Rachel Van Dyk, LPC - Therapist in Tennessee

About Rachel

Rachel Van Dyk is a licensed professional counselor who brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. She has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. Rachel has provided in-person counseling and telehealth sessions, and she has logged over 3,000 face-to-face clinical hours across college and independent practice settings.

She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and issues like eating struggles, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Attachment issues are an additional area of attention. Rachel uses practical tools to help people manage strong emotions and make changes that fit their life. In sessions she listens for each person’s story and then works together to identify patterns that keep problems going.

She often uses Attachment-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide the work, and blends other techniques as needed. The process begins with assessing how past experiences affect current feelings and behaviors. Therapy with her is collaborative and goal oriented.

Clients can expect a mix of talking, reflecting on patterns, and practicing new ways of responding. The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, healthier responses, and more confidence in handling life’s challenges. Rachel practices in Tennessee and offers services in English.

Her background includes five years counseling college students and subsequent years in independent practice, with both in-person and telehealth experience.

Approaches for online therapy and how they help

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current responses. It helps people notice how attachment needs and fears show up in stress, family interactions, and intimacy-related concerns.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on recognizing and shifting emotional responses that keep problems stuck. It is useful for managing strong feelings, improving emotional connection, and creating new ways of responding in relationships and family dynamics.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each client to choose or combine methods that fit their history, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process includes checking in and adjusting as the work progresses.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules and different comfort levels. These formats make it easier to attend regularly, maintain momentum between meetings, and try tools in real time while staying in familiar environments. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment and emotion-focused work to these online formats to help clients move toward clearer patterns and steadier coping.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Narrative Therapy

Looking at the story you have come to tell about yourself, and where it came from. The work is in separating the problem from your identity and finding accounts that fit you better.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, eating struggles, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue, with additional focus on attachment issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She listens to each person’s story and uses a collaborative, straightforward approach. Sessions combine conversation, pattern awareness, and practical exercises to help clients try new responses.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of counseling experience and has accumulated over 3,000 face-to-face clinical hours across college settings and independent practice.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC, license number TN LPC LPC0000004596, and she practices in Tennessee.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What formats are available for sessions?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make scheduling more flexible for different needs.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 12 years
Licensed: Tennessee
Languages: English

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