Recover the Ability to Change Your Life.

Helping individuals and couples through counseling to overcome trauma and obstacles in their life.

With a holistic approach to therapy, I value each person as a unique individual created by God with a purpose for their life, Recovering Hope Counseling helps couples and individuals with relationship, addiction, and mental health problems, including anxiety and depression, grief and loss, dual diagnosis (co-occurring mental health and addictive disorders), personality disorders, and other problems in living.

Create a path forward in your recovery journey

For Individuals

Through individual sessions, we will work together to create a plan and build your toolbox to overcome the obstacles in your life from anxiety and depression to grief and addiction.

For Couples

With couples therapy, you’ll learn how to communicate your feelings and needs, and get what you want out of your relationship while working to resolve conflict and trauma.

Offerings

Intensives

During a three-day intensive, we’ll work together in a condensed period of time to establish foundation of honesty and transparency and provide you with tools to begin the process of healing from sex addiction and betrayal trauma.

Therapy Sessions

Using one hour or ninety-minute therapy sessions, I work with individuals and couples using a variety of approaches to help clients break through old pain and patterns of behavior to develop insight into their stories, and develop tools to process feelings, develop healthy patterns of living that will promote transformational healing.

Explore More Services

Looking for something else? Reach out and I’ll see if there’s an offering for your need or can connect your with a referral in the right direction.

Kind Words

  • "I have known Scott professionally and personally for more than 7 years and it is an honor to call him a colleague and friend. He is extremely knowledgeable, warm, funny, and one of the most caring therapists I know. I have referred many people to him through the years and could not trust his work more. I highly recommend him!"

    Mike Vaughn, M.A., LCMHCS, CSAT
    Executive Director
    Bethesda Workshops

  • “I have known Scott since 2022 and we have co-facilitated many powerful conjoint couples therapy sessions. He provides a beautiful balance of warm care and direct accountability for his clients, which I believe is the recipe for effective therapy. I trust him with my betrayed clients' husbands and refer to him often.”

    Jessica McCall, LMFT-S, CSAT-S, CPTT-S
    Owner of The Haven

  • "When I first started seeing Scott, my life was a mess. My life was completely out of control. My porn addiction had gotten me in deep water with law enforcement and my wife. I did not know what to do or where to turn for shelter from the storm. Scott helped me to see the path forward. He helped me to overcome my addiction and understand and deal with the root causes of my addiction. He has a calming demeanor and genuinely cares about what you are going through. With Scott's help, I have been able to rebuild my life free from addiction and move forward in a loving relationship with my wife. I strongly recommend Scott Smith!"

    Client

  • "It is with full confidence and joy that I am able to recommend to you Scott Smith! I have had the honor of working closely with him over the past several years and found him to be a very competent and caring therapist. Again, it is without hesitation that I recommend him to you!”

    Dr. Robert Dodd, Psy.D.
    Level Ground Christian Counseling
    The Dr. Dodd Podcast

  • “Scott does a fantastic job with young men and families dealing with emotional, addiction, identity and self-esteem struggles. Armed with a good heart and great therapeutic tools, he can be of great help!”

    Donald Hunt
    Formation Life Ministries
    Pastoral Counselor, BCMLC, BCPC

Recent Blogs

Journal
Riding an Old Bike in A New Way
Riding an Old Bike in A New Way

I recently heard someone in working on their recovery ask, “Why is that I seem to get about a month’s sobriety and then relapse? I can’t figure it out?”. Many of you can relate to this person’s question, for it is a common frustration in the experience on the road of recovery.

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Sex Addiction 101
Sex Addiction 101

While the problem of substance use and addiction has gained cultural notoriety as an individual, social, and healthcare problem worldwide, behavioral-based addictions such as sex addiction have had a much harder time gaining acceptance within the medical, therapeutic and cultural communities.

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Is What I’m Doing Working for Me? Acceptance and Willingness
Is What I’m Doing Working for Me? Acceptance and Willingness

In the wake of the recent heartbreaking events in Charlottesville, VA this past weekend, I watched reactions on social media and on television, and was struck by the way people have been responding to the crisis.

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Ready to start your journey?

Reach out today and I’ll get back to you within 2 business days.

6412 Bannington Rd Charlotte NC 28226
(229) 459-5265
scott@recoveringhopecounseling.com

“There are only two things in life a person can control: their own actions and their own attitude.”