Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst, LPC

Wisconsin · 26 years in practice

Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years in the helping profession.

License and registration

LPC, Wisconsin: 7028-125 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1881220408 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 26
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Denise

Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years in the helping profession. She brings a nontraditional career path to counseling and uses practical experience from many fields to help people find clearer direction.

Her approach is down-to-earth and focused on real-life problems. Dr. Petrelli-Holst worked in the auto industry, education, mentoring, art therapy, and business consulting before concentrating on clinical work.

Those roles gave her a wide set of tools to draw on when someone faces stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes.

Background and approach

She explains things in plain language and tailors ideas to each person. She uses emotion-focused ideas alongside acceptance and cognitive strategies to help clients notice what matters most. Sessions are collaborative - she listens, helps name feelings, and suggests practical steps people can try between meetings.

The goal is steady progress, not quick fixes. Common concerns she helps with include depression, bipolar mood challenges, trauma and abuse, anger, eating and body image issues, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with career strain, relationship difficulty, and medical challenges like chronic pain or cancer.

She pays attention to how life stage and aging affect wellbeing. Dr. Petrelli-Holst sees matching the method to the person as part of therapy.

Conversations are aimed at building coping skills, improving communication, and clarifying life purpose. She practices in Wisconsin and offers sessions in English.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Denise lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How emotion work and practical methods translate online

Emotion-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name emotions, then use those discoveries to change unhelpful patterns; it can be useful for relationship strain, grief, and emotional distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches acceptance of difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking action toward them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current reactions and communication, and can support people who want clearer boundaries and healthier connections.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit those needs. Clients and the therapist decide collaboratively which approaches to use and adjust plans as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more contact feels helpful. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break or busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options help people keep continuity of care across different schedules and life demands.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, eating and body image issues, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses career strain, relationship challenges, isolation, and life purpose questions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens closely, helps name feelings, and suggests practical steps people can try between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 26 years of experience in the helping professions, drawing on a varied career that includes education, art therapy, mentoring, and business consulting.

What credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a Wisconsin LPC credential and practices in Wisconsin.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options aim to fit around different schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

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