Heather Scarboro, LCMHC
North Carolina · 10 years in practice
Heather Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and depression.
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 (LCMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and depression. She speaks English and works with adults across North Carolina and internationally through online formats. Heather aims to create a calm space where people can talk about hard things and look for ways to feel steadier day to day.
Her style centers on listening closely and tailoring work to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
She uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the person in the room. She also draws on approaches that target emotion regulation, relationships, and trauma processing when those issues come up. Heather has about ten years of clinical experience and holds the LCMHC credential.
That background includes work with diverse groups and settings, and she has focused on trauma and stress-related conditions in her practice. Common concerns she supports include grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes.
Additional focus areas noted in her practice include body image, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and concerns related to alternative sexual cultures. Her sessions blend conversation with practical tools. Depending on what a person needs, she might use emotion-based work, skills for managing intense feelings, or trauma-focused techniques.
People who choose her work together to set goals and try approaches that fit their pace and values.
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
- 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
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 specific approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on following what matters most to the person. Online sessions let the therapist listen closely and guide conversations around the issues a person brings, such as stress, relationship concerns, or self-esteem struggles.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving communication. In remote sessions DBT tools can be taught, practiced, and reviewed with exercises between meetings to build emotional regulation and distress tolerance skills.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process painful memories. Elements of EMDR can be adapted to video or phone sessions when indicated, with the therapist and client deciding together whether it fits their goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort. That process may include trying a few techniques and adjusting based on how things feel and what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat fits short check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while maintaining regular contact with a licensed professional.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can Heather help with?
She works with many concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is client-centered and collaborative, with use of emotion-focused and trauma-informed methods when helpful. Sessions mix listening with practical skills and techniques tailored to a person’s goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has around 10 years of clinical experience working in a variety of settings and with a wide range of concerns related to trauma and stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds the LCMHC credential and practices with clients in North Carolina as well as with international clients by online formats.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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