LCMHC
Heather Scarboro, LCMHC
- Experience10 years
- LocationNorth Carolina
- Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Addictions
- Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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About Heather
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, grief, and ADHD among other concerns.
Background and approach
With a decade of clinical experience, she brings an integrative perspective that attends to emotional regulation, attachment patterns, and life transitions while honoring each person's unique story. Her practice combines client-centered principles with targeted, evidence-informed techniques such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential approaches, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Heather emphasizes collaboration, tailoring interventions to fit a client's goals and preferences rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method. She also lists experience addressing additional areas like intimate and sexual diversity, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and complex mood and trauma-related presentations.
Based in North Carolina, Heather communicates in English and accepts international clients. Her work blends practical skills training with depth-oriented exploration, aiming to support stronger coping, clearer communication, and more meaningful engagement in life.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Heather draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially useful for managing intense moods and relationship patterns. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to explore attachment-related emotions and help clients strengthen emotional bonds and express needs more clearly. She also employs Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to process distressing memories and reduce their ongoing emotional impact.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Heather works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then adjusts methods as therapy unfolds so the work reflects the client's needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access care from North Carolina or internationally and allow clients to continue consistent work even when life is busy or travel is required. The variety of formats supports both skills-based work and deeper therapeutic exploration depending on what a client prefers.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
North Carolina
Languages
English
What Heather can help with
Heather Scarboro works with clients on stress and anxiety, addictions, LGBT, trauma and abuse, and depression.
How Heather approaches therapy
Heather's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Hypnotherapy, Jungian Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.
Heather uses evidence based practices such as: EMDR.
Experience and training
Heather is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor practicing in North Carolina.