About Me
Dr. Sara Hayden, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC
Sara Hayden, DNP, CRNP, PMHNP-BC is a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of nursing experience, specializing in women’s mental health. She provides compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care with a holistic, whole-person approach that integrates thoughtful medication management with attention to lifestyle, stress, sleep, and overall wellbeing. Dr. Hayden earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Wilmington University and completed her Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner training at Wilkes University. Her clinical background includes community mental health, residential treatment programs, and private practice, where she has worked with women experiencing anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma-related conditions, and life-stage transitions such as postpartum and perimenopause. In addition to her clinical work, she serves as a professor and clinical educator, mentoring future nurse practitioners. Dr. Hayden lives on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with her family and enjoys gardening, yoga, cooking, and traveling.