Meet the founder

Hi, I'm Emily or "Dr. Fessler"
if I'm feeling fancy.
I'm nice, and I know shit.

It’s pretty evident from the ripped jeans that I’m probably wearing in session that I’ve got a casual, laid-back approach to therapy. I’ve been known to kick off my heels and sit crossed-legged and barefoot in my chair. After practicing for over 15 years, I’ve decided I prefer being comfortable in my own skin over wearing a therapy blazer to meet someone else’s definition of “professional.”

One of my long-time clients dubbed me “the everyday people’s sex therapist” and I can’t count on both hands the number of times that I’ve been cornered at a party by someone that says, “Soo….can I ask you a weird question?”

You’re here because you want to feel better. I want to help.

If you're like most of our clients, you've probably spent some time searching for a therapist, trying to determine by looking at a picture if you can trust this stranger with your most vulnerable thoughts.

It might feel like searching through profiles on bumble. But, before you make a decision on whether you are going to swipe right or not, let us tell you a little bit about the types of clients we love working with– we want to work with clients that are READY to make a change in their lives, and that are ready to work hard for it. Therapy can be a lot like personal training–we’re not going to make you run laps and do burpees (probably), but we are going to push you into places beyond your comfort level if it will help you live life well.

Our Core Values

Kindness

For kindness to flourish, it must be seen as a way of life, akin to breathing and blinking.

Transparency

Its different than honesty. Transparency answers the questions that you didn’t even know to ask.

Respect

We’ve got a deep admiration and high regard for humans beings, in mind, in body, and in soul.

Joy

Great pleasure and happiness are fundamental to the well-being of the human experience.

What WE BELIEVE

We’re all trained as marriage and family therapists (LMFTs). We believe that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

You are the expert on your life. We are the experts on people and relationships. With our powers combined, we want to get you to a place where you are thriving instead of just surviving.
Feeling respected and safe is key to making our therapeutic relationships successful.
Like Brene Brown says, "When you numb the darkness, you numb the light."

You get up early. You grind. You stay up late.
You work
SO. DAMN. HARD.
Isn't it time you started living a life
that you don't need a vacation from?

How Can We help you?

Executive Coaching

You’re driven to achieve, and you’ve made it. You’ve built the life you’ve dreamed of, and you’ve made everyone proud. So, why does it feel like you’re still a doormat?

Couples and Sex Therapy

When every conversation turns into an argument and they always end the same, it makes you start to wonder if its worth it. The fighting isn’t, but the relationship probably is.

Individual Therapy

Almost everyone faces a time when it seems like life is just too much to handle on your own. Your life just doesn’t feel like “you” anymore. And you’re ready to change.