Dana Secord, LPC
Texas · 6 years in practice
Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and issues related to identity and addiction.
License and registration
- LPC, Texas
- 81781 · expires September 2026
- LPC, Colorado
- LPC.0017943 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1548866205 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Dana
Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and issues related to identity and addiction. She works with adults on emotional pain, grief, eating and sleeping concerns, parenting strain, career stress, and ADHD. Dana emphasizes a straightforward, compassionate approach so people feel heard and understood.
She uses an integrative style that draws on Existential therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding a person’s story, naming unhelpful patterns, and finding concrete ways forward. Dana encourages people to notice values and make small behavior changes that match what matters to them. Dana earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University.
She has six years of clinical experience and has worked in both independent practice and community health settings. Her background includes supporting people affected by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, substance issues, and relationship conflict. In the therapy room, she invites clients to speak openly about fears, disappointments, and hopes.
The work is collaborative: clients and Dana agree on goals and check progress together. Her aim is to help people build insight and practical skills they can use between sessions. Dana is licensed in Colorado and Texas as an LPC and practices from Texas.
Sessions are conducted in English and are aimed at adults seeking to address a wide range of life and mental health concerns.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Dana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dana names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Existential therapy helps people look at their life story, values, and choices to find meaning and direction when things feel overwhelming. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then taking action toward what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy examines how early relationship patterns influence current bonds and helps people build more stable connections.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That means trying practical tools, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit day-to-day life. Video lets people see nonverbal cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Chat and text options allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions, making care more flexible for busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What problems does Dana help with?
Dana supports adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting and career strain, and related concerns such as ADHD and body image.
How does she approach therapy?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, mixing Existential ideas with ACT, attachment work, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral tools to help people clarify values and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her clinical background?
She holds a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University and has six years of clinical experience in independent practice and community health settings.
Where is she licensed and located?
Dana is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be booked as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Dana?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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