Lifewell Behavioral Wellness – Desert Cove – Phoenix, Arizona
10844 North 23rd Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85029
Last Updated: June 26, 2026
Insurance
Payment Options
- Cash or self-payment
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Private health insurance
- Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
- State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- State welfare or child and family services funds
- State corrections or juvenile justice funds
- State education agency funds
- Other State funds
- County or local government funds
- Community Service Block Grants
- Community Mental Health Block Grants
- U.S. Department of VA funds
- Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
- IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
- Federal Grants
- Private or Community foundation
Addiction Resource Score
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8.0
Out of 10
Lifewell is a complete healthcare facility with locations in Phoenix, Arizona. It provides a variety of services, such as integrated care, residential care, mental health, and behavioral and mental health treatments. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) has accredited Lifewell, demonstrating its dedication to providing excellent, patient-centered care.
Lifewell offers a wide range of outpatient behavioral health services that are intended to meet different mental health requirements. These services include mental health care, where a comprehensive approach to treatment can be ensured by combining medication administration and therapy. In addition to offering specialized addiction therapy, the outpatient department supports individuals who are trying to recover from drug use disorders.
Individualized care is highly valued at Lifewell, where patients can receive both individual and group counseling to meet their specific needs. In addition, the hospital offers psychosocial rehabilitation, which consists of educational initiatives designed to provide patients with the skills and knowledge necessary for effectively managing their mental health.
Realizing the value of offering specific assistance during these crucial times, Lifewell provides care for women who are pregnant or have children in addition to those who are struggling with drug use difficulties. Furthermore, Lifewell is dedicated to preventive care, attempting to address health problems prior to their deterioration.
Treatment Options
The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:
- Mentoring/peer support
- Housing services
The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:
- Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
- Veterans
- Active duty military
- Members of military families
- Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
- Clients with HIV or AIDS
- Clients who have experienced trauma
- Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
- Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Persons with Alzheimers or dementia
- Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Persons with eating disorders
- Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
- Screening for tobacco use
- Comprehensive mental health assessment
- Comprehensive substance use assessment
Treatment Modalities
- Group counseling
- Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
- Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
- Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
- Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Substance use disorder counseling
Conditions Treated
- Alcoholism
- Mental health treatment
- Substance use treatment
- Co-occurring Disorders
- Opioid Treatement
Levels Of Care
License and Accreditation
- CARF
Ancillary Services
- Assertive community treatment
- Case management service
- Chronic disease/illness management
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment
- Education services
- Family psychoeducation
- Illness management and recovery
- Integrated primary care services
- Legal advocacy
- Psychosocial rehabilitation services
- Suicide prevention services
- Supported employment
- Supported housing
- Vocational rehabilitation services
- Assisted Outpatient Treatment
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Most private insurances accepted