Coral Gables, Florida
Medication Management 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. Medication that affects your brain should be managed, not merely refilled. shrinkMD brings board certified medication management to Coral Gables by video, with appointments as soon as availability allows and progress tracked at every visit.
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
shrinkMD in Coral Gables, on your terms
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
What careful prescribing actually involves
Choosing a medication is reasoning, not reflex: your specific diagnosis, your past trials and their outcomes, family response patterns, side effect profiles, interactions with what you already take, and your own priorities, sleep, weight, energy, focus, all weigh in. We explain the tradeoffs and decide together.
Then we manage it like it matters: measured follow up every two to four weeks during changes, honest side effect guidance, planned tapers instead of cold stops, and deprescribing when something is no longer pulling its weight. Monitoring labs run through your local lab with results reviewed together. We don't prescribe stimulants or benzodiazepines, and we're direct about that up front.
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Care and next steps in Coral Gables
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, clear answers
I am faculty at UM. Does anything touch university systems?
Nothing. We are entirely outside university and insurer systems, and your records are yours alone.
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.
What if my medication causes side effects?
You get clear guidance on what fades within two weeks, what deserves a message, and what means call now, and switches are planned rather than abrupt.
Will you coordinate with my primary care doctor?
With your permission, yes, in both directions, so interactions get caught and both plans pull the same way.
How often will I be seen?
Every two to four weeks while starting or adjusting, then every one to three months once stable. The cadence follows your response, not a fixed grid.
About Coral Gables
With about 49,000 residents, Coral Gables is a community we're glad to serve. It's a Miami-area city built around the University of Miami and its academic medical center. We care for students, university and hospital staff, and professionals.
Serving Coral Gables
Across Coral Gables, from the Biltmore Hotel, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, and the Coral Gables Museum, residents can meet a board-certified psychiatrist by secure video with shrinkMD. Coral Gables is Miami's historic, Mediterranean-style City Beautiful, so virtual care means no drive and no waiting room, just steady follow-up with one clinician.
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.
Helpful guides to read next
More from a trusted source: Mental health medications - MedlinePlus.
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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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