Heather Scarboro

Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and career concerns. She listens so people can name what feels hardest and take small steps toward change. Heather aims to make conversations straightforward and useful for day-to-day life.

She brings about 10 years of clinical experience and a background that includes work with elder care, community mental health, university students, and LGBTQIAP+ communities. That experience informs how she approaches trauma, dissociative disorders, and stress-related concerns. Heather also draws on her own lived experience to inform her perspective and advocacy.

Her therapeutic style centers on collaboration. She uses client-centered methods to meet people where they are and tailor goals to each person’s situation. She also integrates approaches like Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when skills training or emotion-focused work fits the needs presented.

Heather incorporates trauma-focused techniques such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing where appropriate, along with mindfulness and expressive arts to help people process difficult material. She emphasizes practical skills alongside processing so clients can use strategies between sessions.

Outside clinical work she engages in dance, music, and songwriting, and advocates through blogs, interviews, and presentations about dissociative identity disorder. Her practice is based in North Carolina and she offers services in English.

Approaches that guide online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the client feels understood and can set their own goals; it helps people who want a gentle, person-led pace for change. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which is useful for stress, anger, and emotional dysregulation. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in relationships and personal patterns to build more effective emotional connections.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Heather will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean starting with client-centered conversations, adding DBT skills work, or using emotion-focused work depending on what shows the best results in the sessions.

For practical online therapy benefits, confirm the exact session formats before booking since they are not listed in the biography. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy days. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions that don't require being on camera. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to remote settings so clients continue skills practice and emotional processing between sessions.