Adult Psychiatrist, Board Eligible

Long Beach

✅ Accepting New Patients

💼 40 Years Experience

⭐ Highly Recommended

🕰️ Excellent Wait Time

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Getting to know Yousuf Allawalla, M.D.

Dr. Allawala is a general psychiatrist with over 40 years of practicing medicine. He completed his psychiatry residency at the Harvard South Shore Program in Brockton, Massachusetts. Dr. Allawala has an extensive clinical background having worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings and is also certified in electroconvulsive therapy.

He has an interest in treating a wide range of psychiatric illnesses including mood and anxiety disorders, ADHD, and substance use disorder. Dr. Allawala believes in patient-centered care and has been described by many as a compassionate and empathetic provider. In his free time, Dr. Allawala enjoys spending time with his family and exploring the great outdoors.

Dr. Allawala speaks English, Urdu & Hindi.

Focus Areas

ADHD
Anxiety
Depression

Panic Attacks
Mood Swings

Self-Esteem Issues
Bipolar Disorder

Clientele

Adults

Treatment Approaches

Addiction Psychiatry: Focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders.

Identity

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Urdu

Insurance Providers

UMR
PHCS MultiPlan
Medicare
Carelon Health
VHP

ComPsych
Kaiser Permanente
Aetna
Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield
Magellan Health
TriWest
MHN

5.0

I have been seeing Dr. Yousuf Allalawa for medication management and it's been great.

FAQs

1. What is your approach to working with patients?

Get to know patient, previous history and treatment and previous medication, what medications has helped in the past.

2. How do you integrate medication management?

Treat symptoms anxiety depression bipolar and mood disorders

3. What types of concerns do you specialize in treating?

Anxiety Depression, Mood disorders, ADHD

4. What's something you want your patients to know about you?

Has worked in different environment outpatient inpatients ECT addictions

5. What do you believe is the most important part of the healing process?

Education correct diagnosis and listening to the clients

6. What kinds of clients do you work with best?

Clients with anxiety depression ADHD and mood disorders

7. Do you have experience with trauma or PTSD?

8. What do you enjoy doing outside of work?

Traveling visiting State Parks going to museums and arts galleries and Presidential Libraries