Therapist profile
Heather Scarbrough, LMFT
LMFT focusing on relationships and parenting
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- Attachment based work
- CBT and DBT skills
- Trauma processing with EMDR
About Heather
Heather Scarbrough is an Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 10 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting strains, grief, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar disorder.
She helps people who are coping with big life changes and everyday pressures. That includes struggles with intimacy, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her practice also addresses adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress.
Heather uses well-known therapy methods to guide sessions. She draws on attachment-focused work to look at relational patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to examine thinking and behavior. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas, and EMDR for trauma work when appropriate.
In sessions she focuses on practical skills and clearer communication. Clients can expect to talk about patterns in relationships, try specific coping strategies, and work toward steadier mood regulation. Conversations aim to make home life and parenting more manageable.
She asks people to consider which problems matter most and to set short-term goals first. The work is collaborative and paced to fit everyday life. For people who want to begin, she requests completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session via the online options button.
How sessions work
How Heather’s approaches look in online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape expectations and reactions. In short online conversations this work helps people notice repeated patterns with partners or parents and try different ways of relating.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions often include brief practice tasks and skill-building to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and manage ADHD-related challenges.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills teach practical techniques for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills can be practiced between meetings and reviewed in sessions to make day-to-day family interactions steadier.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, and then adapt methods as progress is made. Clients are involved in choosing homework and pacing so the work fits into real life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can help schedule sessions to align with work and caregiving responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and parenting challenges, grief, mood disorders, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach combines attachment-focused exploration with practical skills from CBT and DBT, plus EMDR for trauma when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship, family, and trauma-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in Arizona and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries schedule with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session format options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.