interior design services

Joe Lupo is a Co-Founder and Creative Director of Interior Design at Visual Therapy. He unofficially began his career in fashion working in a high-end department store while still in high school. He graduated with a degree in finance from DePaul University and began working at a bank where he quickly advanced and became vice president at the age of 25. He left the world of banking in 1995 to start Visual Therapy in New York with friend Jesse Garza. With a natural eye for style, and an expert in color, he decided to further develop his passion by branching into interiors. In 2012, he began studying interior design at The New School at Parsons School of Design in New York and launched VT Home in 2014. Joe’s work has been featured in various publications including Interiors Magazine and New York Cottages and Gardens.

Jesse Garza is a Co-Founder and Creative Director of Styling at Visual Therapy. Jesse has worked in the fashion industry since he was 21, when he began selling clothing at Chicago’s renowned boutique, Ultimo. Mentored by the store’s founder and legendary style maven Joan Weinstein, Garza rose from working the sales floor to becoming creative director over a period of 10 years. During that time, he collaborated closely with the best names in fashion; staging runway shows, creating artful merchandising and adapting cutting-edge design for the Chicago market. Inspired by the creative partnership of designer Yves Saint Laurent and French businessman Pierre Bergé, Garza moved to New York to set up a luxury lifestyle consultancy with friend Joe Lupo. They launched Visual Therapy in 1995 based on a sincere belief in the transformative power of clothing chosen to express one’s truly unique personality. Since then, Garza — a self-described “Fashion Evangelist” — travels the country to work with a roster of clients.

Kellye is the Director of Styling at Visual Therapy. She is based in NYC and supports a wide network of clients across the country. Kellye takes each of her client’s personal style preferences into account while also encouraging them to explore new silhouettes, designers and colors. Her clients rave about her keen eye for fashion, immaculate closet organization skills, and exceptional ability to create looks for all of life’s occasions. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Retail Management from Columbia College in Chicago.

Lisa Marie McComb is the Senior Lead Stylist at Visual Therapy. Her career began as a highly sought-after model in the US, Europe, and Asia for designers such as Versace, Chanel, Armani and Donna Karan. When her career inevitably transitioned into styling after 16 years on the model circuit, it wasn’t long before these same designers became her own clients. Lisa Marie has become known as one of Chicago’s top production talents in producing fashion shows and as a style expert. Lisa Marie currently focuses her talent on building and managing wardrobes for her roster of clients. Although she calls Chicago home, she also works with clients across the country.

Carmen is an Interior Design Assistant at VT Home. She diligently assists the principal through every stage of the design process. Through her detailed renderings and elegantly composed client presentations, she provides the principal with the foundational elements needed to help the design vision enter reality. Carmen has worked on several VT Home projects from inception to completion and continues to thrive while developing her decorating skills. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interior Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Lindsey is the Director of Operations at Visual Therapy. She spent her summers throughout college interning at the New York Design Center for her family's wholesale furniture company, Louis J. Solomon. There, she learned all aspects of the business from sales and merchandising to administration and inventory management. Upon graduating from the University of Florida with her bachelor's degree, she began her career in Florida working for one of the region's largest furniture retailers as a sales manager before eventually returning to New York City tojoin Visual Therapy. She manages multiple areas of both the wardrobe styling and interiordesign divisions including finance, administration, people, and general business operations.

Taylor Frischman is an Assistant Stylist at Visual Therapy. She assists in all aspects of styling for our New York clientele and is passionate about luxury styling. Prior to joining VT, she interned for Lee Coren, a handbag designer based in Tel Aviv. Here, she was first introduced to the world of styling and assisted with product development, brand marketing, photoshoots and more. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising from Pennsylvania State University.

Gabriela began her career in fashion assisting the fashion director of Tokion Magazine while studying towards her Bachelor’s degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City.

Upon graduation, she channeled her love for fashion, trends, and writing into a role as a contributing writer for Refinery 29.

After being a part of our New York team since 2015, Gabriela relocated to Los Angeles in 2019, where she heads our West Coast client base as a Lead Stylist.