Dana Secord, LPC

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy. She works with adults who are wrestling with racing thoughts, mood swings, addictive behaviors, or the fallout from trauma and abuse. Dana aims to make it easier to talk about hard things without judgment. Dana uses straightforward, collaborative work in sessions. She encourages people to tell their story and helps them notice patterns that get in the way of daily life. She draws on several approaches to meet each person where they are and build practical skills for coping, managing emotions, and improving relationships. She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University and holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Texas. Her background includes independent practice and community health settings, where she provided therapy for depression, anxiety, substance misuse, domestic violence survivors, identity concerns, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and eating issues. That range informs how she tailors care for different needs. Sessions focus on making small, usable changes. Dana helps clients set clear goals and practice new ways of thinking and behaving between meetings. She emphasizes the client’s own expertise about their life and works together with them to test what helps. People can expect a calm, respectful approach and practical tools for coping with life’s challenges. If you want a therapist who listens and works with you to make concrete shifts, Dana aims to be that collaborator.

How Dana's approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify personal values, and take small actions that match those values. It is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, mood issues, and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses, helping people understand intimacy, trust, and communication struggles. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dana will discuss what feels most useful and try methods that match a client's needs, goals, and preferences. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively whether to emphasize values work, skills training, or exploring relationship patterns. Because the biography does not list session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and let people choose settings that help them focus, such as a quieter room or a midday break from work. Licensed professionals adapt exercises and tools to work well over distance, and Dana can help tailor each session so it fits daily life and progress continues between meetings.