Dr Zafar, MD - Psychiatrist at Grow Therapy

Dr Zafar

Dr Zafar

(he/him)

MD
4 years of experience
Virtual

Dr. Zafar is a US educated, trained, and double board certified psychiatrist. Prior to pursuing medicine, he 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.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

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: 1. WE DO NOT FILL OUT FMLA PAPERWORK DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2. UNLESS DR. ZAFAR DECIDES OTHERWISE, WE TEST FOR ADHD BEFORE PRESCRIBING ANY STIMULANT MEDICATION.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Listening to patients, understanding their priorities and, developing a stable therapeutic relationship.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

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.

About Dr Zafar

I identify as

Serves ages

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

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.