Safe Harbor Christian Counseling

What Safe Harbor Christian Counseling does

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling is a private outpatient mental health counseling practice founded in 1996 and headquartered in Bel Air, Maryland. The company delivers clinical mental health services to individuals, couples, and families across 100+ office locations spanning six states: Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, and Washington DC. It self-describes as 'The Region's Largest Clinical Christian Counseling Practice,' employing a network of 200+ therapists, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners trained in evidence-based modalities including CBT, DBT, EFT, EMDR, and the Gottman Method. Its defining positioning is the integration of Christian faith-based principles with clinical best practices, including prayer and biblical guidance alongside standard therapeutic techniques, serving populations ranging from children (ages 2+) through adults, with specialty support for military/veterans and LGBTQ+ clients.

The practice operates without a proprietary technology platform. Its clinical offering includes adult therapy, child/adolescent therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, a structured DBT program, EMDR, play therapy, group therapy, premarital counseling, medication management, and a video telehealth delivery channel. Patient engagement is supported through the third-party AdvancedMD patient portal and Zocdoc online booking (limited to Maryland), while clinical outcomes are tracked via formal assessments including the M3 evaluation tool. The ACEP (Approved Continuing Education Provider) certification enables in-house continuing education for mental health professionals. Marketing is primarily organic, driven by SEO-optimized location pages, a content blog on counseling topics, and patient testimonials.

The business model is insurance-based and consumer-direct. Safe Harbor bills as an in-network provider with multiple insurance carriers (collecting co-pays and deductibles at time of service) and also supports out-of-network billing, with session-level pricing not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition runs through multiple intake channels: a centralized phone line (1-800-305-2089), online appointment requests, a website 'Ask a Question' form, Zocdoc marketplace listing, and the counselor directory on its website. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent company, funding rounds, or institutional investors.

Name

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling

Legal name

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling

Website

https://safeharbor1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling is a private outpatient mental health practice operating 100+ locations across MD, VA, PA, DE, CT, and DC. Founded in 1996, it delivers faith-integrated individual, couples, family, and child therapy plus psychiatry, serving individuals and families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Outpatient Mental Health Counseling Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Healthcare Ministries (Hospitals, Clinics, Medical Missions) (BPAGAJAH)

Keywords

• Christian counseling services
• Outpatient mental health therapy
• Faith-based counseling
• Couples and family therapy
• Telehealth mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Bel Air

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices62 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Clinical Counseling Services: Revenue generated from providing mental health counseling sessions to individuals, couples, and families. The practice accepts insurance as both in-network and out-of-network provider, collecting co-pays and deductibles at time of service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling is an outpatient mental health counseling practice that provides in-person and video telehealth counseling services, along with medication management, for individuals, couples, and families. The practice integrates evidence-based clinical therapy techniques (CBT, DBT, EFT, EMDR, Gottman Method) with Christian faith-based principles and prayer, and accepts insurance as both an in-network and out-of-network provider.

Product overview

Safe Harbor Christian Counseling operates as an outpatient mental health counseling practice offering a comprehensive portfolio of clinical services. The company provides individual therapy (Adult Therapy, Child/Adolescent Therapy), couples and family services (Relationship Counseling, Premarital Counseling, Couples Therapy, Family Therapy), and specialized treatment programs including DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) Program and EMDR Therapy. Services are delivered through in-person sessions at multiple office locations across Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, and DC, as well as Video Counseling (Telehealth) for remote access. Medication Management services are provided by psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners. The organization emphasizes faith-based Christian counseling integrated with evidence-based clinical approaches, and tracks client outcomes through Measurable Results using formal assessments like the M3 tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult Therapy Individual counseling services for adults addressing mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and life transitions, integrated with Christian faith-based principles.
• Child/Adolescent Therapy Mental health counseling services for children and adolescents (ages 2+), addressing developmental, emotional, and behavioral challenges with age-appropriate approaches including play therapy.
• DBT Program Dialectical Behavior Therapy program offering structured skills training for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Medication Management Psychiatric medication evaluation and ongoing management services provided by psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners as part of the clinical care offering.
• Video Counseling (Telehealth) Remote counseling sessions delivered via secure video platform, enabling clients to receive therapy from home or other locations; offered by 228 counselors as an alternative to in-person visits.
• Christian Relationship Counseling Faith-based couples and marriage counseling integrating biblical principles with evidence-based therapeutic approaches including the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and CBT.
• Premarital Counseling Pre-marriage counseling services helping couples discuss finances, communication, intimacy, and faith before marriage.
• Couples Therapy Counseling services for couples addressing relationship challenges, communication issues, and marital concerns.
• Family Therapy Therapeutic services addressing family dynamics, parenting challenges, and systemic relationship patterns within families.
• EMDR Therapy Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for processing trauma and PTSD in clients.
• Play Therapy Therapeutic approach for children using play-based techniques to express emotions and process experiences in age-appropriate ways.
• Group Therapy Therapeutic sessions delivered in group settings, complementing individual and family therapy offerings.

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Talkspace: Online therapy platform offering individual, couples, and teen therapy via messaging and video. Comparable as a technology-enabled outpatient mental health service accepting insurance, though it competes primarily through a digital-only model in contrast to Safe Harbor's predominantly in-person network.
• BetterHelp: Direct-to-consumer teletherapy subscription service providing individual, couples, and teen counseling via video, chat, and phone. Comparable as a consumer-grade outpatient therapy brand, but operates purely virtually and secularly versus Safe Harbor's faith-based, predominantly in-person model.
• Charlie Health: Virtual intensive outpatient program (IOP) provider for teens and young adults offering structured therapy sessions. Comparable as an outpatient mental health provider delivering group and individual therapy via telehealth, though specialized in higher-acuity IOP programming.
• PsychPlus: Outpatient mental health practice offering psychiatry, therapy, and medication management with multiple U.S. locations. Comparable in combining therapy with medication management services and accepting insurance, though not faith-based.
• Lyra Health: Mental health benefits provider offering therapy and psychiatry through employer-sponsored plans. Comparable as a multi-state outpatient mental health operator using both in-person and virtual channels, but differentiated by its enterprise/B2B sales motion versus Safe Harbor's direct-to-consumer model.

Broad incumbents

• LifeStance Health: Large publicly-traded outpatient mental health platform operating thousands of clinicians across the U.S. Comparable in delivering in-person and virtual therapy with insurance billing, but operates as a broad incumbent across all patient segments rather than a faith-based specialty focus like Safe Harbor.
• New Directions Behavioral Health: Managed behavioral healthcare organization providing mental health and substance abuse treatment services, including outpatient referrals. Comparable as a scaled outpatient mental health network, though primarily an insurance/managed-care contractor rather than direct clinical operator.

Direct peers

• Healing Hearts Counseling Center: Christian counseling practice providing outpatient therapy for individuals, couples, and families with multiple locations in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Closely comparable to Safe Harbor in faith-based clinical model, geographic footprint, and therapy modality mix.
• Compass Christian Counseling: Faith-based outpatient counseling practice providing individual, couples, and family therapy that integrates biblical principles with clinical modalities. Directly comparable to Safe Harbor in offering Christian counseling with licensed therapists across multiple office locations.

Regional players

• Greater Baltimore Counseling Center: Outpatient mental health counseling practice serving the Baltimore/Mid-Atlantic region with multiple therapist locations. Directly comparable in geography and outpatient therapy services, though operates at a smaller scale and without Safe Harbor's faith-based differentiator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/safeharborsmm
• Facebookfacebook.com/SafeHarborCounseling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safe-harbor-christian-counseling

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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