Heather Scarbrough, LMFT

Heather Scarbrough is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Arizona. She uses clear, practical techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Heather focuses on real problems and small steps that make daily life easier for clients.

Heather draws on about 10 years of clinical experience addressing trauma, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, and compassion fatigue. She also works with people facing ADHD, bipolar mood issues, anger, and self-esteem struggles. Her goal is to help clients regain a sense of control and direction.

In sessions she combines cognitive behavioral ideas with attachment-informed work and emotion-focused strategies. That means helping people notice unhelpful thoughts, understand how close relationships shape feelings, and practice new ways of connecting. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate.

Heather emphasizes collaboration. She and the person she’s working with set goals together and try approaches that fit the person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical tools, communication skills, and short-term goals that build toward longer change.

Her practice offers multiple formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are delivered in English and arranged so people can fit therapy into busy schedules.

How online therapy uses CBT and attachment work

Heather commonly blends cognitive behavioral approaches with attachment-informed and emotion-focused ideas. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior, which can help with intimacy and communication problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Heather collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set short-term goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions let people practice communication and observe nonverbal cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins, shorter skill practice, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while still working on meaningful change.