Dana Secord, LPC

Therapist in Texas

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and stress.

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Licensed inTexas, Colorado
License81781, LPC.0017943
NPI 1548866205
Experience6+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Dana

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and stress. She also supports those coping with grief, parenting challenges, addiction concerns, identity questions related to LGBT issues, and life transitions. Dana offers a direct and compassionate presence so people can begin to tell their story and feel less alone.

She takes an integrative approach that mixes practical skills with attention to emotions and relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on everyday steps - naming feelings, learning coping tools, and trying new ways of responding in real life. Dana encourages people to discover what matters to them and to build routines that support those values.

In the therapy room she uses evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centered work. That lets her match techniques to a person’s needs, whether the goal is managing symptoms, mending relationships, or improving self-esteem. Dana earned a Master of Arts degree in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University.

She has six years of clinical experience across community health and independent practice settings, working with clients who have faced trauma, mood disorders, substance concerns, and identity-related stress. Her style is collaborative and respectful. Dana helps each person set clear, realistic goals and checks in on progress.

She explains choices in simple language and adapts plans as people change.

Credentials

LPC (Texas): License 81781 · expires September 2026
LPC (Colorado): License LPC.0017943 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1548866205 · national provider identifier

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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

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Online support

How Dana's Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections and feelings, and it helps people build safer, more satisfying ways of relating. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values to reduce suffering and increase meaning. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to relieve symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dana collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, life situation, and comfort level. She explains different options, tries approaches in session, and adjusts the plan based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is close to an in-person visit and works well for teaching skills and working through emotions. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat or messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, building routines, or practicing coping tools between sessions. Together these options help people access consistent care around busy schedules and changing needs.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Dana support?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, ADHD, and many related topics.

What is Dana's style in sessions?

Dana uses a warm, collaborative style that blends practical skill-building with attention to feelings and relationships. Sessions focus on small, doable steps and real-life practice.

What is her clinical experience?

She has six years of experience working in community health and independent practice with people facing mood disorders, trauma, substance concerns, and identity-related stress.

What credentials and location information apply?

Dana is a Licensed Professional Counselor, credentialed as CO LPC and TX LPC, and she practices from Texas.

Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available online?

She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication needs and schedules.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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