MEET Khaled
“My goal is not simply symptom reduction, but the cultivation of insight, self-respect, and sustainable cognitive health.”
Khaled Zaki is a psychiatric nurse practitioner specializing in neurodiversity and cognitive health. He graduated from UCSF in 2019 and has been in clinical practice since that time, working with individuals across a range of mood, anxiety, and attentional disorders.
His clinical interests include ADHD across the lifespan, anxiety management, executive functioning challenges, and the intersection of identity, culture, and belief systems.
Khaled approaches treatment through a biopsychosocial lens that integrates evidence-based psychopharmacology with psychotherapy-informed care. In addition to medication management, he incorporates principles from Adlerian psychology, which emphasize belonging, purpose, lifestyle patterns, and the ways early experiences shape private logic. This framework is particularly helpful when working with individuals navigating tensions between faith, sexuality, and cultural identity.
Many of the individuals he works with are thoughtful, introspective, and high-functioning professionals who struggle quietly with attention regulation, chronic self-doubt, or internal conflict. He aims to create a space that is structured yet collaborative — one that values clarity, accountability, and meaningful behavioral change.
Outside of clinical practice, Khaled is deeply engaged in stained glass artistry, exploring Islamic geometric and Art Deco design through the study of light, structure, and visual perception. This serious creative practice reflects his broader interest in how environment, color, and structure influence cognition and emotional regulation.
His goal is not simply symptom reduction, but the cultivation of insight, self-respect, and sustainable cognitive health.