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Dr. Roberto Franco Carlo Mella

Medical Group Coordinator & Physician at Satori Recovery

Dr. Roberto Mella brings over 20 years of diverse and extensive medical experience to Satori Recovery. Born in Brussels and multilingual in English, German, Spanish, Italian, and French, he is a seasoned medical professional with a truly global perspective. His career spans military and civilian medicine, from serving as a naval doctor for the German Navy to practicing as an anesthesiologist and emergency response physician in leading medical institutions across Europe.

Dr. Mella’s expertise is complemented by his entrepreneurial ventures, including founding medical service and consulting enterprises such as the German Dream Team. His specialized training includes anesthesiology, hyperbaric and diving medicine, osteopathy, and medical quality management. His passion for holistic care makes him an exceptional guide for Satori’s mission to provide transformative recovery experiences.

In addition to his professional accomplishments, Dr. Mella's personal journey reflects a deep commitment to growth and learning. As a mentor, teacher, and advocate for lifelong education, he combines clinical expertise with empathetic leadership, embodying the values of excellence and compassion central to Satori Recovery.

He was born in 1977 in Edirne/Keşan. He graduated from Kuleli Military High School in 1995 and GATA Faculty of Medicine in 2001. He worked as a general practitioner in Kütahya between 2001-2004. He completed his psychiatry specialty training at GATA Haydarpaşa Training Hospital between 2004-2008. He worked as a psychiatry specialist at Gümüşsuyu Military Hospital Balmumcu Dispensary between 2008 and 2012 and at Diyarbakır Military Hospital between 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he voluntarily left his duty in TAF and started working at Neuropsychiatry Istanbul Hospital.

He did his thesis on "The Relationship between Temperament and Character Traits and Decision Making Processes in Patients with Antisocial Personality Disorder". She completed her training in 'Cognitive Behavioral Therapy', 'Hypnotherapy' and 'Sexual Dysfunctions'. She is interested in mood disorders, addiction, sexual dysfunctions and cognitive behavioral therapies.

• Specializes in substitution therapy for drug addiction, trained in Israel.
• Attended the World Congress of Psychiatry in Berlin, Germany.
• Member of the Independent Narcological Guild.
• Experienced in psychopharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for addiction treatment.
• Provides family counseling to support addiction recovery.

• Specializes in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy for drug addiction treatment.
• Trained in Ukraine with a focus on psychiatry and narcology.
• Participated in international symposiums on drug addiction care.
• Member of the "Association of Neurologists, Psychiatrists and Narcologists of Ukraine".
• Offers online consultations via Viber, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, and Zoom.

• Uses principles of substitution therapy for the treatment of drug addiction.
• Participated in a symposium on personalized approaches to drug addiction care.
• Trained in Ukraine, focusing on psychiatry and drug addiction treatment.
• Member of the Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine (APU).
• Specializes in psychopharmacotherapy and psychotherapy for mental disorders.

• Uses cognitive-behavioral therapy for effective drug addiction treatment.
• Completed training in drug addiction treatment in Kyiv, Ukraine.
• Internship in psychiatry at P. L. Shupik National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education.
• Certified in "Clinic, diagnostics, treatment and prevention of drug addiction, toxicomania, alcoholism".
• Member of the Institute for Advanced Studies "Insight" in psychiatry and addiction medicine.

• Specializes in drug addiction treatment using psychoanalytically oriented psychotherapy and detoxification therapy.
• Completed courses on narcology and mental disorders at NMAPO named after Shupik.
• Participated in international conferences in Ukraine, focusing on psychiatry and narcology.
• Member of the Association of Psychotherapists and Psychoanalysts of Ukraine.
• Member of the Association of Psychiatrists of Ukraine.