Meet Our Clinical Counsellors
We bring over 30 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 30 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
Anna Khokhlova MA, RCC, CCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Russian
Claudine Gayton MA, CCC, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Aaron Henry MA, RCC
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English
Lucia Chuan MA.
Clinical Counsellor
Language: English & Portuguese
Interns
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.
Sasha Astudillo
Intern Counsellor
Language: English & Conversational Tagalog
Sasha Astudillo is an Intern Counsellor at BCG completing her MA in Counselling Psychology, with over six years supporting neurodiverse youth and adults in educational settings — specialising in ADHD, autism, anxiety, and learning differences in North Vancouver.
