AZ Counseling CollectiveAZ Counseling Collective

Mesa, Arizona

Space to rest, reflect, reprocess, and release. retool, renew, rebuild, and repair. restart, refine, rekindle, and resolve.

AZ Counseling Collective is a team of therapists and psychiatric providers offering integrative, compassionate mental health care for individuals, couples, and families across every stage of life.

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Who we are

A collective of therapists, united around your care.

Co-founded by Joel Covert and Penelope Rivera, AZ Counseling Collective brings together licensed therapists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and a life coach under one roof — so you can find the right fit for individual, couples, family, or group care, with medication management available when it’s helpful.

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The people behind the care

Meet the team

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Joel Covert

Joel Covert

MSW, LCSW, BCN

Co-Owner & Clinical Director

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Penelope Rivera

Penelope Rivera

MA, LPC

Co-Owner & Clinical Director

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Hannah Covert

Hannah Covert

MSN, APRN, CNM, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner — Rising Sun Psychiatry, LLC

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A look inside our office

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How we help

Our services

Services

  • Individual Therapy (Children, Tweens, Adolescents & Adults)
  • Couple's Therapy
  • Family Therapy
  • Forensic Family (TI, COBI, Rule 81)
  • Group Therapy

Therapies

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Behavioral Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
  • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Experience

  • ADHD Coaching
  • Adoption & Foster Care Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Antisocial Personality Disorder
  • Athletic Mindset Coaching
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What’s next

Adolescent DBT Skills Group

Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 5:00 PM–6:30 PM

Adolescent DBT Skills Group

AZ Counseling Collective — 2150 S. Country Club Dr. #34, Mesa, AZ 85210

An ongoing weekly Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for teens, meeting Wednesdays from 5–6:30pm.

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Ready to take the next step?

Reach out and we’ll help match you with the right provider for what you’re working through.

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