Dr. Fishel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Harvard Medical School, and the Director of the Family and Couples Therapy Program at MGH. Dr. Fishel graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, and received her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She completed an internship and post-doctoral fellowships at Massachusetts General Hospital and Judge Baker Guidance Center. She is the author of a book, Treating the Adolescent in Family Therapy: A Narrative and Developmental Approach, published by Jason Aronson in 1999, as well as numerous articles and book chapters on couples and family therapy. Her research interests lie in the area of IVF couples, transition to parenthood, and the use of the reflecting team as a clinical and training tool. The recipient of multiple teaching awards from the Psychology, Adult Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry Departments, she gives many local and national talks on family therapy. She has worked as a consultant to several clinics, training mental health staff in narrative therapy and the reflecting team. Dr. Fishel is a member of the American Family Therapy Academy.

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