Training & Consultation

H. Charles Fishman, M.D. a board certified general, child and adolescent psychiatrist has been a supervisor and clinician for nearly 30 years. He has conducted hundreds of workshops and lectures in the US, Europe, South American, New Zealand and Australia.

He has presented on eating disorders at the Royal College of Psychiatrists in London and lectured on family therapy and adolescent treatment at Harvard University as well as many other universities and medical systems.

Dr Fishman is available for:

  • Training in IST techniques
  • Consultation with clinicians
  • Consultations with consumers and their families in the areas of eating disorders

To arrange a consultation with Dr Fishman by telephone, video conferencing, or on-line, please use our
Contact Form.

New Zealand Clinic

Dr Fishman is the Director of NZ Eating Disorder Specialists – a private clinic in Auckland to help people and their families overcome eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.

Charles Fishman’s latest book

Enduring Change in Eating Disorders - cover

Enduring Change in Eating Disorders - Interventions with long-term results

This book presents the powerful and proven effective model of Intensive Structural Family Therapy and its application to the treatment of eating disorders.

More about Enduring Change in Eating Disorders >>

RSS NZ Eating Disorder Specialists weblog

  • Avoid Conflict Avoidance May 15, 2012
    Sitting in my office is a father of an adolescent girl who had severe anorexia. The anorexia had been compounded by the fact that the husband and wife were separated. The marriage fell apart when the husband announced that he had another woman and he was undecided where he wanted to go with his marriage. […]
  • The Problem with the Best Friend May 11, 2012
    Following from our previous blog, women using their best friends to vent their relationship problems to can be a form of conflict avoidance and can increase problems within the partnership. Women often tend to spend time with their girlfriends complaining about their partner. While this may let off steam and help the woman feel better […]
  • The Marshmallow Mother April 28, 2012
    Describing her self as a “marshmallow,’” Cindy, a mother with a chronic eating disorder came to me with the complaint that she had no control over her four children. The more difficult they became, the more her eating problems worsened. This can be a common problem where people, for fear of hurting others or of […]