Heather Scarboro, LCMHC
North Carolina · 10 years in practice
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
License and registration
- LCMHC, North Carolina
- 10893 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1255734851 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Heather
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor who focuses on helping people handle stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. She brings a calm, practical style to sessions and aims to make therapy understandable and usable. Heather practices from North Carolina and communicates in English.
She accepts international clients and works with a wide range of life challenges including grief, career shifts, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Heather draws on approaches that include hypnotherapy, client-centered therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), and existential ideas. She tends to use straightforward tools people can try between sessions, like coping skills, emotion regulation methods, and guided imagery. The work often mixes talk with exercises that help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.
With ten years of experience, Heather has supported people navigating trauma, attachment wounds, chronic illness, caregiver stress, and issues related to identity and kink culture. She also has experience working with aging concerns and blended family dynamics. Her background includes practice in community mental health and with university populations.
Heather favors a collaborative team model in which therapist and client set goals together. Sessions can include practical coaching alongside therapy-style exploration. She also brings creative interests into the work, such as music and movement, when clients find those helpful.
People who want clear, down-to-earth guidance and a therapist who adapts methods to individual needs may find her style approachable and direct.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Heather lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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 names
- Hypnotherapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches work online
Heather uses hypnotherapy to help people access calming mental imagery and focused relaxation; this can be useful for stress, anxiety, and shifting unhelpful habits. Client-centered therapy is also central - sessions emphasize listening, acceptance, and shaping goals based on what the person wants to change. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. She will try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan together over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video helps when visual connection and guided exercises matter, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat or text works well for brief check-ins or tracking progress. These options make it possible to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work during life transitions.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Heather help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, grief, and intimacy-related issues among others. There are also supports for ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Heather uses a collaborative, client-centered approach that mixes practical skills with deeper exploration. Sessions often include emotion regulation exercises, coping strategies, and guided imagery work.
What is her professional background?
She brings ten years of clinical experience and has worked in community mental health and with university populations. Her background includes work related to trauma, attachment issues, and advocacy.
What credentials and location should I know about?
Heather holds the LCMHC credential and practices from North Carolina. She lists clinical experience relevant to trauma and stress-related concerns.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available for therapy?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Heather?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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