CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19NEWS)-- Survivors of brain injuries in Central Virginia are finding a new way forward through music.

The Center for Creative Healing, which first launched in Richmond, has expanded into Charlottesville with support from a state grant through the Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative.

“Region Ten has been able to partner with us to use their space to provide music therapy services for people with traumatic brain injuries, concussions, or spinal cord injuries,” said Anna McChesney, CEO of the Center for Creative Healing.

Licensed music therapist Raven Bransom says the sessions typically begin with a greeting or check-in, followed by movement activities with music such as stretching, shaking, or drumming together. The goal is to give survivors tools to process emot

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