Lisa Preller, CNM, LM
Owner & Founder of Empowered Midwifery Care & Evolve Integrative Health

Looking back, I can see that my role as a midwife has been both a personal and professional journey. Since 2002, I’ve worked as a doula, labor and delivery nurse, and as a Licensed Midwife within the structure of four mainstream practices and systems: Seton Health, St. Peter’s Hospital, Dr. Sattar’s OB/GYN office, and Albany OB/GYN. I am grateful for those years, the rich experiences I enjoyed, and the many impressive professionals I worked alongside.


Yet something always felt off—out of balance, not quite right.

The ideals of midwifery that first drew me to this field—centered on relationship, empowerment, and the whole person—were increasingly at odds with the demands of large hospital systems and physician-owned practices. The high-volume expectations of these models made it difficult to practice the kind of attentive, time-rich, and individualized care I believe every person deserves.

Now, for the first time in my career, the true ideals of midwifery and the professional context in which I work are fully aligned. This is a new model of reproductive care: smaller, more intimate, and deeply centered on the person in front of me. I have more time to devote to my patients, more energy for you, and greater freedom to provide the calm, unhurried, and personalized care that should define midwifery.

My journey through these systems, and my desire to offer care that extends beyond traditional reproductive health, also gave rise to Evolve Integrative Health, a sister business born in February 2025. Evolve builds upon the foundation of midwifery and reproductive justice by diving deeper into complex conditions—such as hormone imbalance, chronic inflammation, weight regulation, fatigue, and perimenopausal transition—using a functional and integrative medicine lens. We explore not only what is happening in your body, but why.

You can learn more about this next evolution in care at www.evolveintegrativehealth.com . I look forward to working with you and your family—and supporting your health through every phase of life, with care that is grounded, empowering, and aligned.   

Lisa Preller