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- Person-centered approach
- Skill focused work
- Collaborative goal setting
About Dana
Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by depression, anxiety, racing thoughts, and emotional pain. Dana aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about fears, disappointments, and identity concerns. She invites people to begin understanding their own story and to take small steps toward change.
Dana earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. She has six years of clinical experience working in community health and private practice. Her background includes work with people affected by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, substance use, and domestic violence, as well as mood and adjustment concerns.
She uses an integrative approach that blends evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on helping clients express feelings, build self-understanding, and improve relationships. The therapist frames the client as the expert on their life and works collaboratively to set goals.
Dana lists a broad range of concerns she supports, including traumatic brain injury among other issues such as LGBT matters, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and attention difficulties. She also notes added focus areas like attachment issues, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems.
The tone in sessions is practical and person-centered. Dana helps people learn skills and try different strategies in everyday life. She encourages clients to notice small changes and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
Dana earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. She has six years of clinical experience working in community health and private practice. Her background includes work with people affected by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, substance use, and domestic violence, as well as mood and adjustment concerns.
She uses an integrative approach that blends evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs. Sessions focus on helping clients express feelings, build self-understanding, and improve relationships. The therapist frames the client as the expert on their life and works collaboratively to set goals.
Dana lists a broad range of concerns she supports, including traumatic brain injury among other issues such as LGBT matters, relationship strain, grief, addictions, and attention difficulties. She also notes added focus areas like attachment issues, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems.
The tone in sessions is practical and person-centered. Dana helps people learn skills and try different strategies in everyday life. She encourages clients to notice small changes and to move at a pace that feels manageable.
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How Dana’s approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice hard thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them while focusing on actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful patterns; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early bonds affect current relationships and helps people improve communication and closeness in important relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify what feels most useful based on goals, needs, and preferences. Together they may try different strategies and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It also lets people use tools and homework between meetings so skills carry into daily routines. Licensed professionals, including therapists with Dana's background, can adapt ACT and CBT techniques effectively in remote sessions to help people manage symptoms and work toward their goals.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
Texas, Colorado
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Dana supports a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury among others.
What is the therapist's style in sessions?
She uses an integrative, person-centered style that encourages clients to tell their story and to set goals together. Sessions are practical and focused on developing insight and useful skills.
What experience does the therapist have?
Dana has six years of clinical experience working in community health and private practice with people facing mood disorders, substance issues, trauma, and relationship conflict.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas. The credential is listed as LPC in the provided profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.