Dana Secord, LPC

Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor who holds licensure in both Colorado and Texas and brings a compassionate, collaborative style to work with adults. She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University and draws on clinical experience from community health settings as well as private practice to support people facing depression, anxiety, substance use concerns, relationship conflict, gender and sexual identity questions, and trauma-related challenges.

Dana believes that beginning to understand one’s own story is an act of courage. She encourages clients to name and explore their thoughts and emotions and helps them develop greater insight into themselves and their relationships. Her approach is integrative - she views each person as the expert on their own life and partners with clients to build a therapy plan tailored to their needs and goals.

Over the course of her career she has provided care for individuals impacted by sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress, anger management difficulties, bipolar disorder, self-esteem struggles, and eating concerns, among other issues. Dana aims to create a supportive space where clients can share disappointments, fears, and hopes without judgment and work toward practical, meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dana integrates evidence-informed methods to help clients build skills and insight. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and learning practical ways to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward a meaningful life - it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns from early relationships and how they influence present-day connections and emotional responses - this approach can be useful for relationship challenges, attachment issues, and healing from abandonment or loss.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies to change behaviors and improve mood - CBT is commonly applied to anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Dana works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical advantages for many clients. Video sessions allow face-to-face connection from home, phone appointments remove travel barriers, and live chat or text-based messaging can provide flexibility between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists while accommodating work, caregiving, and other commitments.