Meet Sadie & Alix

Sadie Kimball

Birth Doula, Licensed Massage Therapist

I am a queer community caregiver, dancer, wife, friend, daughter, niece and granddaughter. From these roles I became a Birth Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT #28659) specializing in Perinatal Massage and Abdominal Therapy. Originally from Santa Barbara then Oakland, California, I recently relocated to Portland and am excited to begin offering my care to this community.

My background as a dancer and nanny gives me a deep sense and awe of anatomy, embodiment, and joy! To follow curiosity and wonder in the process of our healing is a powerful tool. This, along with developing trust to co-create a space of rest, peace, and deep support is what I hope to offer my clients in both massage and doula work. My passion lies in embracing a dual-role, working with families, as both their massage therapist and doula. Trust me: therapeutic touch during the childbearing process is a balm like no other! 

I live in Northwest Portland with my wife Katia, and our two kitties, Goose and Nova. When I am not massaging or at births, I spend as much time as I can paddle boarding, hiking, sewing, and exploring my new backyard.

Experience & Education

Abdominal Therapy For Professionals 1 & 2, Abdominal Therapy Collective, Portland, OR 2025

  • Abdominal Therapy training from the lineage of Rosita Arvigo. Extensive physiology and applications, front and back body technique, contraindications and practice on folks with reproductive, digestive and other pelvic bowl related troubles. Instructor Amy Colo, CNM, LMT.

Sacral Injuries and Birth Outcomes Workshop, Abdominal Therapy Collective, 2025

  • Instructor Dr. Rosita Arvigo.

Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Certificate #28659 Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists, 2025

  • Completed Massage Therapist Licensure with Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists, passed MBLEX Examination.

Massage Therapy Program Graduate — McKinnon Body Therapy Center, 2022-2025

  • Completed 650+ hours of training via McKinnon Body Therapy Center's Massage Therapy Program with a focus on Craniosacral Therapy, and additional study in Prenatal, Trauma Informed Touch, Deep Tissue, Swedish Massage, and Acupressure.

Fetal Positioning For Birthworkers— Cornerstone Doula Training, 2024

  • Anatomy of fetal positioning, causes of varying fetal positions, including malposition, working with breech presentation.

Full Spectrum Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Training, 2024

  • Completed advanced birthwork training with focus in Abortion Support, Rural Birthwork, Harm Reduction and Supporting People Who Use Drugs, Dismantling Fatphobia in Reproductive Healthcare, Supporting Sex Workers, Food Justice, Gender-Affirming Surgery and Transition Support, Death and Grief Support, Supporting Families Engaged with CPS and Family Regulation Systems, Supporting Incarcerated Birthing People, and Disability Justice,

Homebirth Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2024

  • Completed training for supporting families through unmedicated homebirths with a focus on homebirth specific labor techniques, working with midwives, and hospital transfers, instructor Licensed Home Birth Midwife Juli Tilsner, LM, CPM

Labor and Birth Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2023

  • Completed labor and birth doula training with a focus on trauma informed, patients rights framework, hands on skills & comfort measures, navigating birthing systems, common interventions, anatomy and physiology of birth, and educational, emotional, physical psychosocial support.

Postpartum Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2023

  • Completed postpartum training with a focus on lactation support, hands on comfort measures, newborns, tips for supporting sleep, postpartum mental health, and nutrition in the 4th trimester.

Certified Adult, Child & Infant CPR, AED and First Aid

Fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID and flu

Alix Abraham

Birth Doula

When I was in fifth grade, my mom had a copy of Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent, a local midwife and friend of a friend, lying around. I read it over and over, and yapped at any adult woman that would listen. They probably thought I was super weird. Anyway, it sparked an early interest in birth, and being with woman (the Middle English translation of midwife). 

Being around birth has proven just as exciting as I thought it would be - the energy of a person in labor is completely captivating. Birth rooms (even in hospitals!) are special places that feel out of time and sacred. Every time I get to participate it’s an honor, and I walk away feeling high off of it for days. 

Longterm, I strive for midwifery school and an out-of-hospital practice. I would love to carry on the midwife’s approach to the perinatal realm, with its focus on pregnancy and birth as a normal process that can be supported emotionally and physiologically as well as medically. 

When I’m not doula-ing, I work at Alma Midwifery, a beautiful birth center here in town. When I’m not doing that, I am likely to be found playing Ultimate frisbee, gardening or working on my bonsai, reading, dancing, swimming or other seasonally appropriate activities, or really anything that gets me around people.