Brendan opened Raven Acupuncture in Kaslo B.C. in 2013.  A year later he expanded his practice to the Slocan Valley.  He is committed to rural practice, has family in the area and grew up in a similar rural environment.  It can be difficult to get good healthcare in areas far from hospitals and he is here to help as a general practitioner with any non-emergency health concerns.  After having kids commuting to Kaslo became unfeasible but he now has an offices in Slocan and New Denver treating people from Kaslo, Nakusp to Crescent Valley, Glade and beyond.

Brendan is a Registered Acupuncturist with the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia (CTCMA).  He received his B.A. from Bard College in New York and later graduated with honors from Pacific Rim College with an Acupuncture Diploma in Victoria B.C.  He has also taken classes in western herbology through Pacific Rim College and Dominion Herbal College where he got a Chartered Herbalist Diploma.

​While in Victoria, Brendan volunteered as an acupuncturist at a weekly acupuncture clinic at Our Place Society, treating vulnerable and homeless populations for addictions, pain and post-traumatic stress.  He has done similar work locally at ANKORS in Nelson, and now runs a monthly sliding scale Community Pain Clinic at Raven Acupuncture. Brendan has an interest in treating trauma from a physical and emotional perspective which is what drew him to Chinese Medicine.  His path to becoming a healer began after living in New Orleans Pre and Post Hurricane Katrina, wanting to help when there was no medical infrastructure in place.

Brendan is invested in helping to build a healthy community in the West Kootenays by making acupuncture an accessible treatment option for everyone.  His commitment to accessibility means that he has provided his services for those on low-income or disability for free through MSP during a monthly Community Pain Clinic. He has treated thousands of people through a sliding scale during that clinic which is ever evolving and now includes Massage as well as Community Outreach RN who does wound care and STI testing.  Brendan began doing community work volunteering at a soup kitchen in Montreal as a little kid setting tables and with Food Not Bombs as a young adult.  

Direct Contact Info:

Email: ravenacupuncture@gmail.com

Phone Number: 250-551-2581