Dana Secord, LPC

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and identity concerns. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by racing thoughts, hopelessness, or emotional pain. Dana aims to make the first step less daunting and offers a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk.

Her sessions are practical and collaborative. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that keep problems going. Dana uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and build meaningful habits.

Dana earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. She holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Texas and has worked in both private practice and community health settings. Her background includes supporting people affected by sexual abuse, domestic violence, substance use, bipolar disorder, and eating disorders.

In the therapy room she encourages people to name their feelings and try small experiments between sessions. She focuses on skills that can reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and strengthen relationships. Dana also supports work on identity and intimacy-related struggles, including LGBT concerns.

Many clients come wanting coping strategies, clearer communication, or relief from persistent negative thoughts. Dana partners with each person to create a plan that fits their life and goals. She uses a blend of client-centered work, attachment ideas, and DBT skills when that fits the situation.

Using CBT, ACT, and Attachment Ideas Online

Dana draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety and lift mood. CBT sessions often include simple exercises, thought records, and homework to practice new responses between meetings.

She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and accept difficult feelings while taking action toward a meaningful life. ACT can be useful for persistent worry, low motivation, or coping with chronic health concerns.

Attachment-based work focuses on understanding patterns in close relationships and improving how people connect and feel secure with others. This approach helps when relationship worries, intimacy issues, or attachment wounds are present.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Dana collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and life. She checks in regularly and adapts strategies if something isn’t working, so therapy stays focused and useful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat and messaging let people check in during breaks or keep a written record of progress. These options provide flexibility in how and when people connect with a licensed therapist.