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Advanced Wellness TherapyDenise Frisella, LCSW

What I offer

Therapy for trauma, grief, and where you came from

Trauma-focused clinical work woven with gentle energy-based practices — addressing what happened to you on every level it lives: in your story, your nervous system, and your body.

Areas of practice

Complex Trauma Therapy

For experiences that were prolonged, repeated, or foundational — not a single incident, but a pattern that shaped how you move through the world. We work to process what happened, reduce its intensity in your body and mind, and rebuild a sense of safety that isn't contingent on hypervigilance.

ApproachEMDR, inner child work, energy-based practices

Grief Therapy

For loss that hasn't finished being felt — a death, the loss of someone to suicide, an estrangement, a relationship, an ending, or a life you expected to have. This kind of loss can be intense and painful, and when it goes unprocessed it doesn't disappear; it tends to show up sideways, as numbness, irritability, or exhaustion. We make room for it to move.

ApproachGrief-focused clinical work, inner child work, energy-based practices

Family of Origin Work

For the patterns you learned before you had any say in the matter — how to earn love, avoid conflict, stay small, or take care of everyone but yourself. This work helps you see those patterns clearly, understand where they came from, and decide which ones are actually yours to keep.

ApproachInner child work, trauma-informed talk therapy, EMDR where relevant

EMDR

A structured, evidence-based approach for processing traumatic or distressing memories so they stop intruding on your present. Often used alongside the areas above.

Inner Child Work

A way of directly addressing the younger parts of you that are still holding old beliefs, fears, or coping strategies — so the adult you actually get to run the show.

Energy-Based Practices

Used to complement, not replace, clinical work — supporting nervous system regulation and helping the body process what talk alone sometimes can't reach.

How sessions work

Format
Secure video sessions. Online only, for adults in California and Missouri.
Session length
A 50-minute hour.
Fee
$300 per 50-minute hour. Cash pay; superbills available on request.
Getting started
A free 15-minute video consultation to see if we're a good fit — no pressure either way.

Simple, transparent pricing

Start with a free conversation

Call for a 15-minute video consultation to see if we're a good fit.

Initial Consultation

15-minute video call

Free

A no-pressure conversation to see if we're a good fit. Send a message or call and we'll set it up.

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Therapy Session

50-minute hour

$300/ session

Trauma-focused clinical work, EMDR, inner child work, and energy-based practices — matched to what you're carrying.

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Not sure which of these fits? That’s what the consultation is for.