Clinician profile
Dr. Zara Habib
Specialist Psychiatrist
Dr. Zara Habib is a U.S.-trained, board-certified psychiatrist providing compassionate, individualised psychiatric care for children, adolescents and adults. Combining specialist medical training with a thoughtful, collaborative approach, she helps individuals and families better understand their experiences, navigate mental health challenges and find a path towards improved wellbeing.
With experience spanning general psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, Dr. Habib considers each person’s unique needs, developmental stage, relationships and life circumstances. She recognises that mental health is shaped by more than symptoms alone and takes time to understand the individual behind them.
Having grown up between North America, the Middle East and South Asia, Dr. Habib brings a culturally sensitive, globally informed perspective to her work.
Client Focus (Age Group)
- Children, Adolescents, Adults, Parents & Families
Areas of Expertise
- ADHD and Executive Functioning
- Anxiety Disorders
- Adjustment Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Depression and Mood Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
- Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
- Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychotic Disorders
- Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Children and Adolescents
- Parent Guidance and Family-Based Interventions
Therapeutic Approach
Developmentally informed and relationship-centered psychiatric care incorporating evidence-based medication management, supportive and psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT- and DBT-informed strategies, parent guidance, and multidisciplinary collaboration as clinically appropriate.
Qualifications
- MD – Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan
- General Psychiatry Residency – St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship – SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) – Board Certified in Psychiatry
- Intensive Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Program – William Alanson White Institute, New York
- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Graduate
- ADOS-2 Certification
Memberships
- American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology (ASCP)
Publications
- Molaie AM, Chiu CY, Habib Z, et al. Emotional Pain Mediates the Link Between Preoccupied Attachment and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in High Suicide Risk Psychiatric Inpatients. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019. Read article
- Flint J, Cohen L, Nath D, Habib Z, et al. The Association Between the Suicide Crisis Syndrome and Suicidal Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Personality Traits. European Psychiatry. 2021. Read article
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