Hope Counseling and Consultation Services is a Christian counseling practice in Lorain County, Ohio.
04/17/2026
🧭 Compass Support Group at Hope Counseling
Looking for encouragement, connection, and practical tools for everyday life? Join our Christian counseling support group designed to help you grow in relational skills and healthy coping strategies.
🗓 Monday Evenings | May 11th – June 22nd
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Amherst, OH
We offer both insurance and self-pay options to make support accessible.
📞 Call: 440-370-3007
📧 Email: rachel@hopecounselingcs.com
You don’t have to navigate life alone—we’d be honored to walk alongside you.
04/09/2026
Some wounds don’t stay in the past, they can affect how we experience our bodies, our relationships, and our sense of safety. Many survivors of sexual trauma quietly carry the question: Can I ever feel whole again? 💔
In our latest blog post, we share a thoughtful podcast episode from "Java with Juli" that explores why sexual trauma affects identity and intimacy so deeply, how shame and self-blame can keep people stuck, and what healing and sexual wholeness can look like. 🌿
If this topic resonates with you, or with someone you love, we invite you to listen to the episode. Healing is possible, and you don’t have to walk that road alone. 🩵
Looking for encouragement, connection, and practical tools for everyday life? Join our Christian counseling support group designed to help you grow in relational skills and healthy coping strategies.
🗓 Monday Evenings | April 13th – May 18th
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Amherst, OH
We offer both insurance and self-pay options to make support accessible.
📞 Call: 440-370-3007
📧 Email: rachel@hopecounselingcs.com
You don’t have to navigate life alone—we’d be honored to walk alongside you.
04/05/2026
🌿✝️ Happy Easter from Hope Counseling! ✝️🌿
He is not here, for He has risen, as He said. — Matthew 28:6
Today we celebrate the risen Christ- the source of our hope, healing, and new life. Because He lives, there is true peace for the broken, joy for the weary, and redemption for all who trust in Him. 🌅🤍
Praying your day is filled with the hope and joy of the resurrection!
04/03/2026
✝️ Good Friday
“But he was pierced for our transgressions;
he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
and with his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5
Today we pause to remember the depth of Christ’s sacrifice, His suffering that brought us peace, healing, and hope. ❤️🩹
At Hope Counseling, we are grateful for the ultimate hope we have in Jesus. No matter what you are walking through, you are not alone.
🕊️ May you find rest, renewal, and healing in Him today.
- Hope Counseling 🩵
03/29/2026
🌿✝️ Happy Palm Sunday from Hope Counseling! ✝️🌿
“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!” - John 12:13
Today we remember Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the humble King who came to save. As we begin this Holy Week, may our hearts be filled with praise, gratitude, and hope in Christ. 🕊️🤍
Wishing you a peaceful and meaningful Palm Sunday.
03/28/2026
🧭 Compass Support Group at Hope Counseling
Looking for encouragement, connection, and practical tools for everyday life? Join our Christian counseling support group designed to help you grow in relational skills and healthy coping strategies.
🗓 Monday Evenings | April 13th – May 18th
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Amherst, OH
We offer both insurance and self-pay options to make support accessible.
📞 Call: 440-370-3007
📧 Email: rachel@hopecounselingcs.com
You don’t have to navigate life alone—we’d be honored to walk alongside you. 🩵
03/16/2026
There Is Hope 🕊️
If shame has been weighing you down, please hear this: you are not beyond help, too broken, or disqualified from grace. God can heal and redeem anything, and often that work begins the moment we step out of hiding and ask for help.
At Hope Counseling, our licensed Christian counselors are here to walk alongside you with compassion and a biblical worldview. You don’t have to face this alone. 🤍
Did you know that 77-90% of people with trauma experience significant relief after just a few EMDR sessions? 🙌 This powerful therapy helps process painful memories, calm the nervous system, and restore peace—because our God is a God of healing (Psalm 147:3). 💙
Whether you're struggling with past trauma, anxiety, or overwhelming emotions, EMDR can be a tool God uses to bring renewal and restoration. If you're ready to take the next step toward healing, Hope Counseling is here for you!
📖 “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” – Psalm 147:3
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We Are Changing Our Name And Adding Counselors To Serve You!
We have some exciting news! Good news is always best in the form of a story, so we wanted to give you some background to what is happening.
For years Christy Samms, LPCC-S has been seeing clients in Lorain and Cuyahoga Counties. A few years ago she started her own practice, Christy Samms Counseling and Consultation Services off Oak Point Road on the Lorain/Amherst border. She rented an office and got her husband to create a website send out some referral letters, and market her counseling services.
Business quickly grew as word got out about Christy’s counseling. She started with a goal to see ten clients a week, but that ten clients per week quickly turned into 15 or 2o! After about a year, Christy was at capacity and was having to turn clients away. Sometimes as many as 2 potential clients per day would have to be turned away simply because we didn’t have any more capacity.
Clearly, the practice needed to expand.
It so happens that Christy’s husband, Daniel (me) is a marketing and business growth consultant. After a few conversations about Christy’s long-term vision for the practice, we (she and I) developed a plan to bring that vision into reality.
We are initiating two key steps for that plan right now.
We have changed the name of the practice from “Christy Samms Counseling and Consultation Services” to “Hope Counseling and Consultation Services.” The name has two purposes. First, we wanted a name that reflected the fact Christy is not the only counselor. Second, we want to send the message that wholeness is possible. There is always hope. That’s why we are here.
We are hiring more counselors! The vision for Hope Counseling is about more than just expansion. We want to grow in quality as we expand our capacity. We want counselors that share our vision and values, licensed consolers with unique skill sets to provide premium care to our clients. So, we have taken great care in selecting our first new hire. You’ll find out about that person soon. For now, we just want you to know we are hiring, and that we are committed to hiring only counselors that bring the same level of quality care Christy has been providing for years.
We still have some really exciting news to share, but we’re saving that for the next story. For now, have a look at our new website https://hopecounselingcs.com/ and help us spread the word!
