Doctor Alessandro Carmelita is an Italian psychotherapist and psychologist in London with more than 20 years’ experience in the clinical and sports psychology fields.

He qualified in Cognitive Therapy before training with international experts in Schema Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Accelerated Dynamic Psychotherapy. He wrote the video course Schema Therapy Step-by-Step, which was translated into English and French, selling thousands of copies to therapists worldwide. 

Doctor Alessandro gained his degree in Clinical Psychology at the Padua University of Clinical Psychology in 1999. Since then, he has completed specialist training in: Cognitive Therapy at APC Rome, Schema Therapy at the Schema Therapy Institute of New York, Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples at the Ackherman Institute of New York, and Accelerated Experiential-Dynamic Psychoterapy at ISC International. 

Over his career, Doctor Alessandro has worked with hundreds of clients, as well as having trained and mentored hundreds of fellow therapists through international training, clinics, hospitals and specialist psychotherapy schools. He is a compassionate therapist and a co-creator of the pioneering Mindful Interbeing Mirror Therapy. Doctor Alessandro loves spending time with his three children, working clinically with his clients and travelling the world to train other therapists in MIMT and MTM.

In our new Mirror Psychology Clinics, we’ll be joined by sports doctors, sports massage therapists, physiotherapists, personal trainers, nutritionists and psychiatrists to create a one-stop centre for professional athletes’ mental and physical health.