Rachel Eizenga, MSW, LCSW

Merrillville, Telehealth

Education

School:
Rutgers University

Degree:
MSW

Additional Certificates:

BSW Eastern University

Rachel Eizenga is a graduate of Eastern University (St. Davids, PA) with a Bachelor’s in Social Work and Rutgers University (New Jersey) with a Master’s in Social Work. She has worked with adults, adolescents, and families in both outpatient and residential settings. Rachel has training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is passionate about working with clients through a variety of life’s challenges, including anxiety, depression, self-esteem issues, relational difficulties, life transitions, spiritual/faith-based concerns, and trauma.

Rachel is dedicated to providing a safe, compassionate space for clients to open up and explore areas of their lives that may be causing distress or holding them back from accomplishing daily tasks or life goals. She hopes to equip clients with tools and strategies to navigate issues in a healthy, empowering way and create positive change in their lives. Rachel encourages open expression of emotions and believes that offering a validating, supportive environment—while also holding clients accountable—is beneficial for the therapeutic process.

Issues Treated

Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Borderline Personality
Career Counseling
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Illness
Chronic Impulsivity
Codependency
Coping Skills
Depression
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Disturbance
Family Conflict
Grief
Infidelity
Internet Addiction
Life Transitions
Marital and Premariatl
Men's Issues
Parenting
Peer Relationships
Pregnancy
Prenatal
Postpartum
Racial Identity
Relationship Issues
School Issues
Self-Harming
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Trauma and PTSD
Weight Loss
Women's Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Thinking Disorders
Bisexual
Gay
Lesbian

Specialties

Depression/Anxiety
Spirituality
Trauma

Session Types

Telehealth
Family Therapy
Individual Therapy

Age Specialties

Adolescents / Teenagers (14-19)
Adults

Types of Therapy

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
Art Therapy
Attachment-based
Christian Counseling
Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Compassion Focused
Culturally Sensitive
Dialectical (DBT)
Emotionally Focused
Family Systems
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative
Person-Centered
Positive Psychology
Psychodynamic
Relational
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Strength-Based
Trauma-Focused