Adult out-of-network psychiatry
Menlo Park + California telehealth
Evaluation and medication management for anxiety, depression, trauma-related stress, and burnout.
Many of my patients look “fine” from the outside. They’re working, caring for others, staying productive, but, privately, they’re carrying too much. If anxiety, low mood, trauma-related stress, or burnout is starting to affect sleep, focus, relationships, or performance, it’s reasonable to get help before it becomes unmanageable.
With a comprehensive evalution, we’ll clarify what’s going on and build a treatment plan that fits your real life. This can look like thoughtful medication management when appropriate, and coordination with therapy when helpful.
This is outpatient, ongoing psychiatric care. It’s not the right place for crisis services, court-ordered evaluations, or medication requests without follow-up care.
I provide care that respects your capacity, and addresses what’s wearing it down.
Hi, I’m Dr. Shaista Khan. Many of my patients are capable and are used to handling things themselves. It matters who you choose. I combine medical training with a calm, structured approach – helping my clients make sense of symptoms, reduce the mental load, and build sustainable change over time.
For many high-functioning adults, anxiety, burnout, and trauma-related stress are shaped by family expectations, achievement pressure, and what you’ve had to carry quietly. I offer culturally attuned care, including for South Asian and immigrant family contexts, without assumptions or stereotypes. The goal is understanding, relief, and a plan that fits your life.
I believe the first step should feel clear and steady. In a brief 15-minute consultation, we can clarify what you’re experiencing, discuss whether we’re a good fit, and outline thoughtful next steps.
private, flexible care
Whether you meet me either in person in my Menlo Park office or online from anywhere in California, the goal is the same: reduce the load, improve daily functioning, and build momentum without rushing the work.
Explore my areas of expertise to learn how care works and what an ongoing treatment relationship can look like.
I work with many patients to help them restore sleep, reduce anticipatory dread, regain emotional regulation, function at work without collapsing, and feel less alone and more like themselves again.
To provide exceptional care to patients, Dr. Khan has chosen to not be on any insurance panels and is a private-pay practice.
This structure allows Dr. Khan to spend more time with each patient and conduct the necessary due diligence required to effectively treat each patient based on their needs, rather than to treat within the constraints of insurance companies.
If you’d like to seek out-of-network reimbursement, you can request documentation for submitting a superbill.
A psychologist typically provides therapy and behavioral assessment. A psychiatrist is a medical doctor (MD/DO) who can provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and prescribe/monitor medication when appropriate.
If you’re looking for diagnostic clarity, medical expertise, and medication management as part of ongoing outpatient care, psychiatry may be the right next step – and therapy can still be part of the plan.
I provide psychiatric evaluation and medication management, and can incorporate psychotherapy when appropriate. For many of my high performing clients, that means fewer handoffs and a more continuity.
If anxiety, mood, trauma-related stress, or burnout is affecting sleep, focus, relationships, or daily functioning, an evaluation can clarify what’s going on and what kind of treatment makes sense. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit from psychiatric care.
Yes. Dr. Khan provides telepsychiatry to adults located in California, and also sees patients in-person in Menlo Park.
We review symptoms, timeline, history, stressors, prior treatment, and goals. The outcome is clarity and a plan – whether that includes medication, therapy coordination, or both.
Medication management here is ongoing care: follow-up appointments to track progress, monitor side effects, and make thoughtful adjustments over time—not rushed refills.
I prescribe medications when clinically appropriate and when they fit within an ongoing treatment relationship with follow-up care. This practice is not structured for one-time controlled-substance requests.
This practice is treatment-focused. Documentation is considered case-by-case when clinically appropriate, but paperwork is not offered as a standalone service or primary reason for care.
Messages are typically returned the same day or within 24 hours.
Telehealth appointments are often available within the same week for new patients.
In-person appointments are currently available on Mondays in Menlo Park.
Telehealth is available for California residents only.