Meet Our Clinical Counsellors
We bring over 20 years experience and training to our counselling practice. Our therapists hold a minimum of a Masters level of education in Psychology and are certified with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, and/or British Columbia College of Social Workers.
Counsellors
Heather Bach MA, CCC
Clinical Director
Language: English
Heather Bach is BCG’s founder and Clinical Director with over 40 years of clinical expertise in executive performance counselling, anxiety, trauma, couples therapy, and leadership stress. North Vancouver. Enquire about availability.
Diego Ferrero MA, CCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Spanish
Diego Ferrero is a bilingual English/Spanish Clinical Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor at BCG, a Canadian Certified Counsellor since 2020 with more than two decades of clinical practice across Mexico and Canada, specialising in anxiety, trauma, addiction, DBT, and gender identity.
Kelly Kuppers MA, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Kelly Kuppers is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor at BCG, with over 15 years of clinical experience spanning community mental health, neurodiverse populations, and private practice — specialising in anxiety, trauma, ADHD, addiction, and couples therapy.
Kristofer Scott MA, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Kristofer Scott is a Registered Clinical Counsellor at BCG working with adults, youth, and young adults navigating anxiety, trauma, ADHD, and insomnia — with a clinical background spanning private practice and secondary school counselling.
Neelu Din MA, CCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Hindi
Neelu Din is a bilingual English/Hindi Clinical Counsellor at BCG with over 15 years of clinical experience across rehabilitation, research, and counselling practice — specialising in trauma, anxiety, couples therapy, and multicultural practice in North Vancouver.
Anna Khokhlova MA, RCC, CCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Russian
Anna Khokhlova is a bilingual English/Russian Registered Clinical Counsellor at BCG, with honours-level graduate training and specialised somatic and IFS trauma training — working with youth, young adults, and immigrants navigating anxiety, life transitions, trauma, and cultural adjustment in North Vancouver.
Aaron Henry MA, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Aaron Henry is a Registered Clinical Counsellor at BCG with a PhD in philosophy of mind and a B.Phil from Oxford, working with adults, youth, and couples in North and West Vancouver navigating anxiety, perfectionism, ADHD, and relationship challenges.
Claudine Gayton MA, CCC, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Claudine Gayton is a Registered Clinical Counsellor at BCG working with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, parenting, and midlife transitions in North Vancouver and virtually.
Lucia Chuan MA.
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Portuguese
Lucia Chuan is a bilingual English/Portuguese Counsellor at BCG, completing her CCC designation, with a background in life coaching and early childhood education — working with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, postpartum challenges, couples conflict, and cultural transitions in North Vancouver.
Interns
Romy Blumberg
Intern Counsellor
Language: English
Romy Blumberg, an Intern Counsellor leveraging a strong background as a qualified teacher, applies evidence-informed, trauma-informed care (CBT, Self-Compassion) to guide youth and young adults toward meaningful change and greater self-confidence.
Sasha Astudillo
Intern Counsellor
Language: English & Conversational Tagalog
Sasha provides structured, compassionate counselling for youth and adults who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She specializes in supporting ADHD, autism, learning differences, anxiety, and life transitions, with a strong focus on helping clients build practical skills that create real change.
Ciaran McNamee - MA. Cand
Intern Counsellor
Language: English
Ciaran McNamee is an Intern Counsellor at BCG completing his MA in Counselling Psychology, with graduate training in physics from Trinity College Dublin and a decade in data science — bringing a systematic, evidence-based approach to adults and young adults navigating anxiety, OCD, emotional regulation, and existential concerns.
Dr. Shiva Hajian
Educational Psychologist | Intern Counsellor
Language: English, Farsi
Dr. Shiva Hajian is an Educational Psychologist in North Vancouver providing evidence-based, collaborative counselling for adolescents and adults navigating anxiety, academic stress, and life transitions to foster resilience and measurable, long-term change.
Heidi Wassersleben, MA Cand.
Intern Counsellor
Language: English
Heidi Wassersleben is a trauma-informed Intern Counsellor specializing in evidence-based care (CBT, ACT) to support teens, families, and women navigating anxiety, sleep concerns, and reproductive health transitions.
