Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center

What Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center does

Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center is a private, founder-led outpatient psychiatric clinic headquartered at Nasser Tower on the Corniche in Doha, Qatar. Operating since approximately 2018 under founder and psychiatrist Dr. Sanabel Alakras and General Manager M. Yacoub Alakras, the center delivers comprehensive mental-health care across all age groups, covering anxiety, mood, psychotic, personality, trauma, addiction, sleep/eating, neurodevelopmental, and geriatric disorders, plus marital and family counseling. The clinical team comprises at least four psychiatrists and approximately eight clinical psychologists and behavioral specialists, supported by an in-house pharmacist. Operating hours are Saturday–Thursday 8 a.m.–10 p.m., with Friday closures, and the center is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or parent entity.

The service portfolio is delivered through an integrated model combining psychiatric consultation, individual and group therapy, standardized psychological testing (including IQ testing), home-visit assessments, continuous follow-up programs, and a telemedicine/remote consultation channel. The core technology stack is conventional rather than AI-driven: an online appointment-booking system with morning and evening slots, a digital consultation platform for remote visits, and standardized psychometric instruments. Supporting technology includes modern facilities described as equipped with the latest medical devices. The center runs community-facing mental-health awareness initiatives and maintains a multilingual clinical team, with explicit emphasis on confidentiality and ethical standards.

Al-Sanabel's commercial model is sales-led and direct-to-consumer, serving patients booked individually rather than through insurance or enterprise contracts. Revenue is generated from clinical consultations and therapy (treated as a subscription/recurring stream based on ongoing treatment), the on-site psychiatric pharmacy (transaction-fee basis), home-visit services (professional services), and psychological testing (professional services). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. Distribution is entirely domestic to Qatar via in-person visits, the telemedicine channel, and home visits. Marketing relies primarily on organic social media, content marketing through the website, a newsletter, and earned-media mental-health awareness campaigns run by named clinicians. A minor marketing/awareness partnership with Sehatok is listed on the website.

Name

Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center

Legal name

Al-Sanabel Medical Center (مركز السنابل الطبي)

Website

https://alsanabel.qa

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Al-Sanabel is a private psychiatric center in Doha, Qatar, founded by Dr. Sanabel Alakras and offering integrated psychiatry, individual and group therapy, psychological testing, telemedicine, home visits, and an on-site psychiatric pharmacy for adults, children, adolescents, and geriatric patients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychiatric & Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (62133)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health Skilled Home Health (Psychiatric Nursing) (HSABACAM), Psychiatry & Medication Management Platforms (HLALAEAB)

Keywords

• Psychiatric care services
• Mental health treatment
• Clinical psychology therapy
• Psychological assessment services
• Outpatient psychiatric clinic

Headquarters

HQ city

Doha

HQ country

Qatar

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Clinical Consultations: Revenue generated from individual and group therapy sessions, initial evaluations, psychiatric consultations, and follow-up appointments for patients of all ages
2. Psychiatric Pharmacy: Sale of psychiatric medications and pharmaceutical products within the center
3. Home Visit Services: Psychiatric services delivered in the patient's home environment for comprehensive assessment and therapeutic support
4. Psychological Testing Services: Intelligence quotient testing, standardized psychological assessments, and psychological evaluation services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center is a specialty outpatient mental-health clinic that diagnoses and treats psychiatric disorders through consultations with psychiatrists and clinical psychologists. It delivers care across three channels — on-site clinic visits, telemedicine/virtual consultations, and home visits — and supplements treatment with psychological and psychometric testing, psychotherapy, and an on-site pharmacy dispensing psychiatric medications.

Product overview

Al-Sanabel Specialized Psychiatric Center operates as a unified healthcare facility offering comprehensive mental health and psychiatric services. The center provides a single integrated portfolio combining psychiatric consultations, individual and group therapy sessions, psychological testing and assessment, home visit services, continuous follow-up programs, and an on-site psychiatric pharmacy. The center's core offerings are organized around psychiatric services, various therapeutic modalities (individual and group sessions), and psychological assessment tools. Additional services include home visits, remote consultations, and community mental health awareness programs. The center treats all age groups from children to elderly patients, with specialized programs such as postpartum depression treatment. All services are provided through a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and specialists under one roof.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Psychiatric Consultation Face-to-face specialist psychiatric consultations at the Doha clinic for adult and adolescent patients requiring diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of mental-health disorders.
• Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy Sessions Psychological assessment and psychotherapy sessions delivered by clinical psychologists and psychotherapists for individuals and families seeking non-pharmacological mental-health care.
• Psychological & Psychometric Testing Standardized psychological and psychometric assessments used to support diagnosis of psychiatric conditions and to inform treatment planning for individual patients.
• Telemedicine / Virtual Consultation Remote psychiatric and psychological consultations delivered via telecommunication channels, enabling patients to receive specialist mental-health advice without visiting the clinic in person.
• Home-Visit Psychiatric Service Psychiatric consultations delivered by the center's clinicians at the patient's home, intended for patients who cannot or prefer not to attend the clinic in person.
• On-Site Pharmacy Dispensary of psychiatric medications located within the clinic, allowing patients to fill prescriptions immediately following consultation.
• Postpartum Depression Treatment Program A specialized treatment program targeting postpartum depression, delivered by the center's psychiatrists and clinical psychologists for mothers experiencing perinatal mood disorders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient-centered care with strict confidentiality
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SehatokminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSehatok is listed as a partner in the 'In Partnership With' section on the website. Sehatok appears to be a health-related platform or organization collaborating with Al-Sanabel for marketing or awareness purposes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Altibbi: Large MENA telehealth and digital health platform offering remote consultations across specialties including psychiatry, with Arabic content. Broad incumbent to Al-Sanabel due to overlapping Arabic-language telehealth offerings, though Altibbi operates across many specialties rather than focused psychiatry.
• Sidra Medicine: Large multi-specialty academic medical center in Doha offering pediatric and adult psychiatry, adolescent mental health, and developmental services. Comparable to Al-Sanabel as a Qatar-based psychiatric provider serving children, adults, and families, but at significantly larger scale and with hospital-level capabilities.
• Royal Hayat Hospital Psychiatry (Premium Care in Kuwait/Qatar region): Private premium hospital network in the Gulf offering outpatient psychiatric and psychological services. Comparable to Al-Sanabel as a Gulf-based private outpatient mental health provider targeting premium self-pay patients; however, embedded within a broader multi-specialty hospital portfolio rather than a dedicated psychiatric model.
• Hamad Medical Corporation - Mental Health Services: Qatar's principal public healthcare provider, operating inpatient psychiatric units, outpatient mental health clinics, and community psychiatric services across Doha. Directly comparable as a Qatar psychiatric care provider, though as the public-sector incumbent offering broad, multi-specialty care rather than a private specialty clinic.

Emerging players

• Shezlong: Egypt-founded online mental health platform offering Arabic therapy and psychiatry sessions across the Arab world. Overlaps with Al-Sanabel on psychiatric consultation and psychotherapy delivery, particularly via the telemedicine channel, and competes for Arabic-speaking patients seeking remote care.
• Jeel Beirut: Lebanon-rooted mental health platform providing online Arabic-language therapy and psychiatry across MENA. Comparable to Al-Sanabel in delivering Arabic psychiatric consultations and psychotherapy, with a digital/digital-first delivery model that competes for the same regional Arabic-speaking patient base Al-Sanabel serves via telemedicine.
• Mntal (Mindtales / Mntal): Saudi Arabia-based digital mental health platform providing online therapy and psychiatry in Arabic across the GCC. Competes with Al-Sanabel for Arabic-speaking Gulf patients seeking remote psychiatric support and therapy, while Al-Sanabel differentiates with in-person and on-site pharmacy integration.

Direct peers

• AMAN Center for Addiction and Mental Health: Qatar-based specialized center providing psychiatric and addiction treatment including outpatient programs, counseling, and family support. Mirrors Al-Sanabel's combination of psychiatric consultation and therapy for behavioral/addiction conditions in the Doha market.
• Naufar - Addiction Treatment Center: Doha-based specialized center focused on substance use and behavioral addiction treatment with outpatient and residential programs, group therapy, and psychiatric services. Closely comparable to Al-Sanabel as a Qatar-anchored specialty mental-health provider delivering integrated psychiatric, therapy, and addiction services to a regional patient base.

Regional players

• Doctori / Okadoc (GCC telehealth): GCC-based online doctor booking and telehealth platform that includes psychiatry among its specialties, allowing booking of remote and in-person Arabic psychiatric consultations. Connected to Al-Sanabel as adjacent competitive/digital channel for psychiatric care across the Gulf.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alsanabelcenter
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlSanabel.Psychiatric.Center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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