Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst, LPC
Compassionate counselor with diverse professional experience
Book with DeniseWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
How Denise works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Denise
Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years in the helping field. She brings a varied career background that includes roles in industry, education, art therapy, mentoring, and business consulting.
That mix shapes a practical, down-to-earth approach to counseling. She keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She helps people talk through stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and struggles with self-esteem.
She also supports clients dealing with career shifts, grief, trauma and abuse, and life changes.
Background and approach
Her method is flexible and collaborative. She draws from approaches like cognitive behavioral work, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused thinking, and dialectical skills, choosing tools that match a person’s needs. Therapy sessions are meant to teach concrete skills and new ways of handling difficult moments.
Dr. Petrelli-Holst often uses coaching-style guidance when people want to make practical changes. She pays attention to communication problems, control issues, and the impact of chronic illness or aging.
She also addresses concerns around eating, body image, and women's issues. Clients can expect a warm, pragmatic style that emphasizes ownership and clear next steps. She practices in Wisconsin and works in English.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session based on availability.
What Denise works with
Everything Denise lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Denise's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Denise lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning simple ways to handle painful thoughts and feelings. It can help when anxiety, depression, or life changes get in the way of everyday living.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, known as CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for stress, anger, or mood concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dr. Petrelli-Holst treats approach selection as a team effort, using the first sessions to learn a person’s goals and preferences and then trying methods that fit those needs. She adapts techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions give flexibility to match life schedules. Video calls let people meet face to face when bandwidth and time allow. Phone sessions work when a shorter check-in is needed or when camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging make it possible to keep momentum between sessions or fit conversations into a busy day. These options aim to make regular care easier to maintain while exploring the approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Denise
What kinds of concerns does Dr. Petrelli-Holst address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, self-esteem, career shifts, grief, trauma and abuse, and related life challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is pragmatic and collaborative, mixing coaching with skills-based strategies and supportive listening to produce clear next steps.
How much experience does she have in counseling?
She has 26 years working in the helping professions across clinical and nonclinical roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.