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Dr. Zafar is a US educated, trained, and double board certified psychiatrist. Prior to pursuing medicine, he has had a successful career in engineering, helping build complicated implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, and deep brain stimulators. Dr. Zafar believes that prescription of medications without an adequate understanding of the brain, often results in frustration and worsening of mental health. His approach to Psychiatry encompasses understanding your mental health and gaining insight into how your brain developed, and currently functions to define who you are as a child, sibling, partner, spouse, parent, grandparent. He understands the importance of your mental health is and its effects on your daily life and your loved ones.
The initial session (or more) will be spent understanding you, your journey, and where you would like to see yourself in the coming years. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING AT DR. ZAFAR'S CLINIC: 1. DUE TO HIS WORK WITH SOME GOVERNMENT LABOR AND WORK ENTITIES, WE DO NOT FILL OUT FMLA/SDI/ESA PAPERWORK DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2. UNLESS HE DECIDES OTHERWISE, WE TEST FOR ADHD BEFORE PRESCRIBING ANY STIMULANT MEDICATION.
Listening to patients, understanding their priorities and, developing a stable therapeutic relationship.
With Dr. Zafar only you are in the driving seat on the journey back to health and happiness - Dr. Zafar will help you navigate your way back to your best potential. However, to improve your chances of success, you must be willing to follow the navigation and put in the effort that will be required to regain mental health.
Other specialties
I identify as
Psychodynamic
In the true Freudian tradition, I develop a psychodynamic understanding of my patients over their medication management sessions. I use this understanding to optimize my brief office-visit talk-therapy and facilitate a therapeutic relationship.
24 ratings with written reviews
May 1, 2026
Dr. Zafar was open-minded and allowed my thoughts to flow. He gave me great advice and confirmed my thoughts and feelings about a recent issue. I highly recommend him.
April 21, 2026
He knew what to do was very helpful and understanding great guy
March 12, 2026
I like that he matched my mental capacity and I didn't feel like I was the one just talking the entire time. I was engaged throughout and it felt like a high level conversation.