Black Sheep Community Acupuncture

Black Sheep Community Acupuncture, LLC is a community acupuncture clinic located in Perry Hall, Maryland. Our mission is to provide high-quality acupuncture treatments at affordable rates in a supportive group setting. We believe that acupuncture can be a part of the solution to the soaring cost of healthcare, and we strive to make it accessible and affordable for everyone.

Our clinic is welcoming to all different kinds of people, and we aim to provide you with the tools to take care of your own health. We strongly believe that acupuncture can be a valuable tool in maintaining your health and well-being, and we want to make it accessible to as many people as possible. That's why we offer a sliding scale of $30-$50 per treatment, allowing you to decide what you can afford to pay.

Our Services

At Black Sheep Community Acupuncture, LLC, we offer high-quality acupuncture treatments in a supportive community setting. Our treatments are based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, which involves the insertion of thin needles into specific points on the body to promote healing and balance.

Our treatments are conducted in a comfortable group setting, where you can relax and receive treatment alongside others. This allows us to see more patients and offer more affordable rates, making acupuncture accessible to a wider range of people.

Why Community Acupuncture?

Community acupuncture clinics are often described as the "black sheep" of the acupuncture profession because they dare to bring prices down to a level that most people can actually afford. We believe that this is a great quality to have! Community acupuncture clinics are driving forces behind invention, art, and progress in the acupuncture profession.

The founders of the community acupuncture movement, Lisa Rohleder and Skip Van Meter, dared to think outside the flock and come up with a way to treat their community with acupuncture by changing the typically expensive one-on-one style of treatments. They figured out a way to charge less and see more patients by using a group setting and implementing an affordable sliding scale.

Thanks to Lisa and Skip's willingness to be black sheep, they have enhanced the quality of lives of hundreds and thousands of patients, who were able to feel better through affordable acupuncture. They also enhanced the lives of practitioners like us, who are happy and grateful to follow their lead to help heal our communities in a sustainable way.

Our Owner/Acupuncturist

Valerie Reeves Kurek is the owner and acupuncturist at Black Sheep Community Acupuncture, LLC. She is a licensed acupuncturist in Maryland and a Diplomate of Oriental Medicine through the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Valerie grew up in Baltimore County and earned a Bachelor's degree from Towson University. Later, she moved to Florida to attend the Florida College of Integrative Medicine in Orlando, where she earned a Master's Degree in Oriental Medicine.

After graduation, Valerie opened the usual one-on-one style of acupuncture practice but was always drawn to the community acupuncture model. She was inspired by the community acupuncture movement and decided to open her own community acupuncture clinic to make acupuncture more accessible to the community.