Lpc-A Anna Valdez

Anna Valdez, MA LPC-A, currently serves in the role of Child and Family Development at Lifesong for Orphans since June 2023 and has been a Mental Health Therapist and Program Director at Chosen since May 2021. In the position of Program Director, Anna leads a program focusing on specific outputs and outcomes while providing management and supervision of program managers and direct care staff to ensure excellence in delivering Chosen’s Model of Care for foster, adopt, kinship, and birth families. Previous experience includes serving as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor-Intern and Director of Programs at FOSTERING HOPE AUSTIN, as well as roles at Back2Back Ministries and Sharyland High School. Anna holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of the Cumberlands and an additional Master of Arts in English from The University of Texas-Pan American, among other educational credentials.