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Therapists & Counselors in Ferndale, CA

4 registered licensed providers

29.7 per 10,000 residents

672nd of 939 places in CA

population 1,348

median 41.8 0 160.5 providers per 10,000 residents · 431 places in California
29.7 per 10,000 in Ferndale — below the median of 41.8 across 431 places in California.

There are 4 licensed providers registered in Ferndale. The two most common licence types are mental health counselor (1) and school counselor (1).

With a population of 1,348, that works out to 29.7 providers per 10,000 residents. Density is a rough measure: providers register a practice address, which may be a clinic serving a much wider area than the city itself.

That puts Ferndale close to the middle for California. Expect to contact several providers rather than one, and to find that availability rather than choice is the binding constraint.

Of the 939 places in California with at least one registered provider, Ferndale ranks 672nd by count.

By licence type the breakdown is mental health counselor (1), school counselor (1), social worker (1), marriage & family therapist (1), with 0 further types making up the remainder.

The largest single group, mental health counselor, accounts for 25% 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.

A count this small says more about the size of the place than about what you can reach. Two things widen it: providers elsewhere in California — 249,747 of them hold a registration — who may work remotely, and the towns listed further down this page. It is also worth knowing that the registry only records where someone filed an address, so a practice serving this area may appear under a neighbouring town instead.

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.

Licence types in Ferndale

Everyone registered in Ferndale

Name Licence type Practice address Phone
Stuart Altschuler, MFT Marriage & Family Therapist 483 A ST., 95536 (707) 786-9890
Sonya Friedman, PHD, MFT Mental Health Counselor 1071 MAIN ST, 95536 (707) 786-9822
Erin Bigham School Counselor 1231 MAIN ST, 95536 (707) 786-5900
Teresa Clayton, ACSW Social Worker PO BOX 654, 95536 (530) 519-0405

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