Amar Arafat Verified Provider

Dr. Amar Arafat is a psychiatrist with Animo Sano Psychiatry, offering medication management and outpatient psychiatric care for adults and seniors in Durham, North Carolina.

His practice focuses on addiction and substance use disorders and ADHD, anxiety and depression, trauma and related conditions, integrating evidence based approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and trauma focused therapy. Dr. Arafat provides personalized treatment plans designed to meet each patient where they are, with compassionate and inclusive care that honors diverse identities and experiences.

Addiction and Substance Use Care

Dr. Arafat specializes in treating adults with addiction, alcohol use and substance use concerns through outpatient psychiatry and medication management. He develops personalized treatment plans tailored to each person’s goals, combining psychiatric medication when appropriate with therapeutic modalities including motivational interviewing and compassion focused approaches.

Sessions offer a collaborative space to address both the underlying causes of substance use and the day to day challenges of recovery. Patients note his thoughtful, thorough approach and his ability to listen well and create effective plans for even complex presentations.

ADHD Care

Dr. Arafat also treats adults with ADHD offering diagnostic evaluation and medication management alongside supportive, skills focused care. His approach includes creating individualized treatment plans for complex ADHD presentations, using a combination of psychiatric medication and evidence based behavioral strategies to improve focus, organization and daily functioning.

Getting Started

Dr. Arafat sees patients in person at two Durham locations and offers secure telehealth sessions for adults across North Carolina. He offers a free 15 minute consultation to assess fit before beginning treatment.

He accepts many major insurance plans including Aetna and BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna and Medicaid, Medicare and UnitedHealthcare and also offers self pay options with sliding scale availability for eligible patients.