Kirstin Hoops, LMT/EOLD

Welcome. I’m so happy you’re here.

I have been practicing massage therapy in Portland since 2020. My work is a blend of modalities, including craniosacral, myofascial release, deep tissue, neuromuscular therapy, Swedish massage, traditional Thai bodywork, Reiki, sound healing and breathwork. I specialize in working with folks who live with connective tissue disorders and dysautonomia (I myself have hEDS). My intention as a therapist is to collaborate with my clients to facilitate self-awareness, self-acceptance, peace and holistic wellbeing. I do my best to attune to every person I touch, inviting change while honoring vulnerability— holding space for all parts, light and dark. My operating principle is mettā: loving kindness.

Since 2023, I have worked as a massage educator at East West College of the Healing Arts, and delight in guiding future healers into the sacred skills of bodywork. I offer mentorship for students and new LMTs seeking advice and feedback as they begin their practice.

In addition to manual therapies, I am passionately devoted to easing the burden of death and loss on both the dying and their loved ones, and now offer community support as an End of Life Doula (EOLD) and with outcall palliative massage therapy. As a practitioner with the Portland Grief House Deathcare Collective, I am collaborating with other providers to offer the support our world so dearly needs through the transformative, expansive, devastating and cyclical processes of grief.

For more information about the Portland Grief House, click here

All professionalism aside, I’m a silly, bubbly weirdo, and fully experience the joy of this strange little life. If I’m not working, I’m exploring the wild PNW, dancing, steeping in community, playing music, reading fiction, grading papers, cooking something fancy, or snuggling with my cat Cardamom (Cardi C).