Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst, LPC

Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 26 years in the helping professions. She brings a wide range of life and work experience to counseling, including roles in industry, education, art therapy, mentoring, and business consulting. Her background shapes a practical approach to everyday problems and long-term goals.

She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what works for each person. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD. She also supports those coping with grief, trauma, relationship strain, work and career questions, and challenges tied to health conditions like chronic pain, illness, and cancer.

Her method is collaborative. She listens for what matters to the person and then suggests tools that fit their life. Techniques draw from cognitive behavior strategies, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment perspectives, dialectical behavior skills, and client-centered listening.

Dr. Petrelli-Holst emphasizes practical steps people can use between sessions. That might mean skill practice, small behavior changes, or ways to reframe stressful thoughts. She also addresses issues around body image, eating and food-related struggles, and the emotional toll of caregiving and compassion fatigue.

She works in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. People interested in starting are asked to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to availability.

How selected approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for stress, chronic illness, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, often through practical exercises and skill practice that translate well to remote sessions. Attachment-Based approaches pay attention to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with relationship strain, grief, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting as progress is made.

The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy life. Online work can make it simpler to keep regular appointments, try short check-ins, or practice skills between sessions. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, confirm current options before booking so you know what types of online meetings are available.