About Rachel
Rachel Van Dyk is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings 12 years of clinical experience to her work. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and meets people where they are. Her style is direct but compassionate, focusing on practical ways to ease daily life and relationships.
She spent several years supporting college students before moving into independent practice in Tennessee. Over time she has accumulated more than 3,000 hours of face-to-face clinical work and has provided telehealth appointments as part of her practice.
How Rachel works
That range of settings shaped her ability to handle common concerns calmly and clearly. Her approach begins by listening to each person's story. She pays attention to how past experiences shape current emotions, thoughts, and interactions.
From there she uses tools drawn from attachment-based work, emotionally-focused methods, and narrative approaches to help people try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Sessions focus on concrete steps and personal meaning. That may include noticing patterns in relationships, naming painful memories, or practicing different responses to stress and anxiety.
She works with people on grief, trauma and abuse, depression, eating problems, intimacy-related issues, compassion fatigue, and life transitions. The overall aim is to help people build steadier emotional patterns and clearer decision-making. Rachel’s goal is to support clients as they move toward a more hopeful future and carry forward the progress they make in therapy.
Rachel lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Rachel works with
The areas below are the ones Rachel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
Attachment and Emotion-Focused Care Online
Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early bonds shape current relationships. It helps people notice attachment patterns and try different ways of connecting when old habits cause pain. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on pairing emotions with actions in relationships. It helps people recognize emotional cycles and create new interaction patterns that reduce conflict and improve closeness.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as progress is made, keeping the process collaborative and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets people see nonverbal cues and practice interactions in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow brief updates, between-session problem-solving, or therapy for those who prefer writing. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and different life situations.
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