Biography

Heather ( LS) Scarboro is a licensed clinical mental health counselor, licensed clinical addictions specialist, national certified counselor as well as the owner of Healing Selves Therapeutics, PLLC. They are also a certified EMDR therapist and Consultant In Training (CIT) and offer consultation hours to EMDR therapists pursuing EMDRIA Certification. They have worked with special populations through the span of their 15 years of practice, such as, the elder care community, community mental health, university students, the LGBTQIAP+ community, plural community, and front line workers. LS  specializes in dissociative disorders, PTSD, and cPTSD. They have been a passionate advocate for persons living with a dissociative disorder since their own diagnosis in 2002. LS believes in the mind/body/heart connection and incorporates this into their treatment planning.  Their approach is based around the team model of collaboration and evidence based practices such as: EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Expressive Arts Therapy.

LS also enjoys dance, music, song writing and playing the guitar. In 2012 they were recognized as Fayetteville’s 40 Under 40, for their engagement and service to the community. They currently advocate through blogs, interviews, podcasts, and presentations to propagate accurate information, education, and understanding of dissociative identity disorder.

In their spare time, they enjoy gardening, spending time with their wife and fur children (15 year old Aussi Mix- Shade, and 1 year old Domestic Blue – King Asher Vata). And of course… watching all the renditions of “The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” on repeat and eating gluten free pizza!