Dana Secord , LPC

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings six years of clinical experience to her work with adults. She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University and has provided care across community health settings and private practice, supporting people facing depression, anxiety, trauma, substance use, relationship conflict, gender and sexual identity questions, and a range of mood and adjustment disorders. Dana has worked with survivors of sexual abuse and individuals managing post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder, anger concerns, self-esteem struggles, and eating disorders, among other challenges.

Drawing from an integrative approach, Dana encourages clients to name and express their feelings while building insight into personal patterns and relationships. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and collaborates to develop a tailored plan that aligns with individual goals and values. Her practice emphasizes practical skills, emotional exploration, and relational understanding to help clients move through hopelessness, racing thoughts, and overwhelming emotional pain toward clearer direction.

Throughout her work, Dana aims to create a nonjudgmental space where adults can explore disappointments, fears, and hopes. She uses multiple evidence-informed methods and partners with clients to find approaches that best fit their needs, supporting growth across life transitions, identity questions, and interpersonal challenges.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Remote Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports clients in noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that align with personal values; this approach often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early and adult relational patterns influence current relationships and intimacy, offering a path for work on abandonment, commitment, and family or parenting difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to change them, which can be useful for mood disorders, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and addiction-related patterns.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Dana collaborates with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative stance helps tailor sessions so therapy feels purposeful and relevant.

Online therapy with a licensed professional can offer flexible ways to engage in care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from familiar surroundings while working toward meaningful change.