Elisabeth Fink

I have been practicing as a Registered Classical Homeopath in Christchurch since 1985. After working for 2 years in the Nursing profession in Germany, I left my home country to go on a travel adventure across Asia to Australia and New Zealand. I fell in love with the South Island straight away, but it was not until 10 years later that I immigrated and started a Homeopathy practice. A few years later I met my "Kiwi" partner David and 2 lovely stepdaughters.

I began studying Homeopathy in Australia while working part time as an Intensive Care Nurse in a Private Hospital. What inspired me about Homeopathy was that it offered the possibility of true healing: a process where over time the whole person is improving mentally, emotionally and physically. The medical model I had been working with offered very little promise of cure in chronic diseases: the expectation was that chronic illnesses get worse and worse as we get older and have to be managed with either drugs or surgery.

I still appreciate the amazing technology that Orthodox Medical Science has to offer and would recommend it as first choice in many situations. What I also hope and strive for is the future possibility of every person in our society becoming aware of the healing power they have within themselves and that Homeopathy can help them tap into that source.

After so many years in my own practice I am pleased to be working in a team where we can support each other with difficult cases, and also share the joy and excitement of our successes.

I was born in Germany where I qualified and worked as a Registered Nurse
1979 Nursing in a Critical Care Unit, Brisbane, Australia
980-1983 Completed diploma course in Homeopathy
1985 Moved to New Zealand and opened my Homeopathy practice in Christchurch
1987 6 weeks postgraduate studies with George Vithoulkas in Berkley, California
1988 Co-founded Canterbury College of Natural Medicine
1989-93 Homeopathy Tutor at Canterbury College of Natural Medicine
1997-2000 Tutor at the Wellington College of Homeopathy
2000-2005 Tutor for the Christchurch branch of the Bay of Plenty College of Homeopathy
Nov. 2006 Weekend Seminar with John Melnychuk on Aspergers Syndrome and ADHD
Attended seminars with Rajan Sankaran and Jan Scholten, who are international leaders in Homeopathic research on case analysis. Over the past 3 years I have been incorporating their methods in my own practice.
Member of the NZ Council of Homeopaths since 1987