Rachel Van Dyk

Rachel Van Dyk approaches counseling with a deep respect for the courage it takes to seek help and a commitment to walk alongside people during difficult seasons. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and she brings seven years of clinical experience to her work.

Rachel spent five years providing counseling to both female and male college students across a wide range of concerns, followed by two years in a private practice setting where she worked with clients from adolescence through later adulthood. Across her career she has accumulated nearly 3,000 face-to-face clinical hours.

Her clinical experience includes supporting people with anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, trauma and abuse, spiritual concerns, adjustment disorders, relationship conflict, and family issues. She typically integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Attachment-based approaches, and Emotion-Focused Therapy to join a client’s story and address presenting concerns.

Rachel evaluates the depth of emotional pain and how a client’s history influences current emotions, thinking patterns, and relationships. From that assessment she uses a variety of practical tools and interventions to help clients build healthier behaviors, emotional responses, self-talk, and connections with others. Her aim is to empower people to make choices that lead toward a hope-filled future.

She is a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee and practices with the training and standards that credential entails.