Therapists & Counselors in Alaska
Psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychiatrists registered with a practice address in this area.
How density varies inside Alaska
Each bar is the number of places at that level of provider density. A long right tail means a few places carry far more providers per resident than the rest of the state.
There are 6,968 licensed providers registered in Alaska. The two most common licence types are mental health counselor (2,319) and counselor (1,169).
Alaska ranks 43rd of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.
The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 2,319 providers or 33% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Alaska licenses its providers.
The largest single group, mental health counselor, accounts for 34% of licensed providers registered here, so no one licence defines what is available. Training route and areas of focus vary more within a licence type than between them.
Providers are registered in 117 distinct places across Alaska. The map shows the ZIP codes with the highest counts.
These counts come from the federal NPI registry. A provider appears here if they hold an active NPI with a practice address in this area — it does not mean they are currently accepting new clients, and the registry does not record insurance, fees or availability.
How Alaska got here
new registrations per yearEach registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in Alaska. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.
Who they are
self-reported to CMS71.5% of registered licensed providers in Alaska are women. Nationally the figure varies a great deal by licence type — occupational therapy at one end, psychiatry at the other. See the national breakdown.
You can filter any city list on this site by gender. We show it because it is one of the most common things people search for and, for some kinds of work, a real need — but it is only ever a filter here, never a ranking.
Where they are registered
circle size = providers in that ZIP codeBy licence type
Places in Alaska
112 of 112 have their own page so far| Place | Providers | Population | Per 10k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 2,190 | 287,155 | 76.3 |
| Coldfoot | 657 | ||
| Crooked Creek | 534 | ||
| Bethel | 523 | 6,626 | |
| Wasilla | 468 | 10,556 | |
| Juneau city and | 378 | 31,609 | 119.6 |
| Ketchikan | 307 | 7,939 | |
| Fairbanks | 284 | 31,468 | 90.3 |
| Sitka city and | 271 | 8,319 | |
| Palmer | 163 | 6,710 | 242.9 |
| Kenai | 131 | 7,924 | |
| Soldotna | 108 | 4,615 | 234.0 |
| Homer | 95 | 6,331 | 150.1 |
| Nome | 92 | 3,653 | |
| Kiana | 92 | 408 | |
| Point MacKenzie | 82 | ||
| Wrangell city and | 63 | 2,007 | |
| Kodiak | 58 | 5,281 | 109.8 |
| Dillingham | 54 | 2,075 | |
| Seward | 45 | 2,892 | 155.6 |
| Craig | 42 | 1,062 | |
| Knik River | 26 | ||
| North Pole | 22 | 2,477 | 88.8 |
| Petersburg | 13 | ||
| Klawock | 13 | 720 | 180.6 |
| Gustavus | 13 | 610 | |
| Utqiaġvik | 12 | 4,640 | 25.9 |
| Tatitlek | 11 | ||
| Eielson AFB | 11 | ||
| Metlakatla | 10 | ||
| Dry Creek | 10 | ||
| Talkeetna | 9 | ||
| Chicken | 9 | ||
| Valdez | 8 | 3,681 | 21.7 |
| Unalaska | 8 | 4,306 | 18.6 |
| Pleasant Valley | 8 | ||
| Loring | 7 | ||
| Lake Louise | 6 | ||
| Hydaburg | 5 | 378 | 132.3 |
| Whittier | 4 | 249 | 160.6 |
| Thorne Bay | 4 | 477 | 83.9 |
| Savoonga | 4 | 810 | 49.4 |
| Nenana | 4 | 333 | 120.1 |
| Lime Village | 4 | ||
| Hooper Bay | 4 | 1,297 | 30.8 |
| Galena | 4 | 450 | 88.9 |
| Copper Center | 4 | ||
| Angoon | 4 | 332 | 120.5 |
| Unalakleet | 3 | 748 | 40.1 |
| Togiak | 3 | 756 | 39.7 |
| Skagway | 3 | ||
| St. Michael | 3 | 444 | 67.6 |
| Yakutat | 2 | ||
| Willow | 2 | ||
| Wales | 2 | 163 | 122.7 |
| Seldovia | 2 | 251 | 79.7 |
| Selawik | 2 | 729 | 27.4 |
| Sand Point | 2 | 607 | 32.9 |
| Port Lions | 2 | 162 | 123.5 |
| Nulato | 2 | 222 | 90.1 |
| Noorvik | 2 | 621 | 32.2 |
| Ninilchik | 2 | ||
| New Stuyahok | 2 | 477 | 41.9 |
| Manokotak | 2 | 451 | 44.3 |
| Kwethluk | 2 | 771 | 25.9 |
| King Cove | 2 | 781 | 25.6 |
| Kake | 2 | 544 | 36.8 |
| Iliamna | 2 | ||
| Hoonah | 2 | 960 | 20.8 |
| Anchor Point | 2 | ||
| Ambler | 2 | 246 | 81.3 |
| Aleknagik | 2 | 193 | 103.6 |
| White Mountain | 1 | 179 | 55.9 |
| Upper Kalskag | 1 | 207 | 48.3 |
| Tununak | 1 | ||
| Teller | 1 | 241 | 41.5 |
| Tanana | 1 | 234 | 42.7 |
| Tanacross | 1 | ||
| Stebbins | 1 | 617 | 16.2 |
| Shaktoolik | 1 | 209 | 47.8 |
| St. Paul | 1 | 418 | 23.9 |
| St. Mary's | 1 | 567 | 17.6 |
| St. George | 1 | 63 | 158.7 |
| Perryville | 1 | ||
| Ouzinkie | 1 | 101 | 99.0 |
| Old Harbor | 1 | 202 | 49.5 |
| Nunam Iqua | 1 | 207 | 48.3 |
| Nightmute | 1 | 291 | |
| Nanwalek | 1 | ||
| Mountain Village | 1 | 585 | 17.1 |
| Koyukuk | 1 | 92 | 108.7 |
| Kongiganak | 1 | ||
| Kokhanok | 1 | ||
| Kivalina | 1 | 399 | 25.1 |
| Kasilof | 1 | ||
| Healy Lake | 1 | ||
| Halibut Cove | 1 | ||
| Gambell | 1 | 625 | 16.0 |
| Ester | 1 | ||
| Elim | 1 | 363 | 27.5 |
| Ekwok | 1 | 99 | 101.0 |
| Eek | 1 | 384 | 26.0 |
| Eagle | 1 | 89 | 112.4 |
| Chignik | 1 | 87 | 114.9 |
| Chickaloon | 1 | ||
| Chevak | 1 | 898 | 11.1 |
| Buckland | 1 | 496 | 20.2 |
| Brevig Mission | 1 | 421 | 23.8 |
| Big Lake | 1 | ||
| Arctic Village | 1 | ||
| Anderson | 1 | 177 | 56.5 |
| Allakaket | 1 | 168 | 59.5 |
12 places have no per-resident figure. Those are office districts inside a larger urban area, rural towns whose practices serve a whole region, or places where most registrations share one employer's address — dividing by the resident population there produces a number that looks precise and describes nothing. The provider counts are unaffected; the test is described in the methodology.