Safe Harbor Counseling Center

Safe Harbor Counseling Center A professional counseling center in Temecula, CA dedicated to providing a harbor of refuge and enco

05/26/2026

🏖️ Sand Tray Therapy

Sometimes words aren’t enough.

In sand tray therapy, clients use miniatures and symbols to create a scene that represents their inner world. Through gentle questions and exploration, thoughts, feelings, patterns, and insights that may have been outside of conscious awareness often begin to emerge.

Rooted in Jungian ideas, sand tray therapy trusts that when people are given the right tools and a safe space, deeper truths can come to the surface.

By seeing your experiences represented in symbols, you can better understand your emotions, gain new perspectives, and even begin to reshape the story you’re telling yourself.

Sometimes healing starts with simply making the invisible visible.

What is it about vacations that can turn loving couples into exhausted enemies in matching T-shirts?In this episode we u...
05/14/2026

What is it about vacations that can turn loving couples into exhausted enemies in matching T-shirts?

In this episode we unpack why travel can bring out the BEST… and WORST… in marriage. From airport✈️ stress and different vacation expectations to overstimulation, spending tension, and “vacation versions” of ourselves showing up, we’re talking about the real reasons couples fight on trips.

We also share one of OUR vacation fights at Disneyland. 😅

In this episode:
✈️ Why vacations amplify stress and attachment needs
🎢 Planner vs spontaneous spouse dynamics
🧠 The “parts” of us that show up while traveling (IFS style)
❤️ How a reset tool can save a trip
☀️ Questions couples SHOULD ask before vacation
😂 And why sometimes all your marriage really needs is snacks and electrolytes

Because honestly…
A vacation doesn’t create problems. It reveals and amplifies them.

The goal isn’t a perfect trip.
It’s learning how to stay connected inside the stress.

Link to episode on Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/episode/7taxXdK4xoYRmas38BS7Ki?si=dEwhl0PUQneCQiHJAglqhw

Linknto marraige IG instagram.com/marriage.isajoke

05/07/2026

💙⚓️That inner self critic?
It’s usually not trying to destroy you.
It’s trying to protect you.

From an Internal Family Systems perspective, the self-critic is often a protective part that learned long ago that criticism, perfectionism, overthinking, or pushing harder helped you survive, stay safe, avoid rejection, or prevent failure.

The problem is… what once protected us can start exhausting us.

In IFS work, we don’t try to “get rid of” the self-critic.
We get curious about it.
We learn what it fears.
We understand what it’s trying to do for us.
And over time, we help that part shift from being a harsh inner attacker into something more supportive — more like a coach than a bully.

IFS teaches that we are made up of many parts, and healing often begins when we stop hating pieces of ourselves and start learning how to listen, understand, and lead them with compassion.

You don’t have to exile parts of yourself to heal.
You can learn to help your inner world work together instead of against itself.

If this resonates with you, therapy can help you begin exploring those parts with curiosity, compassion, and care.

📍 Safe Harbor Counseling Center
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05/07/2026

💙⚓️If you’re interested in creative, sensory-based therapy approaches like sand tray therapy, our team at Safe Harbor Counseling Center would be honored to support you.

Sand tray therapy can help children, teens, and adults explore emotions, process experiences, and gain insight in a gentle, nonverbal way.

📍In-person therapy in Temecula + online throughout California
📞 951-252-8411

💙🙌🏻Check out our marriage page and podcast  instagram.com/marriage.isajoke ❤️💙Life hit us hard.We had a recent scare and...
04/29/2026

💙🙌🏻Check out our marriage page and podcast instagram.com/marriage.isajoke

❤️💙Life hit us hard.

We had a recent scare and everything else just paused.

The podcast. Our routines. Even parts of how we normally show up for each other.
And it made us ask something real:

What actually happens to a marriage when life falls apart?

Do you pull away…
Keep score…
Feel disconnected…

Or do you lean in…even when you’re exhausted?

In this episode, we talk about:
❤️ 💙What this season looked like for us
❤️ 💙How we supported each other when things felt uneven
❤️ 💙The difference between codependence, independence, and healthy interdependence
❤️ 💙Why strong marriages aren’t always 50/50

Because the truth is…
the strength of your marriage shows up most when life is the hardest.

🎧 Episode #18 is live
👉 Link to episode in Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GcvbRaG4oT0uUM0Lvxn20?si=CuQOJT0ETKSoDU1613f-mw.

Betrayal trauma is real! It affects more than your thoughts. It impacts your nervous system.At Safe Harbor Counseling Ce...
04/06/2026

Betrayal trauma is real! It affects more than your thoughts. It impacts your nervous system.

At Safe Harbor Counseling Center, we specialize in helping you heal after betrayal…whether you’re working to rebuild your relationship or choosing to move forward on your own.

The anxiety, the intrusive thoughts, the emotional ups and downs… these are normal responses to a deep wound.

We understand.
And we can help.

You don’t have to do this alone.

🌊 Safe Harbor Counseling Center
Where healing begins 951 -252-8411

🐣You are not too broken to begin again.Easter reminds us that hope is never lost…it’s just waiting to rise.At Safe Harbo...
04/05/2026

🐣You are not too broken to begin again.
Easter reminds us that hope is never lost…it’s just waiting to rise.
At Safe Harbor, we believe healing is possible, new beginnings are real, and your story isn’t over.

💙⚓️🙏🏻Thanks Elmo! We love being a feelings helper to all the children that visit us at Safe Harbor Counseling Center. 💙⚓...
12/10/2025

💙⚓️🙏🏻Thanks Elmo! We love being a feelings helper to all the children that visit us at Safe Harbor Counseling Center. 💙⚓️

💙❤️New Episode on our marraige podcast!Join Abe and Elaine this Christmas as we give mistletoe a deeper meaning than jus...
12/10/2025

💙❤️New Episode on our marraige podcast!Join Abe and Elaine this Christmas as we give mistletoe a deeper meaning than just holiday décor.

Historically, mistletoe stayed green when everything around it died back in winter, which made it a symbol of hope, renewal, and connection. Over time it became a reminder to pause, soften, share a kiss, and come close.

This year we’re practicing mistletoe moments! ❤️ Tiny Pauses throughout the season where we stop long enough to really see each other.

Not long talks.
Not perfectly curated dates.
Just intentional connection that quietly says:

💚 You matter
💚 I still choose you
💚 I see you
💚 I’m here

Some moments will be sugar …soft compliments, gratitude pauses, a quiet hold by the glow of the tree, a prayer before bed.

Some moments will be spice…..a sprig hung over the bed, a slow kiss, playful flirtation, a little warmth that reminds us we’re not just teammates but lovers too.

Because marriage isn’t only strengthened by huge gestures, it flourishes in the gentle, repeated moments of closeness.

This season, let mistletoe prompt you to slow down, kiss, laugh, pray, flirt, breathe, and come close again.❤️🎄 episode link on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WADElVqaMP8j7FhLEAbuN?si=I_a41x-zSgKhP8EgxsmKfQ

💙❤️Join Abe and Elaine as they dive into Gottman’s final principle for making marriage work: Shared Meaning. This episod...
11/07/2025

💙❤️Join Abe and Elaine as they dive into Gottman’s final principle for making marriage work: Shared Meaning. This episode explores what your marriage stands for ….beyond chores, communication, or conflict.

They’ll talk about how every couple needs to define the philosophy of their marriage:
• What do we value?
• What traditions matter to us?
• How do we see parenting, politics, faith, or family roles?
• What are the small daily rituals that make us “us”?

From tiny moments like Sunday morning routines to the big beliefs that guide your life, shared meaning is what turns a relationship into a legacy.

Tune in as Abe and Elaine unpack how couples can discover, define, and intentionally build their shared story…together.❤️💙 link to podcast on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ITcKDOv8MYEs0aps0JUcp?si=Dx7W7k6rRpG7IgCN4kYm3Q

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