Heather Scarbrough

Heather Scarbrough holds bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and in Family and Human Development, as well as a Master of Advanced Study in Marriage and Family. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Arizona and brings 10 years of clinical experience to her work.

Heather provides therapy to children ages 3 and up, individuals, couples, and families, and her practice addresses concerns such as stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, LGBT issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, anger management, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

Early in her career she tutored youth in underprivileged communities and volunteered at a daycare serving a women’s shelter. In 2014 she completed internships at La Frontera, working with children, adults, and families, and concurrently at a private practice, Arizona Marriage & Family Therapy Clinic, where she worked with individual adults and couples.

In 2015 Heather began working for Jewish Family & Children’s Services (JFCS), where she received training in A-CRA, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and EMDR therapy. During her four years at JFCS she served as a clinician, a CMDP intake specialist, interim clinical manager, and Clinical Manager for the Child Crisis Hospitalization Team (CCHT).

In May 2019 she moved into the role of Trauma Specialist at StreetLightUSA, serving as clinical director and primary therapist. In that role she helped create and implement policies, procedures, trainings, programming, and therapeutic curriculums for the opening of a new Behavioral Health Residential Facility for adolescent females at risk of or confirmed victims of commercial sexual exploitation. She supervised staff and provided intensive group, individual, and family therapy services.

Heather began providing telehealth services in April 2020 to expand her experience with remote care while in-person services were limited during the COVID pandemic. She values the increased accessibility offered by remote therapy and intends to continue offering those services.

Her therapeutic approach draws from multiple modalities to tailor treatment to each person’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Heather balances empathy with occasional direct guidance to encourage new strategies, and she may use appropriate humor to build rapport. She often assigns practical homework between sessions so clients can apply coping skills and practice changes discussed during therapy.