- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- CBT and attachment work
About Denise
Dr. Denise Petrelli-Holst is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Wisconsin with 26 years in the helping professions. She brings a wide range of workplace experience to counseling, including roles in industry, education, art therapy, mentoring, and business consulting. Her background shapes a practical approach to common life stresses and transitions.
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, and ADHD. She also helps with self-esteem, career questions, coping with life changes, eating and body-image concerns, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness and pain, cancer, communication problems, divorce and separation, and money or life-purpose concerns.
Her style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and client-centered principles. Sessions tend to look at emotions, patterns in relationships, and practical steps people can try between meetings. She emphasizes finding methods that actually fit a person’s life.
Denise draws on varied professional roles to offer concrete problem-solving and coaching alongside talk therapy. That can mean working on skills for managing mood, structuring daily routines, or practicing different ways to respond in difficult conversations. She describes her counseling approach as open and flexible.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and do not accept international clients.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape the way people respond to one another. Online sessions using EFT involve naming feelings, tracking patterns, and practicing new ways of expressing needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values-based actions; online ACT sessions often include short exercises and planning to try between meetings. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relationship patterns and how early bonds influence current reactions, helping people recognize repeating dynamics and try different responses.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together the client and therapist decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, or attachment-focused work best for the current concerns and will adapt the plan over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm which online or in-person options are offered before you schedule. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use online meetings to practice new skills, follow up on between-session tasks, and keep momentum while managing day-to-day responsibilities.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, and related life issues such as career, self-esteem, and relationship patterns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, CBT, attachment-based ideas, and client-centered principles to address emotions and behavior in practical ways.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 26 years of experience in the helping professions, with roles spanning education, art therapy, mentoring, and business consulting that inform her counseling work.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Wisconsin and practices with a focus on the concerns listed in her profile.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first appointment?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.