Marshall Acupuncture and Herb Clinic

07/11/2025

In the wake of last fall’s flood, our clinic was deeply impacted—but we’ve since rebuilt, stronger and more rooted than ever. With generous support from a local recovery grant, we are now offering “River Fund Healing Sessions” for those in financial need.
For a limited time, these sessions are:

~Led by all of our practitioners (Callan, Chynna, Becca, Ruthy and Phillip)
~Sliding scale (you pay what you can), no paperwork, just readiness
~Funded so the practitioners can be fully compensated
~Available now!!

Feel free to share this with someone who might resonate. To book a River Fund Session, schedule online as normal @ https://www.marshallacupuncture.com/ or call 828-649-9601 and tell your practitioner that you would like to use sliding scale pricing.

Anyone able to pay a higher portion of our normal rates will be paying it forward to those who cannot.

Information about our practitioners and the services we offer is available at our website, https://www.marshallacupuncture.com/

04/17/2025

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03/31/2025

Meet our practitioners!

Phillip is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist who is passionate about helping his clients find relief from chronic stress and injuries as well as the everyday impacts of our modern world.

Phillip’s personal healing journey began after a wake-boarding accident in college that unexpectedly introduced him to the world of alternative medicine, although be it several years later. During that time he became much more aware of the connection between mind, body, emotion, and spirit. It was an awakening in many ways and eventually this lead him to study bodywork and become a massage therapist.

Growing up, Phillip was very active playing sports and immersing himself in the great outdoors. Much of his love for bodywork and massage stems from his interest in cultivating functional strength and flexibility for everyday life and longevity. Phillip loves anatomy and continuing to learn about how amazing our bodies really are. His approach to massage and bodywork integrates his studies and practice in relaxation massage, deep tissue, myofascial release, trigger point, cranial sacral therapy, and resistance stretching.

Phillip graduated from the Asheville School of Massage and Yoga in 2017. He’s also a Certified Health Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, and an Eagle Scout. When he’s not working as a massage therapist he helps steward his family’s small organic farm near Max Patch.

Book with Phillip
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25400109

03/29/2025

Meet our practitioners!

Ruthy is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist specializing in injury and pain management. She has been practicing since 2005 and graduated from Rising Spirit Institute of Natural Health in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently she is the owner of The Muscle Whisperer Massage Therapy serving the Madison County, North Carolina area.

Ruthy is extremely passionate about helping her clients understand the origins of their physical pain and discomfort. As an LMT she uses a variety of techniques to cater each session to the individual's needs such as: deep tissue, neuro-muscular therapy, lymphatic drainage, myofascial release, trigger point therapy, stretching, mobilization and Thai massage techniques.

She enjoys learning and developing new skills to better help her clients and has a background in weightlifting and athletic training which helps her to understand the body through functional movement.

When Ruthy isn’t at work she enjoys spending time learning about the natural world and healing through outdoor activities, meditation practices, bodywork practices and reading. She is a mother of three and enjoys spending time with her family.

Schedule with Ruthy:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25400109

03/28/2025

Today - join us for the 6 month commemoration of Hurricane Helene to remember what was lost and celebrate our strength as a community and how far we’ve come. We look forward to seeing you there!

03/27/2025

Meet our practitioners!

Callan is a native to Madison County and graduated from Madison High School in 1996. His love for mountains, snow and skiing led him out West to Wyoming and Montana after college. Suffering from two compressed vertebrae in his back from a skiing accident in 2007, he turned to Acupuncture and discovered its healing power.

Callan completed a four year masters degree in Oriental Medicine, including Acupuncture and Chinese Herbology, in 2014 from Daoist Traditions College for Chinese Medical Arts in Asheville, North Carolina. After graduation, Callan opened Marshall Acupuncture & Herb Clinic in downtown Marshall. Bringing Chinese Medicine to his home town is a dream come true. Callan’s commitment to health and wellness has led to a thriving clinical practice that has helped hundreds of people in the community.

Callan raises his three beautiful children with his wife, Allison on the farm he grew up on. They host work traders year round and hold workshops and retreats in this rich biodiversity of nature and community. He also serves the community as a Qi Gong teacher and Chinese astrologer (Yi Jing consultant) through his teacher, Daoist priest Wu Dang Chen. He also incorporates earth based spiritual practices as an initiate in the Andean Tradition from Peru. He currently continues his Chinese medicine education as a student with Andrew Nugent-Head in Asheville, North Carolina.

Schedule an appointment with Callan:
https://patient.unifiedpractice.com/marshall-acupuncture/booking/

03/26/2025

Meet our practitioners!

Becca grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, and moved to Marshall in 2021. She has a background in the arts, music, and languages. She enjoys bringing her artistic sensibilities and creativity to patient care, honoring the uniqueness of each individual and their needs and goals. Becca comes from a family of allopathic medicine practitioners and became interested in Chinese Medicine via her dad—a physiatrist who found acupuncture in his search for better, non-pharmaceutical ways to address chronic pain. She is especially interested in using acupuncture to support emotional balance, pain management, digestion, hormone health, and headache disorders such as migraine disease. Becca utilizes a variety of treatment methods, including cupping, bodywork, electroacupuncture, and nutrition therapy. She loves the beauty, simplicity, and completeness of Chinese Medicine and feels honored and excited to be offering it to her community here in Marshall.

Becca is a nationally certified Diplomate of Acupuncture (NCCAOM), licensed in the state of North Carolina, and received her masters degree from Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine in Boone, North Carolina.

Outside of the clinic, Becca sings and writes her own music. She also loves hiking in our beautiful mountains, traveling, knitting, and is an aspirational gardener.

Schedule an appointment with Becca:
https://patient.unifiedpractice.com/marshall-acupuncture/booking/

03/25/2025

Meet our practitioners!

Chynna grew up in North Carolina and moved to the Appalachia 15 years ago. She has lived in Europe as well as the Western US and enjoys immersing herself in dynamic cultural pools. She connects with the natural world in many ways, including backpacking, climbing, and learning about native plants.

Chynna found her way into Chinese medicine through the loss of her mom. Through her experience of sitting with death and dying, moving through the difficult transitions that coincide with loss, she discovered a deep passion for helping others heal. She is passionate about human connection, helping patients wherever they are in their process, and offers effective, compassionate, holistic care. Chynna is interested in Endocrinology, GI distress, Cardiology, Orthopedics, and the overall health and wellness of each individual’s unique patterns and needs. She volunteers with the Center for Conscious Living & Dying, where she is able to connect with a community that embodies living a meaningful life. Chynna offers a wide variety of healing modalities, including acupuncture, herbal medicine, bodywork, essential oils, and dietary therapy.

Chynna Shipp is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) and is licensed in the state of North Carolina. She is nationally certified as a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.). She received her degrees from the Daoist Traditions College of Asheville. The program strongly focuses on the Classics of Chinese medicine and includes a rigorous Western medicine education, offering a comprehensive integration that suits our modern society well.

Schedule an appointment with Chynna here:
https://patient.unifiedpractice.com/marshall-acupuncture/booking/service

03/20/2025

Marshall Acupuncture & Herb Clinic is back up and running inside the Capitola Mill building! We offer massage, acupuncture, and herbal medicine, and we are thrilled to be back open serving this community ❤️

To schedule acupuncture:
https://www.marshallacupuncture.com

To schedule massage:
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=25400109

01/29/2025

GRAND REOPENING COMING SOON!

Happy Lunar New Year!! 2025 is the year of the Wood Snake. The Wood element is about growth, flexibility and renewal. The Snake represents strategy, calmness and intuition. May this year be a transformational, intuitive renewal process for our community.

What a ride it has been since Hurricane Helene came through Western North Carolina. We deeply appreciate everyone’s patience as we navigate the rebuilding process during these past several months. We are VERY EXCITED to announce the wait is coming to an end!

Renovations are almost complete and the move-in date is coming in the next 2-3 weeks. After that we can set up the clinic better than ever. We are hoping for a grand reopening the first week of March.

Stay tuned for more updates coming soon!

Many blessings to all of you who supported us through these challenging times. We are very excited to bring Chinese medicine and massage therapy back to Marshall.

10/02/2024

Heart broken to say the least. Hurricane Helene has devastated so much in WNC. Marshall Acupuncture and Herb Clinic was not spared. Four feet of water poured in and everything was strewn about in mud and silt. I salvaged what I could but most will be lost. I have no idea when the office will be rebuilt or when I can get back to work. We are resilient folks and I'm so grateful to be a part of this absolutely amazing community. Much love everybody! We will be stronger and more resilient than ever!!

Help Callan Welder rebuild his acupuncture clinic As most of you know… Becca Nicholson needs your support for Rebuild Marshall Acupuncture and Herb Clinic