A Safe Harbor for
Your Mental Health
Empowering you to address conflict and navigate life’s challenges through compassionate, evidence-based counseling in Tempe, Arizona.
Do you feel like you’re going the right direction in life?
Are your relationships satisfying? How might you become more anchored? The Harbor Counseling has just the right amount of anchoring for you. We aim to empower you through helping to address conflict and any possible mental health concerns.
Whether you are navigating anxiety, healing from trauma, strengthening your relationship, or simply searching for direction — our clinicians meet you where you are with warmth, expertise, and without judgment.
Our Specialties
Issues We Treat
Therapeutic Modalities
EMDR Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helps process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional impact, allowing you to heal without reliving the pain.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DBT builds skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness — especially helpful for intense emotions.
Gottman Method
Evidence-based couples therapy that strengthens friendship, manages conflict constructively, and creates shared meaning in your relationship.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CBT identifies and restructures negative thought patterns, building healthier ways of thinking and responding to life’s challenges.
Psychodynamic Therapy
Explores how unconscious patterns and past experiences shape your present behavior, fostering deeper self-understanding and lasting change.
Motivational Interviewing
A collaborative, goal-oriented approach that strengthens your own motivation and commitment to positive change at your own pace.
Meet Your Therapists
Benjamin Meyer, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor — Owner
Benjamin founded The Harbor Counseling with a mission to empower individuals and couples through evidence-based, trauma-informed care. With deep roots in philosophy, Freudian psychodynamic psychotherapy, and Lacanian psychoanalysis, he brings a uniquely thoughtful approach to every session.
Lisa Thompson, LAC
Licensed Associate Counselor
Lisa brings extensive behavioral health experience working with clients from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances. Using a strength-based, person-centered approach, she creates a supportive and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel safe to explore and grow.
Kara Brei, LAC
Licensed Associate Counselor
Kara has been practicing since 2008, with experience spanning youth behavioral interventions, luxury rehab settings, and intensive outpatient programs. She is LGBTQ-affirming, neurodivergent-affirming, and brings a trauma-informed, existential lens to her work.
Rates & Insurance
Initial Assessment
$185
Individuals, couples, or families
Individual Session
$155
Ongoing 50-minute sessions
Couples / Family Session
$165
Ongoing 50-minute sessions
Sliding Scale
$100
Income-based — see below
Sliding Scale Available
For individuals with incomes under $50,000/year, couples with combined incomes under $100,000, and families with combined incomes under $100,000 — all sessions are $100 per session. We believe financial barriers should never prevent access to quality mental health care.
Insurance Accepted
Medicaid and Medicare/AHCCCS are not accepted at this time.
Not sure if we’re the right fit? Initial phone consultations are always free.
“What might exploring these kinds of questions look like? How might you become more anchored? The Harbor has just the right amount of anchoring for you.”
— The Harbor Counseling
Ready to Begin?
For an initial session, a free phone consultation, or questions — please call, email, or send a message. We’re here for you.
Call Us
(602) 567-7895
Free initial consultation
Email Us
info.theharborcounseling@gmail.com
We respond within 24 hours
Visit Us
4700 S. Mill Ave, Suite 5
Tempe, AZ 85282
Telehealth available — Online sessions via Zoom for your convenience. Ask about virtual appointments when you call.