Dr. Allison (Alli) Young is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in lifestyle and sports psychiatry. She owns a private practice that offers telehealth throughout Florida and New York. The focus of the practice is not just to help individuals cope with mental distress, but to help them excel, living mentally and physically well regardless of diagnosis. Dr. Young has been named a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly and Best of Florida and was elected as a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Dr. Young has been practicing lifestyle medicine for over ten years, with a focus at the intersection of sports and mental health. She has authored academic papers and textbook chapters as well as given invited talks on these topics. Dr. Young serves as an affiliate professor of psychiatry at FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. Prior to this, she taught and mentored medical trainees at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she created their first lifestyle psychiatry curriculum. She is an active member of the American Psychiatric Association, American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the International Society for Sports Psychiatry.
In line with her passion for empowering others with evidence-based mental health information, Dr. Young also writes and consults for media groups. She has published general audience pieces on mental health and has been featured as a media health expert in print and in podcasts. Behind the scenes, she uses her expertise to help media outlets create accurate, timely, and relevant mental health content.
Dr. Young is a graduate of Georgetown University, where she earned a B.S. with a major in Neurobiology and minor in Theology. She was inducted into Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for excellence in religious studies and theology. Dr. Young obtained her medical degree from NYU Grossman School of Medicine with honors in Neuroscience and Physiology. During her undergraduate and medical education, Dr. Young conducted bench research on brain development. She completed her psychiatry training at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she was among a small group of residents selected to participate in the Resident-Researcher Program. During this time, Dr. Young completed a translational research project creating and studying a novel computer program for the assessment of ADHD. For this work, she was recognized with a Travel Award from the American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders (APSARD). She also completed specialized certificate programs in assessing and treating PTSD and was involved in clinical research focused on trauma and grief.
Dr. Young began working with a lifestyle medicine mentor in medical school and continued throughout residency. During this time, she also completed training in evidence-based lifestyle interventions through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She has sought additional training in cognitive behavioral therapies, mindfulness-based stress management, and maintains her own meditation practice.
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