Heather Scarboro

Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina who helps people facing grief, stress, addiction, anxiety, and trauma. She works with individuals navigating relationship and intimacy concerns, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. Heather uses clear, practical steps so people can feel steadier day to day. Heather brings about 10 years of clinical experience and a history of supporting diverse communities, including LGBTQ people and frontline workers. Her work has involved eldercare settings, community mental health, and university contexts. She names lived experience with dissociative symptoms as one reason she advocates for better public understanding of complex trauma. In sessions Heather favors an engaged, team-style approach where the client’s goals guide the work. She draws from client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person’s needs. She also uses DBT tools for emotion regulation and EFT ideas to address relationship patterns. When trauma is part of the story, Heather may use EMDR techniques alongside mindfulness and expressive arts strategies to help process painful memories. She also incorporates clinical hypnosis and coaching-style work to address habits, motivation, and coping skills. Outside of clinical work she writes, speaks, and advocates about dissociative disorders. Heather also enjoys dance, music, and guitar, and brings creativity into therapeutic tasks when it fits the person’s goals.

How Heather’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

Heather often uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. This approach emphasizes active listening and collaborative goal-setting, which helps people shape a pace that fits their life and needs.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. These are practical exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce overwhelm. When trauma is central, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) may be part of the work to process difficult memories and reduce their intensity over time.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will discuss your history, current concerns, and preferences before suggesting techniques. Together you decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed so the work stays aligned with your goals.

The original profile did not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let practical tools be practiced in everyday settings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, DBT skills training, or EMDR-adjacent processing to work well in a remote setting when both parties agree on the plan.