Central Counsellors

Shelley Anderson

Executive Director

Shelley Anderson started in the position of Executive Director in March 2014 however she is not new to Home and Family. Prior to this role, Shelley was the North Shore Manager of Home and Family Counselling for eight years.

Rachel Dasler

Practice Manager

Individuals, Couples & Families

Rachel is from New Zealand and has also lived in London for 10 years and Singapore for 8 years. Rachel is interested in working with people who might be struggling in some ways with anxiety, stress, grief, coping in relationships, or having concerns with parenting.

John Carney

Counsellor

Families, Couples, Individuals, Children, Adolescents & Supervision

John is a member of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC) and has twenty-six years’ experience working with families, couples, and individuals including children and adolescents. John also provides supervision for students and practitioners. 

Viv Corin

Counsellor

Families, Couples, and Individuals

Viv’s training supports narrative therapy, collaborative therapy, and solution-focused therapy solutions to counselling.

Kathryn Daley

Counsellor

Families, Couples, Individuals, Children, Adolescents

Kathryn Daley is a Registered Counsellor and full member of the NZ Association of Counsellors. She has been counselling since 2006 and completed her Master’s Degree in Counselling at Canterbury University. She has a genuine style, a down to earth and a collaborative approach to working with people of all ages and from all walks of life. Kathryn is experienced in supporting people with a range of issues including grief and loss; illness; separation and divorce; couple relationships; family dynamics; parenting; life transitions; managing stress; anxiety; depression; mood disorders; work/life balance; values and spiritual development; workplace issues; self-esteem and confidence; and recovery from abuse and trauma.

Cash (Clarence) Fillis

Counsellor

Individuals, Couples, Children & Families

Clarence (aka Cash) regards counselling as a devotion to assisting others in a collaborative journey to achieve their goals, overcome barriers and to explore alternatives in their lives which will create meaning, fulfilment, harmony and stability.

Rosa McClean-Stewart

Counsellor

Individual, Couple & Family

Counsellor/Practitioner, or Kaiwhakamahereora: the person who supports you to plan your own well-being

All of us get thrown off balance at times:  distressing events, on-going stress and tiredness, unresolved grief or hurts from the past, fears for the future, and tensions in our relationships all impact on our bodies and minds in ways that impede our natural ability to live purposeful and fulfilling lives.

David Blackborow

Counsellor in Training

David has spent most of his working life in the hospitality industry however his new career path as a counsellor utilises a lot of the key skills gained through his customer focused training and own lived experiences.