Vienna, VA — Halima Al-Qawasmi, MD, is being recognized by Continental Who’s Who as an Exceptional Healthcare Professional in the Medical field, acknowledging her excellence as a Psychiatrist at LifeStance Health.
Well-versed in the field of psychiatry, Dr. Al-Qawasmi is affiliated with LifeStance Health, seeing patients in Vienna, VA. She has been in practice since finishing her residency in 2020. After moving to Virginia, she began working with LifeStance in 2022. She is passionate about improving the lives of patients with mental illness through a combination of medication management and brief psychotherapy interventions. She practices psychiatry using an integrative approach that includes coordination with other doctors attempting to strengthen social support, and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices.
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.
In her clinical practice, the doctor specializes in mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, trauma-related disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) eating disorders, mental illnesses related to chronic medical conditions, neurocognitive disorders, and mental illnesses related to developmental disabilities. She also specializes in treating mental illnesses specific to women, including psychiatric disorders during pregnancy in the postpartum period or related to menopause.
Educated in the United States, Dr. Al-Qawasmi graduated with her medical degree (MD) from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in 2015 and completed her residency in psychiatry at the same academic institution in 2020. After her education, the doctor attained board certification in psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
Dr. Al-Qawasmi was the first in her family to enter the medical field, but two of her sisters followed shortly after her. She hopes to expand what it looks like to be a doctor and is interested in teaching in the future. On a more personal note, the doctor recently married and just celebrated her one-year wedding anniversary.
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