Practitioner record · Checked 7 Nov 2026
Ayanna Hatcher has been in practice 3 years and is licensed in Maryland. Ayanna lists stress, Anxiety, LGBT and relationship issues among 5 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Ayanna's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Ayanna works with
Ayanna lists 5 specialisms. Specialisms are the subjects Ayanna chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Ayanna's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor certified in Authentic Consent, Holistic Therapy and Trauma Focused Care. I work with clients who have been historically marginalized to reconnect to their bodies through gentle sensory activation, intuitive wisdom and creative reimagining. In my sessions I hope to create space for self-inquiry and reflection through experiential practice/s and embodiment exercise. My training is centered around anti-oppressive standards of care, empowerment driven connection and values-based enrichment. I am committed to helping people breathe deeper, laugh harder and love healthier. I invite you to join me in a heart-centered exchange today!
Ayanna Hatcher, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Nov 2026
03 · What happens next
Ayanna practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Ayanna's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Ayanna at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Ayanna is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Ayanna.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Practical details
05 · Provenance
Ayanna's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Nov 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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