About Ayanna
Ayanna Hatcher is a non-binary clinician who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, family tensions, and LGBT-related concerns. They name a goal of helping clients come back to their bodies and everyday life. Ayanna aims to make sessions feel grounded and accessible for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
Sessions focus on simple, hands-on practices rather than long lectures. Ayanna uses gentle sensory activities and embodiment exercises to help people notice what their bodies are telling them.
Background and approach
They invite reflection, breath work, and creative experiments that you can try between sessions. Their approach centers on anti-oppressive care and empowering the person in front of them. Ayanna emphasizes values and personal strengths when planning next steps.
They describe therapy as a collaborative, heart-centered exchange rather than a one-way process. Ayanna holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, LCPC, with three years of clinical experience. They practice in Maryland and offer sessions in English.
Practical skills and small, doable changes are a frequent focus in their work. People who want a therapist who mixes body-based practices with thoughtful conversation may find Ayanna’s style helpful. Sessions aim to help people breathe more easily, increase emotional clarity, and build healthier ways of relating to themselves and others.
Evidence-based body-centered approaches for online care
Ayanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine gentle body work with talk therapy. One approach emphasizes sensory activation and embodiment exercises to help people reconnect with physical signals like breath, tension, and movement; this can be useful for anxiety and stress by teaching simple skills to calm the nervous system. Another approach centers on values-based work and empowerment, helping people clarify what matters to them and make small changes that align with those values; this often supports relationship and grief work by focusing on meaningful next steps.Finding the right mix of techniques is a collaborative process. Ayanna works with each person to try approaches, notice what helps, and adjust plans based on goals and preferences. The therapist aims to create a pacing that fits the person’s energy and needs rather than imposing a single method.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for hands-on guided practices and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text let people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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