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.

Rosa McClean-Stewart

Individual, couple & family counselling

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.

John Carney

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. 

Peter Milne

General Counselling for Individuals and Couples. Working with men who have undergone trauma. Supervision

Peter is an experienced counsellor whose career in helping people started when he began his nursing training in 1978. His qualifications include NZ Registered Nurse, Certificate in Counselling in Mental Health and Diploma in Counselling.

Kathryn Daley

Counselling for Individuals and Couples.

Kathryn Daley is a Registered Counsellor and full member of the NZ Association of Counsellors. She completed her Master’s Degree in Counselling at Canterbury University and has been counselling since 2006. It has been her privilege to support 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.

Viv Corin

Counsellor – Families, Couples and Individuals

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

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.