Heather Scarboro, LCMHC

Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) who helps people facing relationship strain, anxiety, stress, and issues tied to trauma and addiction. She writes and speaks about dissociative disorders and draws on her lived experience to inform her approach. Heather aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people worried about daily life and relationships.

Heather approaches therapy with a focus on collaboration. She uses client-centered work to hear what matters most to each person. She also brings in emotion-focused techniques to address how partners and individuals connect behind the scenes.

Her background includes a decade of clinical work across elder care, community mental health, and university settings. She has worked with LGBTQIAP+ communities, plural communities, and front-line workers, and she has long-term personal experience with dissociative conditions that informs her perspective.

In sessions Heather may use dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills for managing intense emotions and emotional regulation tools from emotionally-focused methods to repair interaction patterns. She integrates trauma-focused methods when past events affect current relationships and stress levels.

Outside of clinical work Heather continues to write, speak, and advocate on topics related to dissociative disorders and trauma. She also enjoys music and dance and sometimes brings expressive arts ideas into therapy when those approaches match a person’s needs.

How Heather’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a working relationship that follows the client’s needs. Online sessions that use this approach prioritize what matters most to the person and let them set goals and the pace of work.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice patterns in how they connect and respond to others. Online EFT-style work looks at feelings and interactions to help shift how people relate and repair tension in relationships.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches clear skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication. In an online setting those skills can be practiced between sessions and reviewed together to see what helps in everyday life.

Finding the best approach is part of the process. Heather collaborates with each person to choose which methods fit their goals, history, and comfort level. She will adapt strategies over time based on what is working.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, offer shorter check-ins when needed, or reduce travel time. Many people find that remote work helps them keep therapy consistent while juggling work, caregiving, or other obligations.