ʔukłaasiš ʔimsča Hist’t’ukk shitls Ahousaht Hist’t’ukk shitls Nuučaan̓uł Isaak camis čuu ƛ̓eekoo ƛ̓eekoo.  

My traditional name is Imscha, and my given name is Keenan Andrew – I come from the Ahousaht First Nation of the Nuu-chah-nulth people on my mother’s side, and I am of Scottish and Irish descent on my father’s side.  

Humbly, I acknowledge the K’ómoks First Nation as well as the kʷakʷəkʲəʔwakʷ and Coast Salish peoples whose lands I occupy. Further, I would like to acknowledge the Ayajuthem, Pentlatch, and Kwak̓wala speaking peoples whose lands I live, learn, work, and raise my family on. I look forward to working together to support your wellness and help create meaningful change together. Gilakas’la & ƛ̓eekoo ƛ̓eekoo.

I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with a MA in Child and Youth Care – Counselling Specialization. My experience ranges from working with children, youth, adults and families in a community setting to post-secondary Indigenous students where I provide psycho-education, individual counselling, and group counselling to my practice. I have also supported parent groups, Indigenous and non-Indigenous men’s groups, and wellness groups.

My practice is from a Two-Eyed Seeing Framework that is based on both western modalities such as narrative therapy, trauma-informed counselling, mindfulness, trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy (TF-CBT), and culturally responsive holistic approaches like somatic-based therapy and storying as a framework. Importantly, I work from an Indigenous framework that honours traditional Elders teachings, as well as Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and being.