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Heather Scarbrough

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

7 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In Arizona
Accepting 4 Insurance providers

Meet Heather

My training and experience have equipped me with the skills to provide evidence-based therapy techniques tailored to each client’s unique needs and experiences. I am dedicated to creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can explore their emotions, process painful experiences, develop coping strategies, and work toward personal growth and healing. My approach is collaborative, Strengths-based, and culturally sensitive, with a focus on empowering clients to make positive changes in their lives.

My approach is collaborative, Strengths-based, and culturally sensitive, with a focus on empowering clients to make positive changes in their lives.

Communication Style

  • Affirming
  • Authentic
  • Exploratory
  • Instructive
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

  • Parents
  • Blended families
  • Students

Approach

Licensed In

Locations

Virtual appointments available for Arizona residents

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Session Details

Practices in

Languages

Additional

Interests

Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Heather Scarbrough accepts Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Prime Health, Aetna, and Centivo. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Arizona are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Heather Scarbrough is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Heather is licensed to practice in Arizona, so clients located in Arizona can book sessions. Heather’s Arizona license number is 15307, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Heather Scarbrough has been practicing therapy for 7 years. Heather’s education and training include MAS - Marriage and Family Therapy, Arizona State University. Over that time, Heather has worked closely with Parents, Blended families, and Students.

Heather Scarbrough works with Parents, Blended families, and Students and specializes in ADHD, Animal Loss, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, Life Transitions, Panic, Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), and Relationship Concerns, among other areas. These are the areas where Heather spends most of their clinical time. Heather also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Heather is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Heather Scarbrough draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Couples [Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT)], Couples [The Gottman Method], Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Harm Reduction, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Heather’s style is affirming, authentic, exploratory, instructive, and warm. In Heather’s words: “My approach is collaborative, Strengths-based, and culturally sensitive, with a focus on empowering clients to make positive changes in their lives.”

Heather Scarbrough (she/her) offers therapy in English. Heather identifies as White.

Heather Scarbrough offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Heather is licensed in Arizona, and you need to be located in that state at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Heather Scarbrough is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Heather will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Heather’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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