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
Sacral Injuries and Birth Outcomes Workshop, Abdominal Therapy Collective, 2025
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT), Certificate #28659 Oregon State Board of Massage Therapists, 2025
Massage Therapy Program Graduate — McKinnon Body Therapy Center, 2022-2025
Fetal Positioning For Birthworkers— Cornerstone Doula Training, 2024
Full Spectrum Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Training, 2024
Homebirth Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2024
Labor and Birth Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2023
Postpartum Doula Training — Cornerstone Doula Trainings, 2023
Certified Adult, Child & Infant CPR, AED and First Aid
Fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID and flu
Alix Abrahams
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, exploring my Jewish roots, reading, dancing, swimming or other seasonally appropriate activities, or really anything that gets me around people.