Horacio Arias, MD

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Get to know Psychiatrist Dr. Horacio Arias, who serves patients in Tampa, Florida.

As a highly-trained and qualified psychiatrist, Dr. Arias has the experience to offer effective outpatient, individualized, psychological care. He sees patients at his private practice in Tampa, Florida, where he treats a number of mental health disorders and provides a neutral ground to individuals, families, and couples. 

His focus is to help patients heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Dr. Arias achieves this by providing a neutral safe space, listening to each patient’s concerns, and customizing a treatment plan. 

The doctor is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to promoting high quality patient care for the public through the initial and continuing certification of psychiatrists and neurologists.

Back in 1954, Dr. Arias earned his medical degree from the National University of Colombia School of Medicine in Bogota. He then went on to complete his psychiatric training at Worcester State Hospital in Massachusetts, followed by his psychoanalytic training through the Colombian Psychoanalytic Association.

Among his professional affiliations, he is a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the Tampa Bay Psychoanalytic Society, the American Medical Association. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis.

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions. Psychiatrists evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, prescribe medication, and evaluate treatment results.

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