- Integrative approach
- Works with adults
- Practical coping skills
About Dana
Dana Secord is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing depression, anxiety, and overwhelming stress. She meets adults who are coping with relationship strain, grief, addiction, and identity concerns. Dana aims to make it easier to say what feels heavy and confusing. She offers a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk through fears, racing thoughts, and painful memories.
Dana uses what she calls an integrative approach. She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance strategies, and attachment-informed ideas to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on understanding your story, noticing patterns, and building small changes that make daily life steadier. The work is collaborative - she views clients as the experts on their own lives.
She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. Over six years she has worked in private practice and community health settings, supporting people with mood disorders, substance concerns, trauma, and identity-related stress. That mix of settings shaped a practical style that balances emotional care with concrete skills.
Dana helps people explore how past experiences affect current relationships and decisions. She supports clients who face challenges like parenting strain, career changes, sleep and eating difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Conversations aim to increase clarity, improve coping, and restore a sense of agency.
To begin, she asks curious questions and works with each person to set clear, manageable goals. The pace and focus depend on what the client needs in the moment. Her goal is to help people feel more steady and more able to handle life’s ups and downs.
Dana uses what she calls an integrative approach. She draws on tools from cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance strategies, and attachment-informed ideas to fit each person’s needs. Sessions focus on understanding your story, noticing patterns, and building small changes that make daily life steadier. The work is collaborative - she views clients as the experts on their own lives.
She earned a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Texas Wesleyan University. Over six years she has worked in private practice and community health settings, supporting people with mood disorders, substance concerns, trauma, and identity-related stress. That mix of settings shaped a practical style that balances emotional care with concrete skills.
Dana helps people explore how past experiences affect current relationships and decisions. She supports clients who face challenges like parenting strain, career changes, sleep and eating difficulties, and compassion fatigue. Conversations aim to increase clarity, improve coping, and restore a sense of agency.
To begin, she asks curious questions and works with each person to set clear, manageable goals. The pace and focus depend on what the client needs in the moment. Her goal is to help people feel more steady and more able to handle life’s ups and downs.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.