The Heart Behind Harbor Arizona

Samantha, compassion-based coach, founded Harbor Arizona in 2024 as a gentle refuge for healing, a space where people can unburden, reconnect, and be fully seen without judgment.

Rooted in warmth, honesty, and humanity, she created Harbor as a soft landing for what feels too heavy or too much. Her approach is quiet, compassionate, and deeply intentional, holding space for healing that doesn’t have to perform.

Expertise & Specializations

Samantha is a certified practitioner in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Peer Support with advanced training in several therapeutic modalities, including:

  • Medical & Addiction-Related Needs: Organ transplants due to addiction (liver, kidney, lungs, heart)

  • Mental Health: Mood disorders, anxiety, depression

  • Substance Use Disorders: Drug addiction, alcoholism, relapse prevention

  • Relationship & Attachment Concerns: Codependency, sex/love addiction

  • Crisis & Safety: Toxic relationships, abuse, suicidal ideation

Her integrative approach allows her to tailor treatment to each individual’s unique needs, helping clients uncover core issues and build long-term emotional resilience.

Clinical Experience

Samantha has worked in a wide range of clinical environments, including:

  • Case Management & Documentation

  • Group Therapy Facilitation

  • Care Coordination & Multidisciplinary Collaboration

  • Ran Telehealth IOP program

  • Treatment Center Placement & Safe Transports

  • 24/7 Care, Overnight Stays, Crisis Support

  • Hourly & Extended Coaching

Her work emphasizes availability, continuity, and personalized support across all aspects of a client’s journey.

Services Offered

  • Therapeutic Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Inner Child Work, Somatic Experiencing, and treatment for sex and love addiction

  • Coaching Cessions (hourly/extended)

  • Outings To Support Treatment Goals

  • Transportation To/From Treatment

  • Case Management

  • Family & Individual Sessions

  • Child/Teen Life Skills Sessions

Client Population

Samantha has experience working with individuals across the lifespan. Her clients have ranged in age from children as young as six to adults in their sixties. Her flexible, developmentally informed approach allows her to meet clients wherever they are in their personal growth or recovery process.

  • Justice-Involved Support: Homelessness, incarceration reentry, parole, and probation

  • Children & Teens: Behavioral issues, trauma, eating disorders, risky behaviors, family dysfunction

  • Socioeconomic Backgrounds: Experience with both low- and high-income clients