Brendan opened Raven Acupuncture in 2013. He is committed to rural practice, has family in the area and grew up in a similar rural environment to the Kootenays. 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, he now has offices in Slocan and New Denver. 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
A 1-hour appointment that can include other modalities such as electric-stimulation, Moxibustion heat therapy, Acupressure, Magnet therapy and more.
2 options
$115–$200· 60–120 minFrom $115 to $200 for 60–120 min — the cheapest and the dearest acupuncture appointments this clinic charges for.
1. Acupuncture Treatment
$14590 min
Call
Join me for an online consultation and Chinese Medicine Diagnosis followed by various at home self treatment techniques. We will also go over diet and herbal remedies as well.
$8060 min
Community Clinic Acupuncture
Community Clinic Treatment - a simpler treatment ideal for treating the head, arms, hands, legs and feet.
40 min
Shockwave Therapy TreatmentNew patient
This initial appointment is for patients who have never seen Brendan for Shockwave Therapy.
Shockwave therapy (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, or ESWT) is a non-invasive medical treatment that…
$9530 min
Shockwave Therapy - 1 area of treatment
15 min
Shockwave Therapy - 2 areas of treatment
30 min
Your First Appointment and TreatmentNew patient
Your first appointment includes: initial paperwork, review of health history, time for discussing concerns and your initial treatment.
This appointment may take up to 90 minutes.
