Dana Secord , LPC

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado and Texas who helps adults navigate depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, and other life stresses. She approaches therapy with empathy and a belief that exploring one’s personal story is an act of courage, creating a space where difficult emotions and complex histories can be examined without judgment.

Dana draws on training from Texas Wesleyan University, where she earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling, and on experience in both private practice and community health settings. In private practice she has supported people facing substance use, domestic violence, mood and adjustment disorders, gender and sexual identity issues, and relationship conflict. Earlier work in community health included providing care for those affected by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, anger management concerns, bipolar disorder, self-esteem struggles, and eating disorders.

Using an integrative, client-centered approach, Dana encourages clients to express their feelings and to develop greater self-understanding and insight into their relationships. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and collaborates with them to tailor therapeutic methods that fit their goals and circumstances, with the aim of helping them build coping skills and clearer direction.

Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build practical actions toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and stress that interfere with daily life.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns of connection and trust. This approach can be helpful for people working through relationship difficulties, abandonment themes, and attachment concerns.

Dana Secord brings these approaches together with client-centered principles, working collaboratively to determine which methods best fit each person’s needs and goals. Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process - Dana will explore preferences, life circumstances, and goals with each client to tailor the work.

Online therapy offers flexible access to licensed professionals through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working toward meaningful change.