Heather Scarboro, LCMHC

Heather Scarboro is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people dealing with trauma, stress, anxiety, addiction, and related concerns. They present a calm, straightforward style that aims to make hard topics easier to talk about. Heather uses a collaborative approach so clients feel involved in planning their care.

Heather has about 10 years of practice and lives in North Carolina. Their background includes work with elder care, community mental health, university students, the LGBTQIAP+ community, plural communities, and frontline workers. That range has shaped how they support people facing complex, long-standing problems.

Their clinical approach blends client-centered care with targeted techniques. Heather uses EMDR to address distress linked to traumatic memories, and they incorporate DBT skills for emotion regulation and coping. They also draw on emotionally-focused ideas and existential questions when those fit a person's goals.

Sessions often include practical exercises, skill building, and space to process painful memories at a pace the person chooses. Heather also brings creativity into sessions, including movement and expressive arts when helpful. They emphasize teamwork, so clients help pick which techniques to try.

Outside of practice, Heather writes, speaks, and advocates to increase accurate public understanding of dissociative disorders. Their lived experience informs a direct perspective on recovery and long-term coping. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How Heather's approaches translate to online therapy

Heather uses Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in ways that can work well through remote sessions. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard, which helps when discussing sensitive topics. DBT brings concrete skills for managing intense emotions and stress, useful for practicing coping techniques between sessions. EMDR addresses traumatic memories through guided processing to reduce distress related to past events.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Heather will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels manageable, then suggest methods to try. That collaborative stance makes it easier to adjust plans if something does not fit.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and use shorter check-ins when that is helpful. It also lets people access a therapist who has experience with trauma, dissociative concerns, and LGBTQIAP+ issues even if they live far from the clinician's office.