Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist | Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor | Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist | Former Chairman & Current Board Member, Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Work and Marriage & Family Therapy. Professional Practice: Bobby Scott & Associates Professional Counseling. Location: Southaven, Mississippi.
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Bobby Scott, M.A., LMFT, CAADC, C-DBT, is a licensed mental health professional with more than three decades of experience in counseling, addiction treatment, behavioral health, and clinical leadership. He has served as Chairman of the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Work and Marriage & Family Therapy and continues to serve as a Board member. His professional background includes direct patient care, substance use disorder treatment, mental health counseling, program administration, regulatory leadership, and executive leadership within the addiction treatment field.
Professional Experience
Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Work and Marriage & Family Therapy
Bobby Scott has served as Chairman of the Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Work and Marriage & Family Therapy and currently serves as a member of the Board. His service on the Board reflects his extensive experience in the mental health profession and his involvement in the standards and oversight of social work and marriage and family therapy practice in Mississippi.
His combination of clinical credentials and executive experience provides him with expertise in substance use disorders, addiction treatment, behavioral health, psychotherapy, family and relationship counseling, and the clinical operation of treatment programs.
Owner, Bobby Scott & Associates Professional Counseling
June 1999 – Present | Southaven, Mississippi
Since 1999, Bobby Scott has owned and operated Bobby Scott & Associates Professional Counseling, an outpatient behavioral health practice serving adults and adolescents.
The practice provides services for individuals experiencing substance use and mental health concerns, including psychotherapy, medication management, and marital and couples therapy.
Through his clinical work, Scott has extensive experience working with individuals and families affected by addiction, behavioral health conditions, relationship difficulties, and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Former Chief Executive Officer, Addiction Campuses of America – Turning Point
May 2015 – 2017 | Southaven, Mississippi
Scott previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Turning Point, part of Addiction Campuses of America. In this executive leadership position, he helped oversee addiction treatment operations and the delivery of behavioral health and substance use disorder services.
Former Vice President of Clinical Services, Addiction Campuses of America – Mississippi
June 2014 – May 2015 | Southaven, Mississippi
Before becoming CEO of Turning Point, Scott served as Vice President of Clinical Services for Addiction Campuses of America in Mississippi. His responsibilities included clinical leadership and oversight of addiction treatment services.
Professional Credentials
Bobby Scott holds several professional credentials related to mental health and addiction treatment:
- M.A. – Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology
- LMFT – Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
- CAADC – Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
- C-DBT – Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist
Education
Liberty University
Master of Arts – Counseling Psychology | 1991
Scott studied Counseling Psychology at Liberty University, earning his Master of Arts degree in 1991.
Union University
Bachelor of Arts – Education | 1979
Scott earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education from Union University in 1979.
Areas of Expertise
Bobby Scott’s professional experience includes:
- Substance use disorders and addiction treatment
- Alcohol and drug counseling
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mental health counseling
- Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
- Marriage and family therapy
- Couples counseling
- Adolescent behavioral health
- Psychotherapy
- Addiction treatment program operations
- Clinical leadership and oversight
Bobby Scott & Drug Rehab USA
Bobby Scott serves as an expert content reviewer for Drug Rehab USA (DrugRehabUS.org). Drawing on decades of clinical and leadership experience, Scott reviews addiction and behavioral health content to help ensure that information provided to readers is clear, clinically informed, and consistent with established principles of substance use disorder treatment.
His experience as a therapist, addiction counselor, clinical executive, and treatment program leader provides Drug Rehab USA with an additional level of professional insight when developing and reviewing educational resources about addiction, treatment, recovery, and behavioral health.
