Dana Secord, LPC
Texas · 6 years in practice
Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and identity questions.
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) based in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, and identity questions. She works with adults who are dealing with grief, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, or struggles with intimacy and self-esteem.
Dana aims to create a calm space where people can talk without judgment and begin to make sense of their story. Dana uses clear, practical methods rather than jargon.
Background and approach
She encourages clients to name feelings, spot unhelpful patterns, and try small changes that make daily life easier. Sessions are collaborative - she listens first and then helps people set realistic goals they can use between meetings. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University.
Over six years she has worked in community health and independent practice with people impacted by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, substance use, bipolar disorder, and eating concerns. That range informs her ability to adapt what she offers to each person’s situation. Dana draws on approaches like Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral tools.
She mixes these to fit what each person needs rather than following a single formula. The focus in sessions is on practical understanding and steady progress. Dana helps people build insight into their emotions, improve communication, and develop skills to manage strong feelings and life changes.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- 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
How Dana’s Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on feelings and attachment needs. It helps people identify core emotions and learn new ways to respond to relationship and intimacy struggles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then take action toward personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early bonds shape current patterns and helps rebuild safer ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of therapy itself. Dana works together with each person to choose and blend methods that match their goals, life situation, and comfort level. That collaborative process helps set clear, manageable steps to try between sessions and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy makes it easier to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls let people speak face to face when visual connection helps, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or brief reflections between longer sessions. These options provide flexibility so people can keep steady momentum even with changing schedules.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Dana help with?
Dana supports adults with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, addictions, parenting strain, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She works in a warm, collaborative way and focuses on listening first. Sessions emphasize naming feelings, finding patterns, and trying practical steps between meetings.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling and has six years of clinical experience in community health and independent practice with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location information are listed?
Dana holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Colorado and Texas. She practices from Texas.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; 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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