Andrea Currie is Saulteaux Métis from the historic Métis homeland in southern Manitoba, currently living in Unama’ki (Cape Breton). She is a psychotherapist, writer, and musician who’s been working for the past 20 years in the Mi’kmaq community. She loves working with the Kiknu Centre as the Indigenous therapist on campus because healing happens in relationships and community, and here we can co-create a community that supports us all in our healing. Andrea thanks her Métis and Mi’kmaq elders for their generous teachings and mentoring, which have helped her grow in a deep understanding of Indigenous healing. Her approach to therapy is grounded in understanding the impact of colonization on Indigenous peoples throughout Turtle Island, specifically colonial trauma which is individual, ancestral, and collective. Andrea sources strength and inspiration from ceremony and the resilience and humour of Indigenous peoples everywhere.

Andrea is in the Kiknu Indigenous Student Centre on Wednesdays. To schedule an appointment with Andrea, email @email.