"Dr. Joella treated me with kindness, care, and confidence that my body could do this. She is a talented and gifted midwife whose care was comprehensive and patient and treats mom and baby as a whole. Reassuring, comforting, calm, steadfast."

"The tender and thorough care I received from Joella was what enabled me to feel empowered and relaxed, even through an incredibly difficult pregnancy and postpartum. I would have her again in a heartbeat. She gave above and beyond, never hesitating with what was needed, but never interfering unnecessarily."

"Peaceful. Empowered. Cared for. Dr. Joella was different in that I was fully informed & never pressured about any of the choices I made. I felt so completely at peace with her care & commitment in caring for myself & my baby. She reminded me that our bodies are designed to do this. Calm, confident, nurturing, supportive, she made my most difficult birth also my most treasured birth experience."

"Whenever something arose in the course of my pregnancy that caused me discomfort or concern, or any other ailment, Dr. Joella was comfortable and knowledgeable in offering me holistic choices to treat them. I deeply appreciated her traditional approach, and her extensive knowledge on herbals, alternative medicines, traditional massage techniques and so much more. It was a relief and a joy to feel respected in my choices."

"I couldn’t have asked for a more knowledgeable, caring, empowering and safe provider for my home birth. Dr. Joella has a warm and reassuring presence. I looked forward to my appointments and felt confident in her care. I especially appreciated having chiropractic care for the aches and pains of pregnancy - it made such a difference!"

"My labor moved quickly and Dr. Joella’s calm and knowledgeable presence put me at ease and helped me to feel confident that my body was doing everything just right. Being able to give my full attention to “letting my body do the work” made labor and birth a wonderful experience."

"Postpartum we chatted about the birth and how I was doing emotionally, about how my other children were adjusting to the baby, and my self-care. It meant the world to me that my care provider was invested in my health and well-being as well as my baby’s."

"My husband deployed during my third trimester and I wasn’t sure if he would be home in time for the birth. Dr. Joella was reassuring and empowering and I never doubted that I would be supported and cared for, regardless of whether my husband was able to be there."

"I felt way better informed, more prepared, and calm about the entire process. Even the idea of not having an epidural wasn’t as scary, because of how prepared she made me feel. This was my 5th child and first time with a midwife. I learned so much more about my body and even my baby from Dr. Joella. I had always wanted to do a home birth and the entire experience blew my mind. She is so knowledgeable and easy to talk to. It was an incredible experience."

"Being able to be at home and receiving the postnatal care me and my baby needed was the most incredible experience of it all. She was there regularly to check on us and educate us on what to do on our own and things to watch for. With my 4 previous babies I was never successful when it came to breast feeding. I was able to successfully and with no stress!"

"Dr. Joella provided straightforward, kind, informative, and professional care throughout our entire pregnancy and postpartum. It truly is a client and provider relationship that is built on communication, which left both my husband and I feeling confident and at ease that anything that might arise during our pregnancy or birth would be communicated to us and we could make decisions as a team."

"Dr. Joella remained a calm, steady, encouraging voice throughout my labor and her extensive knowledge about positioning and chiropractic adjustments enabled us to get the baby into the right position and born without complication."

"I loved her informed consent approach to every aspect of the pregnancy and birth. She believes in a woman’s natural ability to gestate and birth a baby and only calls for interference when absolutely necessary."

"As a newly postpartum mama for a 3rd time, I had a lot of emotions and Dr Joella supported that part of my recovery as well as the physical. It was also amazing to have home visits the first week or so and not have to take a brand new baby out!"

"Whatever concern or unknown I had, she reassured me and instilled confidence that we would take things one step at a time. Honestly, as the days wound down towards delivery, I felt prepared and peaceful. I attribute that to Dr.Joella making things feel as normal as possible. She presents information in a very straightforward way, listened to my questions, clarified as needed, and respected my decisions."

"Joella strikes the perfect balance of hands-off and in charge. When you don’t need her, you’d hardly notice she’s there, but as soon as she’s needed she brings such a calm and competent presence that it’s easy to trust and relax in the process. It’s not easy to both be a leader and a follower, and to do both well, and more importantly know when to do each. Joella walks this line with grace, and an ease that puts others at ease."

"Joella’s pointed focus on my physical and emotional needs as a mother during my postpartum transition were incalculably valuable. As a fourth-time mom, and having a difficult recovery, it was so precious to have another woman’s support, guidance, and care focused on my needs. One truly feels that Joella provides the utmost of care until the full transition to motherhood is complete."

"She embodies the wise woman that every woman wishes they had to hold space for them, while simultaneously being incredibly efficient and organized. I found her to be a wealth of knowledge both with natural options and medical treatments, and beautifully balanced in when to consider each."

"I did have a difficult labor with my firstborn and so I wanted to make sure I had a Webster certified chiropractor and a holistic midwife. I sure lucked out being able to have both all in one. Having someone who knows that much more about the human body made me feel confident in my second child's birth. Labor and delivery went smoothly with my second and I feel it was due to the excellent chiropractic and midwifery care I received from Dr. Joella."