Harbor Psychiatry & Mental Health

I saw 2 psychiatrists who misdiagnosed me before seeing Dr. Zarrabi. I drove all the way from Santa Monica to see her as the psychiatrists in my area who took my insurance were really bad. She truly cares about her patients and tries to prescribe the minimum amount w/​the maximum results (unlike others who want to prescribe more to make more $). I cannot say enough good things about her and I trust her 100%. I went from having severe panic attacks every day to being completely normal. I finally feel myself again!

I had gone through numerous psychiatrists and psychologists before Harbor Health. You can see my other reviews for negative feedback I left for my last psychiatrist. To summarize though, I had almost completely given up on professional help. I stopped going to psychologists/​psychiatrists because nothing was really helping and I didn’t feel like the practitioners I was visiting cared about me. Over a few months, my health severely declined. At one of my lowest points, I made the decision to try once again and lucked out big time.
I found Dr. Zarrabi’s name because I was looking for doctors who specialized in ADD/​ADHD. Dr. Zarrabi met with me and agreed my current dosage was way too high and instead worked with me to lower it and switch medications that were more mild in their effects. She also recommended a psychologist at the same practice which I began seeing. After 18 years, I finally feel like I’m seeing some improvements. A combination of both medicine and therapy have really made a huge impact on me. I have plenty more to go before I’m 100%, if I’ll even ever get there, but I know the doctors here care about me and want to see positive improvements over time.
If you end up visiting their practice, make sure you schedule well in advance. Please note, I’m giving this review 5 stars because of how fantastic the doctors have been, but you should keep in mind there will be a wait each time you go. I don’t think I’ve ever had an appoint kick-​off at my scheduled time. They will also charge you if you miss an appointment, but I think this is a fair practice.
Anyways, this has been a long journey for me and I wish you the best in yours.