Anna mcchesney

CEO | Licensed Professional Counselor | Board-Certified Music Therapist | EMDRIA Certified Therapist | Fellow of the Association of Music and Imagery | LPC SUpervisor

As the Visionary of The Center for Creative Healing, Anna is focused on big‑picture direction and vision, growth, culture, and innovation of the company. As a therapist, she has been supporting people through music therapy and counseling for over 20 years.

She specializes in working with professional women navigating anxiety, burnout, emotional disconnection, and complex trauma using somatic EMDR and Guided Imagery and Music.  Combining trauma work with depth work provides a creative path towards wholeness. If you are interested in working with Anna, please reach out. Additionally, she offers workshops, speaking engagements, and consulting.

Anna earned her degrees in Music Therapy and Music Education from East Carolina University, then completed her master’s in Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her 20 year career includes 13 years providing music therapy and crisis stabilization for detained teens, growing a thriving creative therapy practice, and consulting for schools. She also coaches business owners and leads workshops on social-emotional learning, burnout prevention, and creative wellness.

For the past five years, Anna has served on the Music Therapy Advisory Board, appointed by Governor Youngkin, where she supports Virginia’s music therapists. She also serves on the board of the Richmond chapter of NAWBO and the Monacan High School Choral Boosters.