Our Team

Dr Shawkat was trained and went onto qualify in South Africa as a psychiatrist. He has a special interest in addiction and the management of co-existing psychiatric disorders.

Dr Dominique is a Belgian-trained Neurologist and has 30 years experience in the field. Today, he is the leading neurologist in Mauritius and assists our clients who require treatment related to co-existing neurological disorders.

Dr Yusuf is our day-to-day doctor in charge of the health of all our clients. When clients contract other illnesses such as stomach pain, flu, joint pain and so on (which can often be related to symptoms of withdrawal), Dr Yusuf is there to look after those patients. He is also in charge of all medical detoxes on site.

Dr Shakun was trained in China and delivers medical treatments and counselling. She has supervised many complicated detox cases and has outstanding experience in the use of ibogaine when treating patients addicted to heroin.

Positivity is the DNA of Adila, who brings to Les Mariannes an international career spanning over 16 years in the field of psychology, mentoring, counselling and motivational talks. This journey has propelled her to be selected among Africa’s Most influential Women in Business and Government –

Adila’s approach to counselling blends nicely the 12 step methodology, CBT, DBT and Lifestyle Engineering – helping each client to feel at ease and focus on building a new future, life plan, vision, with freshly infused positivity, energy, enthusiasm.

Farshad is a registered mental health nurse who was trained in Middlesex at the University of London. Farshad has excellent experience and knowledge in the fields of rehabilitation, substance misuse, acute mental health problems and forensic management. Farshad heads up our psychiatric nursing team and performs most of the twelve-step counselling programs offered to our clients.

Mrs Bonnie Olson comes to us from the USA, where she qualified in oriental medicine. She is an excellent listener, has a gentle personality and, more importantly, has magic fingers! Mrs Olson performs many Tuina massages, acupuncture treatments and energy re-balancing techniques. She also possesses outstanding knowledge about shiatsu for management of pain, sleep disorders, stress and addictions.

Corinne is our Guest Relations Manager. She ensures that each guest is well catered for, and often becomes an important confidante, helping to solve problems that may arise. She organizes shopping and sightseeing trips and makes sure that our clients have any personal items available to them at all times. This helps them to fully enjoy and appreciate all the facilities and services.

Mohsin is the centers yoga and meditation instructor. He is a guru with deep wisdom derived from years of yoga practice and spiritual quest. He changes lives with his philosophy of wholesome living and thinking and brings calm and peace to each client who interacts with him. Mohsin possesses a strong mastery of oriental techniques to help calm the mind, ground the body and liberate the soul with the use of breathing exercises, mindfulness and reiki as his main toolkit.

Our senior spa therapist, Kaviraj, has mastered the physical healing arts from India, China, Thailand and the west. He can perform a relaxing massage that will send you off to sleep or stretch your tendons and ligaments, erasing any bodily fatigue which helps to restore flexibility and agility. He is a true master of his art.

Last but by no means least is Sebastien. Sebastien looks after nursing care and makes sure that each one of our clients has settled into their rooms comfortably. He can also cook the most amazing dishes made with nothing but love, using his gift and passion to transform the fruits and vegetables around our clinic into amazing dishes that ultimately bring healing energy to tired stomachs.