Rachel Van Dyk, LPC

Rachel Van Dyk brings more than a decade of counseling experience to her work, combining formal training with thousands of clinical hours to support people through difficult seasons of life. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and she holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, indicating formal licensure to practice counseling in Tennessee.

Her experience includes five years working with college students on a variety of concerns, followed by clinical roles in two private practice settings where she also provided telehealth appointments. Across her career she has accumulated over 3,000 face-to-face clinical hours, helping people navigate anxiety disorders, depression, family trauma, spiritual concerns, adjustment disorders, and relationship conflict.

Rachel approaches each person as a storied individual, entering clients' lives with curiosity, care, and a priority on understanding how past experiences shape present emotions and relationships. She blends Attachment-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to assess the depth of pain and the impact of a client’s history on current thinking, feeling, and behavior. From that assessment she draws on practical tools to foster healthier patterns in emotion regulation, self-talk, coping, and connection with others.

Her work supports people facing stress, relationship struggles, family concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating and self-esteem difficulties, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions. Rachel aims to empower clients to make decisions that lead toward a more hopeful future and to build confidence in continuing the healing process on their own.