Works with
How Heather works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Heather
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) who helps people facing strong emotions and life strain. She aims to make sessions practical and straightforward. Many come to her for help with anger, anxiety, stress, addiction, grief, and relationship worries.
Heather draws on about ten years of clinical experience. She works with people who are navigating big changes, chronic health issues, caregiving stress, or challenges tied to identity and intimacy.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with trauma, including complex or dissociative presentations, and those managing mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Her style centers on collaboration. Heather listens for what matters to each person, then uses therapy tools that fit the situation.
She mixes client-centered work with skills-based methods to help people manage emotions and improve day-to-day functioning. When trauma is part of the picture, she incorporates approaches that focus on processing difficult memories and reducing their hold. She also uses techniques aimed at building emotional regulation, improving communication, and increasing self-awareness.
Heather uses practical exercises in sessions and may suggest practices to try between meetings. Heather offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
She provides services from North Carolina and conducts sessions in English, and she accepts international clients.
What Heather works with
Everything Heather lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Heather's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches you can use online
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's own goals and strengths. It involves reflective listening and helping people set practical steps to feel and function better. This approach is useful for stress, low mood, relationship strain, and self-esteem work.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive behavior. It covers emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness, and is often helpful for people who struggle with strong mood swings or anger.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-informed method that helps process distressing memories so they have less emotional charge. It is commonly used when past events continue to affect daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose and adapt methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative process can include trying different techniques and tracking what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a break or when movement is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, and people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the approaches described above.
Questions people ask about Heather
What kinds of problems does Heather help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns, anger, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is Heather's approach to therapy?
Her work blends client-centered listening with skills-based methods. She uses approaches that teach emotional regulation, improve communication, and address traumatic memories when needed.
How much clinical experience does Heather have?
Heather has about 10 years of professional experience working in community mental health, elder care settings, and other clinical environments.
Where is Heather licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) practicing from North Carolina.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Heather offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a therapy relationship?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.