Schedule an appointment
Be sure to review our Clinic Policies in regards to rescheduling and cancellation. We do not have a receptionist and may not be able to respond to communications during treatment hours. Inquiries are generally returned outside of treatment hours, or at our soonest availability.
If it is your first appointment, please fill out consent paperwork and health questionnaire on our scheduler or arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled time to complete forms at the clinic. If you are more than 20 minutes late, we can only accommodate you if there is excess space in the schedule. Unless there are available chairs, we will not be able to accommodate early arrivals as we sometimes need to wake up other patients in order for you to have a seat.
Day-of walk in:
In the area? Drop by for a treatment!
Please know that we will see you when ever possible, but must also prioritize people who have pre-scheduled standing appointments. Thank you for understanding!
Fees
Sorry, we currently do not take credit cards except for missed and late-cancelled appointments ($47 fee for new patients, $37 for return patients).
New Patients (First visit)
$45-$95 cash discount sliding scale
$47-$95 Venmo sliding scale
Return Patients (Price after the first visit)
$35-$85 cash discount sliding scale
$37-$85 Venmo sliding scale
A sliding scale means that you decide what you can afford. We do not ask for proof of income. We trust you to pay what you can.
To prepay or to send a friend the gift of acupuncture,
Please include in the note: Date, your name and email address
Venmo: @commongoodacu
Last 4 digits: 5971
Prepaid Packages – CGA has a quarterly treatment package sale. New patient paperwork fee of +$10 applies if you or your guest has not been treated before.
For New Patients
First Visit Treatment Flow
Before or upon arriving to the clinic, please turn off or silence your cell phone, watch, speakers, and anything else that makes noise.
Pay for your treatment - Cash is preferable. Venmo is also available.
Please leave wet umbrellas in the reception area.
If you have a time restriction, let us know. Generally, we limit treatments to 1 hour if the schedule is full. Otherwise you are welcome to stay as long as you like until we close (1 hour past the last appointment)
Use the restroom if needed, before sitting down. There are water cups in the bathroom if you need a drink - NYC has excellent, drinkable tap water.
Pick a chair and store your belongings in the bin under your chair. Your acupuncturist will be moving around the chair and we do not want to step on anything.
Take off shoes, socks, and hat, roll up your sleeves to the elbows and pant legs to the knees, or leave your clothing as you are most comfortable. Those who wish to stay fully covered for religious or personal reasons are welcome. We will always ask before moving your clothing.
Kick back in the chair and get comfortable. There are tension locks under the arm rests. If you are most comfortable sitting straight upright, that is also OK.
Once you are settled in your chair we will chat about any concerns you mentioned in your forms, discuss a treatment plan for visit frequency, then administer the pins.
Once your needles are placed, we leave you to rest so they can do their work. If you need an extra blanket or are ready to get up, give us a nod or wave, as we are walking through the treatment area and we will attend to you. It is normal for pins to fall out - no need to call us over. We will help you find stay pins at the end of your treatment. If your eyes are closed we will not approach you unless you give us a wake-up time.
Please do not get up with needles in. If you need to get up, we will need to take them out- at which point your treatment is over.