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Heather Scarboro, LCMHC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and LGBT
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Heather

Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a range of life transitions.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical experience, Heather draws on a mix of therapeutic methods to support clients navigating grief, self-esteem and anger issues, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and compassion fatigue. Their work also addresses more specific concerns such as attachment and abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and kink-affirming matters.

Heather’s approach centers on collaboration and respect for each person’s experience. They integrate Internal Family Systems ideas alongside client-centered and dialectical behavior therapy tools to create tailored, practical plans for emotional regulation, processing difficult memories, and improving communication.

Heather accepts international clients and offers sessions in English through a range of online formats to fit different schedules. Prospective clients can start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability.

Integrative approaches for effective online care

Heather uses Internal Family Systems to help people understand and relate to internal parts or states, which can be useful for processing complex emotional patterns and trauma responses. Client-Centered Therapy provides a foundation of empathic listening and acceptance, allowing clients to lead the pace of change while the therapist offers support and reflection. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness when intense emotions or relationship challenges arise.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather will work with each person to explore which methods fit their goals, preferences, and the types of difficulties they bring, adapting tools over time as needs evolve. This flexible, team-style collaboration helps clients try different strategies and settle on what feels most helpful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and convenience. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care amid busy schedules, travel, or differing comfort levels with technology, while allowing Heather to deliver integrative, evidence-informed support from a distance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Heather address?
Heather works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes among other areas.
What is Heather’s therapeutic style like?
Their style blends collaborative, client-centered listening with practical skills training and parts-oriented work, using approaches such as Internal Family Systems, DBT, EFT, and existential ideas depending on client needs.
How much clinical experience does Heather have?
Heather has ten years of professional experience working in a variety of settings and with diverse concerns, including trauma-related and stress disorders.
What credentials and location should I know about?
Heather holds the LCMHC credential with license number NC LCMHC 10893 and practices in North Carolina.
Can I work with Heather if I live outside the United States?
Yes, Heather accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English to accommodate people in different locations.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different preferences and circumstances.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin therapy with Heather?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English