Dr. Zarabi is a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist in New Jersey and New York, treating children, adolescents, adults, and families.  He received his doctorate from the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University.  Dr. Zarabi completed his doctoral research in the area of chronic illness, a specialty in his practice.  Specifically, he focused on the psychological and educational impact of inflammatory bowel disease, conducting research in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at Morristown Medical Center.

Dr. Zarabi also has a publication that addresses the issue of chronic illness in schools entitled Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Impact on Student Functioning (2009).  He has spoken at various conferences including the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and has worked with the American Diabetes Association.

Dr. Zarabi provides treatment for anxiety and mood disorders, ADHD, learning disabilities, anger management, and behavior issues.  He also conducts diagnostic psycho-educational evaluations, and provides counseling to parents regarding IEP and 504 accommodations.

His method in practice involves the patient as the central component that drives treatment.  He strives to understand, identify, and manage individual needs, while providing useful and applicable skills for improved daily functioning.  Dr. Zarabi's focus is for the patients to achieve their goals, by talking with them, rather than at them. 


ABOUT: Dr. Michael C. Zarabi
973 525 4451
Presentations:
Temple Beth Shalom, Livingston, NJ: March 2014 
Idenitifying Red Flags (Emotional, Behavioral, Sensory and Auditory Processing) in the Preschool and Early Elementary Years.

Essex County School Nurses Association, October 2012
Caring for Children with Chronic Illness in the School Setting

New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome: July 2012
Chronic Illness: Its Effect on Behavioral Health and Education (Webinar)
 
Millburn Public Library: February 2012
Managing Your Child's Chronic Illness: Psychological and Educational Implications

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America: June 2008, March 2010
IBD and School: What You Need to Know

American Group Psychotherapy Association: February 2009
Social Skills Group Therapy in the Middle School Years

Morristown Medical Center: Goryeb Children's Hospital, May 2007
IBD: Psychological and Educational Issues