Ayanna Hatcher, MD, LCPC

Licensed in Maryland · 3 years in practice

Ayanna Hatcher is a non-binary clinician based in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, family concerns, and LGBT-related issues.

License and registration

LCPC, Maryland: LC14539 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1083343149 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 3
Languages: English

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About Ayanna

Ayanna Hatcher is a non-binary clinician based in Maryland who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, family concerns, and LGBT-related issues. Ayanna keeps sessions calm and down-to-earth, using simple, practical steps to help people feel steadier. The first conversations focus on what matters most to the client and what small changes would help day-to-day life.

Ayanna uses experiential practice and embodiment exercises to reconnect people with their bodies and immediate experience.

Background and approach

Sessions can include gentle sensory activation, guided breathing, and creative activities that help shift how someone notices thoughts and feelings. The work aims to make emotions easier to carry and decisions easier to make. Their approach centers on anti-oppressive care and empowerment.

Ayanna invites clients to reflect on values and personal strengths as a way to guide choices. This is a collaborative process where the client’s lived experience shapes the pace and focus of therapy. Ayanna holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and brings three years of clinical experience to the work.

Their session style is warm and heart-centered, while staying practical and geared toward real-life changes. People who want a gentle, creative approach that emphasizes body awareness may find this style useful. To begin, Ayanna asks clients to identify one or two clear goals.

From there sessions are paced to build skills and confidence. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with attention to what the person wants to carry forward.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ayanna lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief

Online support

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options

Ayanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on body awareness and experiential practice. One approach emphasizes embodied exercises and sensory activation to help people notice how emotions show up in the body and learn simple ways to calm nervous system responses. Another approach centers values-based work and empowerment, helping people identify what matters to them and translate those values into practical steps at home.

Finding the right approach is treated as a team effort. Ayanna will collaborate with each person to try methods and adjust them according to goals, needs, and personal preferences. This could mean shifting from more somatic practices to value-focused planning, or mixing techniques across sessions until a comfortable rhythm emerges.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls let people use visual cues and embodied exercises, phone sessions offer a low-bandwidth option for check-ins, and chat or text can work well for brief reflections or when scheduling makes real-time conversation difficult. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving routines, or other commitments while keeping the focus on practical change and steady progress.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Ayanna work with?

Ayanna supports people managing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family concerns, and LGBT-related issues.

How would you describe their therapeutic style?

Sessions are calm and practical, with breathing, sensory exercises, and creative activities to help people reconnect to their bodies and notice feelings differently.

What is their background and experience?

Ayanna has three years of clinical experience and focuses on empowerment-driven, anti-oppressive care that centers the client's lived experience.

What credentials do they hold and where are they located?

Ayanna holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with Ayanna?

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