Our Community Clinic is a space created to nourish and support our WNC community. Practitioners and clients connect naturally, much like the easy conversations at a barbershop or beauty salon. You’re welcome to enjoy your own quiet, private experience or soak in the shared energy, inspiration, and warmth of the room. Clients often leave feeling not only relaxed, but truly connected and inspired. Many describe it as feeling like receiving a Thai massage in Thailand: community-oriented healing spaces where everyone shares in the collective energy—now lovingly recreated here in Asheville.
We keep the clinic donation-based so that everyone can access this care. There are no fixed prices—give what feels right. Your health, safety, and healing come first.
Weekly rotating practitioners • First-come, first-served.
Plenty of parking.
:: Therapists ::
Ema Fernandes, L.Ac.
Ema’s work is guided by a deep trust in the body’s innate intelligence and its longing to return to balance. Raised in New Orleans and originally trained as an artist at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, her own healing journey led her into the world of herbal medicine, where she apprenticed for two years with Master Herbalist Karen Rose. She went on to complete her training in Chinese Medicine at Daoist Traditions, earning her Master’s degree in 2022.
Ema’s practice is devoted to supporting the nervous system, emotional well-being, women’s hormonal health, and the healing of pain and chronic conditions. She creates a space where the body can soften, listen, and remember its natural rhythms. She currently practices in Asheville and is also helping to develop a holistic dental and body care line. Outside the clinic, she studies Chen-style Taiji and finds joy in movement, voice, and creative expression through improv, singing, and dance.
Carlie Love, LMT
Carlie Love is a trusted massage and bodywork therapist with over 20 years of experience. Carlie's extensive educational background encompasses a wide range of modalities, ensuring a comprehensive and tailored approach to your wellness journey.
With expertise in Deep Tissue, Lymphatic, Swedish, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi, Thai Bodywork, Tui Nai, Aromatherapy, Reiki, Craniosacral, and Infant Massage Instruction, Carlie brings a wealth of knowledge and skill to each session. Her strong clinical background, coupled with a keen intuition, allows her to address your specific needs with precision and care.
Erika Charbeneau
Erika is passionate for energetic Bodywork. Her gifting is intuitive, oscillating between profound and subtle. She is trained in eastern modalities of Thai Meridian work, hands-free compression and acupressure.
Eli McNamara, LMT
This clinic is the perfect example of how a community can be strengthened after a life-changing event. Hurricane Helene affected everyone in our community in both obvious and nuanced ways, and to be in a position to provide hands-on support to anyone that walks through the door of Devoted Healing Arts has been a privilege and a pleasure. The microcosm that we all create together in the room, both givers and receivers, is such a sweet cocoon of safety and nourishment— the ideal “shelter from the storm”! Though WNC acutely feels the many devastating affects of Helene, we have also harnessed a newfound sense of ownership of our humble community and all of our loved ones within it, and with that comes a sense of responsibility to take care of each other. Sometimes it’s hard to know what that can look like in a practical sense, so what better way to participate in a constellation of healing than to come together to share nurturing touch? I’m grateful to be a part of holding this special, sacred space as we grieve, transition, and evolve as a collective.
Gregory Bear, LMT
I appreciate working within community clinic for a few reasons. First of all, it supports community needs by providing a healing environment that is accessible for those that may not be able to afford full-priced, private sessions. Also, from a practitioner’s perspective, it’s a fun, casual vibe that cultivates collaboration and a synergetic transmission of each individual’s strengths into the field of service. So, it’s a nice place to steep one’s self.