Sliding Scale Community Clinic
Available Specific Days for Some Services
At Black Mountain Massage & Wellness, we believe everyone deserves access to quality bodywork and wellness care. We also believe our practitioners deserve fair, sustainable pay for the care and skill they provide.
Our Sliding Scale Community Clinic was created to make massage, Reiki, and acupuncture more financially accessible—without compromising the quality of care or practitioner wellbeing.
Each sliding scale service is priced within a flexible range so you can choose the rate that best fits your current budget. Whether you’re navigating financial stress, maintaining regular self-care, or simply need a little extra support right now, this program is here to help you stay connected to your wellness.
Sessions are available at reduced rates one or more days each week, with a variety of appointment times and modalities offered by participating therapists and practitioners. Because this is a community-based offering, availability is limited each month.
If you find that even the lowest end of the sliding scale is out of reach, we have a small fund available to offer additional financial assistance. You can request an appointment with added support using the form below.
Like all of our services, therapist gratuity is already built into our sliding scale rates, ensuring that our team continues to receive a living wage for their work. The listed tip equivalent for each service remains consistent—what varies is the amount you’re able to contribute toward the overall session rate.
How to Book a Sliding Scale Appointment
Our Sliding Scale Community Clinic operates through the generosity of our practitioners, each of whom donates one regular shift every four weeks to make this program possible. This means there is sliding scale availability every week, though the specific days and times vary depending on whose community care shift falls that week.
Our Reiki practitioner offers one shift every two weeks, and our acupuncturist donates two shifts every four weeks—so there are opportunities for care in multiple modalities on a rotating basis throughout the month.
When browsing the online booker, you may need to click through several days or weeks before finding available times for a sliding scale community care shift. Don’t get discouraged—these appointments appear only on the specific days designated for each practitioner’s community care rotation.
If navigating the online schedule feels confusing or you can’t find an appointment that works, please call or text us—we’re happy to help you locate the next available time that fits your needs.
Below is a list of each practitioner and the day of the week they offer sliding scale sessions. If you know you'd like to see someone specifically, scanning through their specific days will be the fastest way to find yourself their next opening.
Monday
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Christina – 2:00–8:00 PM (Massage)
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Kiber – 3:00–8:30 PM (Massage)
Tuesday
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Mary – 11:00 AM–5:30 PM (Massage)
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Dr. Gena Cohen, DAHM, L.Ac – 10:00 AM–6:00 PM (Acupuncture)
Wednesday
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Sarah-Anne – 9:00 AM–3:30 PM (Massage)
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Amanda – Every other Wednesday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Reiki)
Thursday
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Tori – 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Massage)
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Katie – 2:00–8:00 PM (Massage)
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Alanna – 3:00–8:30 PM (Massage)
Friday
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Dr. Gena Cohen, DAHM, L.Ac – 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Acupuncture)
Saturday
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Kara – 9:00 AM–3:30 PM (Massage)
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Sarah – 1:00–7:00 PM (Massage)
Sunday
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Lizzy – 9:00 AM–3:00 PM (Massage)
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Rachel – 3:00–8:30 PM (Massage)
Massage-Sliding Scale OPtions
2o Minute Chair Massage
Sliding Scale: $22-47
15-40 Session & 7 Tip
Quick, convenient and focused, chair massage provides the ability for some quick relief of shoulder, upper back and neck tension. It's also a great way to get a feel for a therapist's style or touch before booking a longer session with them.
Sliding Scale: $37-72
30 minute focal session
26-61 Session & 11 Tip
Our traditional focal is unclothed with the use of oil or cream and is good for more detailed or complex focal work on areas like the neck, low back, hips, upper back and shoulders. Your therapist will likely have time to thoroughly address one primary area of focus.
45 minute Focal Session
Sliding Scale: $50-95
38-83 Session & 12 Tip
If you need some more detailed or complex focal work on areas like the low back, hips, upper back and shoulders but would prefer staying clothed, this is your service. Your therapist will likely have time to thoroughly address 1-3 areas of focus.
Reiki-Sliding Scale OPtions
60 minute Reiki Energy Healing
Sliding Scale: $60-116
Looking for a full system reset, energy release, or deep relaxation? You will start with a brief intake, discussing what you are seeking relief from in your life and/or body and gaining clarity on what you wish to achieve through the session. Your practitioner will always hold space for your specifics! You'll then receive clothed, on the massage table with a brief follow up conversation after the session to digest any observations, experiences or questions that may arise.
Acupuncture-
Sliding Scale OPtions
New Patient Initial Acupuncture Treatment - 90 Minutes
Sliding Scale: $70-135
Your first acupuncture visit includes a thorough health history intake, discussion of your concerns, and a personalized treatment plan created just for you. Our licensed acupuncturist will use pulse and tongue diagnosis, assess patterns, and select acupuncture points to support balance and healing. When appropriate, adjunct techniques such as cupping, gua sha, moxibustion, hot stones, or essential oils may also be included. This session sets the foundation for your care by addressing root causes as well as symptoms.
60 minute follow-up acupuncture treatment
Sliding Scale: $45-90
A focused return visit that builds on your initial treatment plan. This session includes a brief check-in to review progress and adjust your care as needed, followed by a full acupuncture treatment. Adjunct therapies such as cupping, gua sha, or moxibustion may be included when appropriate. A great option for ongoing support and maintenance of your health goals.
Why Our Rates Include a 'Tip' Amount
We compensate all our practitioners at or above industry standards for their specialty, ensuring they receive a living wage. Since gratuity is a standard part of massage therapist pay—typically 40–50% of their take-home income—our massage and bodywork rates include an 18% tip built into therapist compensation.
This approach allows our practitioners to focus fully on your care, without depending on tips—and we believe that's better for everyone.
Gratuity is not a standard part of the compensation model for Reiki and Acupuncture services so is not included in these services. However, we compensate these practitioners at or above their industry standard.
Because gratuity is already included, you're never expected or required to tip at checkout. However, if you'd like to leave an additional amount, it will be received as a sincere and appreciated “thank you” for the care you received.