Benilda Formoso

Benilda's work is healing-centered, focusing on recovery from trauma. As an EMDR therapist, she believes in creating safe spaces for emotions to be felt and explored. She works with people from the inside out, with an approach that is grounded in both science and heart. Benilda's name means "with good intention", and like her name, she sees the good in everyone and genuinely cares for each individual that she works with. Music shaped the beginnings of her career, having launched into the professional world as a music teacher and eventually a Certified Music Therapist, working primarily with veterans in long-term care. She worked in palliative care in the most tender of moments, supporting families as they said goodbye to their loved ones. She wrote and recorded songs with residents with dementia, brought families together through music and singing, and formed resident bands with 90-some-year-old musicians who played music in their prime. Benilda transitioned into social work, entering the field of counselling, consulting, and psychotherapy. She now operates a solo practice integrating music, EMDR, polyvagal theory, and mindful awareness.

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