.
Ongoing
Session Reminders
Automated, warm reminders for upcoming in-person and virtual recovery sessions arranged specifically for your patients and suggested according to their procedure type.
Ongoing
Reporting
HIPAA compliant, brief milestone check-ins at key recovery points feed directly into the outcome reports we deliver to your office – giving you visibility into how your patients are feeling between visits.
THE TRUTH
this isn't a problem you can avoid
These are the experiences your patients are sharing with each other about their experience with your practice
48%
of all surgical patients experience significant preoperative anxiety.
23%
of surgical patients experience depression and 26% experience anxiety in the perioperative period
95%
of plastic surgeons report encountering depression in their patients. The same percentage report encountering anxiety reactions.
WHAT YOUR PATIENTS WILL EXPERIENCE
the in-person experience
Every session is built on modalities with growing clinical evidence, and growing patient demand.
Acoustic Therapy
Crystal alchemy instruments selected for their tonal properties and matched to therapeutic protocols. A systematic review of 19 clinical studies suggests that singing bowl interventions may help reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms, with some studies also reporting pain-related benefits.
Breathwork
Guided breathing sequences designed for post-surgical recovery. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials found breathwork significantly reduced stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms — while lowering cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone.
Somatic Regulation
Techniques that help patients become aware of and release the physical tension held in the body after surgery. When patients learn to down-regulate their nervous system, they experience less pain sensitivity, better sleep, and lower anxiety — the three concerns your office hears about most.
Integrative Pain Support
Abbott Northwestern Hospital found that 76% of patients reported pain improvement after integrative therapy sessions, with satisfaction as high as 88% in rehabilitation patients. Patients also reported learning self-management practices they continued using at home.
In-person recovery sessions
Group sessions combining general post-operative education, acoustic therapy, somatic regulation techniques, and guided breathwork.
Patients learn techniques that support comfort and calm during recovery, support nervous system regulation, and process the physical stress of surgery – in a structured environment with evidence-based assessments.
Every session is designed to reinforce your post-operative instructions, not introduce competing guidance.
Virtual recovery sessions
A live, guided session patients attend from home. Designed for those who prefer the comfort of home or are still homebound during early recovery.
Covers post-operative education, stress management, and the same nervous system regulation techniques practiced in person – so patients have continuity between visits.
Text-based Recovery Companion
As soon as a patient registers for surgery through the final weeks of healing, your patients receive timed, personalized text messages that normalize their recovery, ease anxiety, and keep them connected to their Sonavé support team.
No app to download. No login to remember. Just the right words at the right time so they never feel alone in the recovery process.
On-demand resources
As soon as a patient registers for surgery forward, we connect your patients with simple on-demand meditations, calming practices, and nurse-directed medical education to help them prepare and manage surgery-related anxieties and stress.
Recovery you can track
Throughout your patient's recovery, we collect brief check-ins and validated clinical outcome measures at key milestones – and deliver it all back to your office in regular reporting.
You'll know how your patients are doing between visits, not just when they're in your chair.
IMPACT YOUR TEAM FEELS
what changes for your practice
The Surgical Recovery Program is designed to improve patient outcomes and reduce the operational burden on your team.
Fewer after hours calls
Patients receiving regular Recovery Companion text messages, access to on-demand content, and regular in-person sessions are less likely to call your office with anxiety-driven questions.
Measurable patient satisfaction
Validated outcome data gives you visibility into your patients' recovery experience – and documentation that supports the quality of care your practice delivers.
Better prepared follow-ups
Patients arrive at follow-up appointments calmer, more informed, and more engaged – which means more productive visits and fewer unscheduled appointments.
Differentiated experience
Recovery support is where most practices stop investing. Offering a structured, luxury-quality recovery program sets your practice apart in a way patients notice and talk about.
No additional staff burden
Sonavé manages the entire program – scheduling, facilitation, content delivery, patient communication, and outcome tracking. Your team does nothing beyond sending us the patient information and surgery type.
Clinical alignment
Our recovery team includes a board-certified nurse practitioner. The program is built with clinical fluency and designed to reinforce your post-operative guidance at every touchpoint.
YOUR RECOVERY TEAM
two disciplines, one powerful approach
Natalie Kimball
Clinical Director
Natalie Kimball, FNP-BC Natalie is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and certified acoustic therapist.
She designs every Sonavé recovery protocol, selects the validated outcome measures in your patient reports, and oversees the clinical escalation framework that connects our team to your office when something needs your attention.
She trains and certifies every facilitator who works with your patients. When you refer a patient into Sonavé, Natalie's clinical lens is built into every session they attend.
Jessa Hooley
Programming Director
Jessa Hooley, Somatic Stress & Sensory Therapy Specialist, is the architect of what your patients actually experience in every recovery session.
She designed the sensory environment and the somatic regulation techniques that help patients down-regulate their nervous system and process the physical stress of surgery.
Her expertise in somatic trauma resolution shapes how each session moves patients from a heightened stress state into deep rest. The modalities your patients receive aren't pulled from a menu, they were built from the ground up by someone who understands how the body holds and releases stress.
You're not referring patients into a generic wellness service. You're referring them into a program with clinical oversight from an NP who understands your post-operative concerns, and a recovery experience designed by a specialist who has spent years studying how the nervous system heals. Your patients are held. Your staff is unburdened. And the data comes back to you.
Why this matters for your practice
let's design the right program for your practice
Every partnership is tailored to your patient volume, surgical specialties, and practice goals. We'd like to learn about your practice and show you what a structured recovery program looks like.
disclaimer
The Sonavé Surgical Recovery Program provides general wellness education and recovery support services. The information, content, and sessions offered through this program (including on-demand content, live virtual sessions, and in-person group sessions) are intended for educational and informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
This program is designed to complement your surgeon's post-operative care plan, not to replace it. Sonavé does not modify, override, or substitute for the medical guidance provided by your surgical team. Participants should continue to follow all post-operative instructions from their surgeon and contact their surgical provider directly with any medical questions or concerns about their recovery.
While our recovery team includes a board-certified nurse practitioner, participation in this program does not establish a provider-patient relationship. Our team members are functioning as wellness educators within this program, not as your healthcare providers.
Sonavé makes no guarantees regarding individual recovery outcomes. Individual results may vary based on the nature of the procedure, personal health factors, and adherence to your surgeon's care plan. The outcome tracking conducted through this program reflects participant-reported data and validated assessments – it is not a substitute for clinical evaluation by your surgical team.
By participating in any Sonavé program or accessing our content, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this disclaimer and agree that Sonavé, its founders, and its team members are not liable for any decisions made or actions taken based on the information provided.
If you are experiencing a medical emergency, contact 9-1-1 or your surgeon's office immediately.