Coral Gables, Florida
Anxiety Treatment in Coral Gables
In Coral Gables, mental health care collides with two forces: a culture where family reputation matters and struggles stay inside the house, and professional lives, law, medicine, the University, where a psychiatric record feels like a liability. So the anxiety gets managed with discipline and the depression with espresso, until neither works. The City Beautiful deserves care that understands both pressures. That pattern has a name and a well proven treatment. shrinkMD treats anxiety across Coral Gables by video, with board certified clinicians, measured care, and appointments as soon as availability allows instead of months.
Medically reviewed by Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, board certified psychiatrist · Published June 7, 2026 · Last reviewed July 7, 2026 · Editorial policy
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Why shrinkMD
Made to fit life in Coral Gables
Our care is bilingual when you want it, culturally fluent always, and structurally private: no insurance claims, no databases, records that move only with your written authorization. Visits happen by video from your home off Miracle Mile or your office, never a waiting room.
UM students, faculty, and Gables professionals are seen within days, with continuity through summers, sabbaticals, and moves across any of our ten states.
What's included
From spiral to skills
The work begins by mapping your specific pattern, when the worry spikes, what it costs your sleep and your decisions, and whether panic, social fear, or constant background dread leads the picture. That map decides the plan: medication when it earns its place, typically helping within two to six weeks, and skills training matched to your pattern, exposure for avoidance, interoceptive work for panic, containment for rumination.
Every follow up measures your progress on validated scales, every two to four weeks while we tune, then monthly or quarterly as you stabilize. You learn tools that work in real time, in traffic, before meetings, at 3 a.m., and the plan keeps adjusting until the numbers and your life both say better. No controlled substances, stated before you book.
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Care and next steps in Coral Gables
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
How quickly can my adult son or daughter be evaluated?
Within days, for adults 18 and older. The college and early career years are when most conditions first appear, and early evaluation changes the entire course.
Can care be conducted in Spanish and respect how my family views these things?
Yes. Tell us your language and family context when booking; both shape clinician matching and how we plan treatment, from what we call things to who is in the room.
Why do you not prescribe Xanax or other benzodiazepines?
Because they relieve an hour and reinforce the disorder, with real dependence risk. The durable path, SSRIs or SNRIs plus skills, actually shrinks anxiety, and that's what we practice.
What if it's anxiety and depression together?
Common, and treatable together. The evaluation maps both, and first line treatments overlap enough that one coherent plan usually covers the pair.
My anxiety is mostly physical symptoms. Is that normal?
Extremely. Racing heart, chest tightness, stomach trouble, and dizziness are anxiety's most common costumes, and we screen carefully in both directions before treating.
About Coral Gables
Coral Gables is a Miami-area city built around the University of Miami and its academic medical center. It's home to about 49,000 residents. The people we see here include students, university and hospital staff, and professionals.
Serving Coral Gables
Coral Gables is Miami's historic, Mediterranean-style City Beautiful, and reaching a psychiatrist here shouldn't take a long drive. shrinkMD sees adults across Coral Gables by secure video, whether you're near the Venetian Pool, the Biltmore Hotel, and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. You keep the same clinician each visit, with no commute and no waiting room.
What it costs
Transparent, published pricing
Our self-pay prices are the same in every state where we practice. No insurance billing, and no surprise statement later.
| Service | Self-pay price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Initial evaluation | From $295 | A full 50 to 60 minute evaluation, diagnosis, and written plan. |
| Follow-up visits | $110 to $215 | Per visit, depending on length and complexity. Member rates are lower. |
| Membership (optional) | $49 per month | Priority scheduling, member rates, and the Unstuck and QuitScrolling apps. First month free. |
Your care team
Who you will see
Your care is delivered by shrinkMD clinicians, and you keep the same one over time. You meet by secure video with a clinician licensed in your state.
- Shariq Refai, MD, MBA, FAPA, founder and board certified psychiatrist (ABPN), dual board certified in psychiatry and in sports and performance psychiatry.
- Matthew George, PMHNP-BC, ANP-BC, dual board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than two decades of clinical experience.
Related reading
More from a trusted source: Anxiety Disorders - National Institute of Mental Health.
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Call 1-877-747-4656 now, appointments are available as soon as availability allows for Coral Gables residents, by secure video from home.
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