Dr Sadaf Khattak

Dr Sadaf Khattak is a compassionate and highly dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist who is committed to providing holistic, person-centred care. Her clinical practice focuses on complex psychiatric presentations where mental health, physical health, trauma, culture, and relationships intersect. Dr Khattak adopts a warm, thoughtful, and clinically grounded approach, drawing on psychodynamic principles, trauma-informed care, and evidence-based psychiatry to support her patients. She works collaboratively with individuals, their families, and other healthcare professionals to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to the whole person.

With a broad range of clinical interests, Dr Khattak has a particular focus on complex comorbidities, chronic medical and psychiatric conditions, and chronic pain. She is highly experienced in managing trauma-related presentations, complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bipolar affective disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan, with a specific focus on ADHD in women. Additionally, her areas of expertise encompass women's mental health, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, sleep disorders, and chronic fatigue.

Dr Khattak completed her initial medical training at the University of Peshawar, Pakistan, qualifying in 2002. After relocating to Australia, she undertook specialist psychiatry training and went on to obtain a Master of Psychiatric Medicine from the University of Melbourne.