Heather Scarbrough, LMFT
Arizona · 10 years in practice
Heather Scarbrough is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches.
License and registration
- LMFT, Arizona
- LMFT-15307 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1902446156 · 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 Scarbrough is a licensed marriage and family therapist who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other practical approaches. She focuses on helping people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, and relationship and family concerns. Heather works to make therapy straightforward and understandable for people under pressure.
Heather has ten years of clinical experience in Arizona and has supported people through trauma, grief, parenting strain, and identity-related concerns. She also addresses challenges such as ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, anger, and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. In sessions she blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioral techniques, and tools from DBT and EMDR when appropriate. The result is a mix of exploring emotions, practicing new ways of relating, and learning coping skills that can be used between sessions.
Heather explains skills plainly and practices them with clients during meetings. She emphasizes collaboration and concrete goals. Heather helps people set small, realistic steps they can take toward better communication, boundaries, and emotional regulation.
She also supports people working through major life changes such as separation, divorce, or grief. Heather offers a calm and steady presence and uses a flexible approach to meet different needs. Sessions are focused on what a person wants to change and on practical ways to get there.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Heather lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Heather names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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
Emotion-focused and attachment work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people and partners identify and shift the underlying emotions that shape difficult patterns. It focuses on building stronger emotional connections and improving how people respond to one another. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current bonds and reactions, and it helps people rework those patterns to feel more supported and connected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will pick methods that fit the issue and the person’s style. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel relevant and focused on real change.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Heather address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief, identity issues, and a range of mood and attention concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Heather combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with attachment-informed ideas and skill-based methods like CBT and DBT. Sessions mix emotional work with practical exercises clients can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of clinical experience working with people on relationship, trauma, mood, and life-transition issues in Arizona.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Heather is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
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 preferences.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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