You're in an online therapy session on your Mac. The conversation requires your full attention and a sense of privacy. Then Slack pings. A Calendar reminder chimes. A browser tab you forgot about starts playing audio. Each interruption pulls you out of the moment, and the anxiety of "will something else interrupt?" can undermine the session before another sound even plays.
Why Do Not Disturb isn't enough
Do Not Disturb suppresses notification banners and most alert sounds, but it's not comprehensive. Some apps play their own audio notifications outside the system framework. A browser tab can auto-play. An app you forgot was running can produce unexpected sound. And DND doesn't help with the core problem: you want your therapy app (Zoom, Doxy, or a browser-based platform) at perfect clarity while everything else is guaranteed silent.
A sealed audio environment
SoundDial lets you mute every app except your therapy platform, creating an audio environment where interruptions are structurally impossible — not just suppressed.
Therapy session profile
- Zoom / browser (therapy platform): 100% — clear, full-volume communication
- Every other app: muted — Slack, Mail, Messages, Calendar, Music, secondary browsers
Apply the profile before your session starts. For the next hour, the only audio your Mac produces comes from your therapy app. No Slack ping can reach your speakers. No Calendar chime. No forgotten browser tab. The silence from other apps is guaranteed, not hoped for.
Returning to normal after
When the session ends, switch back to your regular profile. All your apps return to their normal volumes. Notifications you missed are still waiting in their apps — nothing was lost, just silenced during the time you needed privacy.
The same setup works for
- Medical telehealth appointments
- Confidential work conversations
- Important phone interviews
- Any situation where audio privacy and zero interruptions matter
Get SoundDial on the Mac App Store — €14.99 one-time purchase, no subscription, macOS 14.2+.