Mary Kibbe, LMT

I found Mary because I was desperate! My regular LMT wasn’t available and I was having some lower back pain after exercising. She was able to see me within a few hours and I’m very grateful. Her office was very clean and comfortable and she was extremely professional and nice. I’m feeling better already. Highly recommended.

When I think massage, the words relaxation and soothing come to mind. My massage experience with Mary circumvolves the definition of these words. She has an extraordinarily calming aura. Her studio is an inviting space accompanied by supple music.
I was not a regular massage goer due to an awkward experience I had the first time around years ago. After running a marathon, I decided to treat myself and give it another try. When I reached out to Mary she was compassionate and understanding about my reluctance, and comforted through me every part of the process. My legs felt remarkably better afterwards!
I have recommended Mary to many friends who have all had a similar experience to mine. If you are looking to get relief from soreness or just an hour of peace, look no further!

Mary is the best massage therapist I’ve ever had, hands down.
I almost hesitated to post this review out of fear of her booking up and not being able to get in, but in the end, the quality of the work deserves it.
I come into massage therapy from two directions — I have some chronic pain from a partially collapsed disc, and I’m an athlete.
As a sports massage therapist, Mary is able to handle my post-​race recovery work quickly and easily — it’s dramatically cut down on the amount of time I need to get back to training after a race. She’s also able to really dig in, and loosen up the stubborn knots that form from the grind in our regular work.
On the chronic pain side, she’s simply the only massage therapist I’ve ever worked with who can do deep tissue work on my back, and not have it go out the next day. I’m not sure how she does it. It’s magical.
Broadly, I look at the massages I get with her as being a conversation between my body and the therapy. Even though we do a check-​in before the massage (no hop on the table assembly line here! Hooray!), in the end, I just trust that the work that really *needs* to get done will get done, usually without my brain having to know anything. She finds the spots that were tight and problem-​causing that I didn’t even know existed.
All the other stuff you’d expect from a good therapist are here, too. Great communication, good scheduling, lovely space, good rates. I’ve tried quite a few here in Portland, and she’s the best there is.
So there you go. If you need a great massage, especially you athletic types, give Mary a visit. Just leave some spots open for me.