Meet the Team

  • Hello! Iā€™m Catarina.

    I founded Minervapsych as a Nursing Corporation, with the intention to provide the best care and education for my patients.

    As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, I provide compassionate and comprehensive psychiatric care in collaboration with a psychiatrist. I take a holistic, evidence-based approach to mental health, recognizing that our well-being is influenced by biological factors, early life experiences, and medical conditions. By conducting a thorough evaluation, I work closely with each patient to develop a personalized treatment plan, integrating my expertise in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. I believe in a team-based approach and collaborate with primary care providers, therapists, and family members to ensure well-rounded support.

    At Minervapsych, I collaborate with Dr. Zafar to discuss and improve treatment plans.

  • Dr. Zafar is a US educated, trained, and double board certified psychiatrist. 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. Prior to pursuing medicine, he had a successful career in engineering, helping build complicated implantable defibrillators, pacemakers, and deep brain stimulators. With a background in engineering, and an avid interest in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry, he has developed a novel treatment approach based on the latest neurological and psychiatric research.