- Person-centered care
- Trauma-informed work
- Creative methods
About Heather
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency. Heather also supports clients facing trauma, mood changes, career strain, and the daily challenges of ADHD and chronic health issues.
Heather brings 10 years of counseling experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to the work. She centers sessions on the person in front of her and uses approaches that focus on emotional connection, skills for coping, and processing difficult memories. Her background includes work with elder care, community mental health, university students, the LGBTQIAP+ community, plural communities, and frontline workers.
In session she listens first, then helps people set short-term goals and simple steps forward. Techniques may include skills training for managing strong emotions, guided processing of traumatic memories, and exploration of values and meaning. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful for everyday life.
Heather also uses expressive and creative methods when they fit the person’s needs, such as movement or music to help access feelings. She has personal lived experience with dissociative disorders and has long advocated for accurate information about those conditions.
People often come to Heather looking for practical coping tools, clearer communication, and help reclaiming stability after loss or trauma. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
Approaches that guide online work and healing
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. It involves listening, reflecting what matters to the client, and helping them make choices that fit their life. This approach helps people who need a steady, respectful space to sort out feelings and priorities.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. It includes practices for distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and better communication, which can help with anger, mood swings, and overwhelming stress.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding emotions in relationships and building stronger emotional bonds. It can help people who want clearer emotional communication and more secure connections with others.
Finding the right approach is a process done together. Heather will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and suggest methods that fit. Clients help shape the plan and try different techniques to see what helps most.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins from different locations. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available session methods before booking. Licensed professionals can adapt skills training, EMDR processing, and emotionally focused work to online formats when appropriate, and sessions can be scheduled to match day-to-day life and commitments.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Heather commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, codependency, grief, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and related challenges.
How would you describe Heather's therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens closely, sets small goals with the client, and uses skills training alongside processing work.
What kinds of experience does Heather have?
Heather has 10 years of clinical experience and has worked with elder care, community mental health, universities, the LGBTQIAP+ community, plural communities, and frontline workers.
What credentials and location are on file?
Heather holds the credential LCMHC and practices in North Carolina.
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with Heather?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.