Therapists & Counselors in Colorado

Psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychiatrists registered with a practice address in this area.

38,196

Registered providers

278

Places with providers

13th

National rank

of 56

Licence types

How density varies inside Colorado

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.

Distribution across 180 places in Colorado.

There are 38,196 licensed providers registered in Colorado. The two most common licence types are mental health counselor (8,709) and clinical social worker (7,376).

Colorado ranks 13th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.

The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 8,709 providers or 23% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Colorado licenses its providers.

The largest single group, mental health counselor, accounts for 24% 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 278 distinct places across Colorado. 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 Colorado got here

new registrations per year

Each registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in Colorado. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.

New registrations per year. licensed providers in Colorado. Annual registrations in 2025 were 59% higher than in 2008. The final bar is faded because 2026 is still in progress. Starts at 2008 on purpose. The NPI system launched in 2006– 2007 and the whole profession registered at once, so those two years are an artefact of the rollout rather than a measure of anything. Including them would make the following year look like a collapse.

Who they are

self-reported to CMS

78.5% of registered licensed providers in Colorado 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 code

The highest-count ZIP codes for licensed providers in Colorado. Circle position is the ZIP code centroid, not a street address.

By licence type

Mental Health Counselor

8,709

22.8%

Clinical Social Worker

7,376

19.3%

Professional Counselor

6,959

18.2%

Counselor

2,600

6.8%

Behavior Analyst

2,335

6.1%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor

1,915

5.0%

Social Worker

1,818

4.8%

Clinical Psychologist

1,656

4.3%

Marriage & Family Therapist

1,548

4.1%

Psychiatrist

1,034

2.7%

Psychologist

1,003

2.6%

Places in Colorado

254 of 254 have their own page so far

Place	Providers	Population	Per 10k
Denver	7,860	740,613	106.1
Colorado Springs	4,288	494,743	86.7
Aurora	3,047	410,053	74.3
Boulder	2,388	105,689	225.9
Fort Collins	2,125	171,500	123.9
Lakewood	1,396	156,927	89.0
Wheat Ridge	1,151	32,081
Littleton	1,136	46,246	245.6
Pueblo	1,084	110,404	98.2
Greeley	1,010	115,073	87.8
Thornton	861	147,766
Grand Junction	745	71,827	103.7
Centennial	688	108,658	63.3
Longmont	665	100,109	66.4
Westminster	592	116,182	51.0
Englewood	524	35,305	148.4
Lafayette	505	30,116
Loveland	450	81,387	55.3
Arvada	448	122,901	36.5
Greenwood Village	399	15,323
Durango	378	19,733	191.6
Parker	366	65,985	55.5
Broomfield	353	79,174	44.6
Alamosa	261	9,849
Castle Rock	259	83,815	30.9
Northglenn	236	38,893	60.7
Highlands Ranch	228
Park Center	207
Fort Carson	195
Louisville	180	20,581	87.5
Golden	177	20,390	86.8
Montrose	153	21,583	70.9
Glenwood Springs	153	10,395	147.2
Lone Tree	134	15,278	87.7
Evergreen	134
Commerce City	133	72,345	18.4
Sterling	131	13,054
Frisco	107	2,792
Steamboat Springs	100	13,557	73.8
Monument	95	13,813	68.8
Fort Morgan	94	11,841	79.4
Windsor	85	43,840	19.4
Brighton	84	45,395	18.5
La Junta	71	6,864
Delta	71	9,802	72.4
Aspen	69	6,489	106.3
Cortez	68	9,126	74.5
Salida	66	5,985	110.3
Erie	65	40,904	15.9
Woodland Park	61	8,014	76.1
Edwards	58
Gunnison	56	6,836	81.9
Fountain	53	29,450	18.0
Elizabeth	49	2,957	165.7
Carbondale	49	6,762	72.5
Pueblo West	48
Glendale	48	4,475	107.3
Eagle	47	7,280	64.6
Basalt	44	4,009	109.8
Air Force Academy	39
Pagosa Springs	38	1,838
Lamar	37	7,588	48.8
Frederick	37	18,241	20.3
Aspen Park	37
Peyton	35
Castle Pines	35	15,583	22.5
Buena Vista	34	3,248	104.7
Superior	33	13,637	24.2
Avon	33	6,184	53.4
Vail	30	4,407
Craig	30	8,874	33.8
Trinidad	29	8,091	35.8
Estes Park	29	5,780	50.2
Cimarron Hills	29
Palmer Lake	28	2,591	108.1
Rifle	27	10,844	24.9
Wellington	26	12,169	21.4
Evans	25	22,500	11.1
Manitou Springs	24	4,577	52.4
Johnstown	24	22,433	10.7
Dillon	24	1,029	233.2
Granby	23	2,392	96.2
Telluride	22	2,454	89.6
Burlington	22	3,164	69.5
Morrison	21	364
Fort Lupton	21	10,402	20.2
Brook Forest	21
Breckenridge	21	5,015	41.9
Ignacio	20	869
Mancos	19	1,266	150.1
Firestone	19	20,129	9.4
Berthoud	18	14,080	12.8
Bayfield	18	2,974	60.5
Sheridan	17	5,972	28.5
Lyons	17	2,119	80.2
Crested Butte	17	1,693	100.4
Nederland	16	1,463	109.4
Fruita	16	14,003	11.4
Watkins	15
Red Feather Lakes	15
Edgewater	15	4,870	30.8
Silverthorne	14	5,418	25.8
Ridgway	14	1,324	105.7
Walsenburg	13	3,039	42.8
Paonia	13	1,477	88.0
Norwood	13	516
Niwot	13
Limon	13	2,021	64.3
Timnath	12	11,600	10.3
Olathe	12	1,927	62.3
Meeker	12	2,417	49.6
Leadville	12	2,668	45.0
Florence	12	3,856
Bennett	12	4,224	28.4
Palisade	11	2,599	42.3
Larkspur	10	219
Holyoke	10	2,264	44.2
Elbert	9
Black Hawk	9	120
Yuma	8	3,424	23.4
Mead	8	7,042	11.4
Eaton	8	5,848	13.7
Calhan	8	727	110.0
Wray	7	2,352	29.8
Rangely	7	2,304	30.4
Monte Vista	7	4,005	17.5
Divide	7
Dacono	7	6,844	10.2
Cedaredge	7	2,448	28.6
Akron	7	1,725	40.6
Westcliffe	6	488	123.0
Strasburg	6
Severance	6	11,841	5.1
Rocky Ford	6	3,752	16.0
Parachute	6	1,366	43.9
New Castle	6	4,896	12.3
Loma	6
Hotchkiss	6	945	63.5
Fraser	6	1,543	38.9
Franktown	6
Florissant	6
Federal Heights	6	14,075	4.3
Dolores	6	933	64.3
Walden	5	529	94.5
Penrose	5
Green Mountain Falls	5	601	83.2
Foxfield	5	746	67.0
Fairplay	5	743	67.3
Crestone	5	166
Clifton	5
Trail Side	4
Moffat	4	102
Marvel	4
Lochbuie	4	8,776	4.6
La Veta	4	859	46.6
Laporte	4
Gypsum	4	9,212	4.3
Crawford	4	411	97.3
Cotopaxi	4
Winter Park	3	1,217	24.7
Tabernash	3
Silverton	3	721	41.6
Silt	3	3,743	8.0
Sedalia	3
Ouray	3	929	32.3
Orchard Mesa	3
Minturn	3	986	30.4
Milliken	3	9,183	3.3
La Salle	3	2,304	13.0
La Jara	3	708
Kittredge	3
Jamestown	3	245	122.4
Idaho Springs	3	1,842	16.3
Hugo	3	781	38.4
Holly Hills	3
Hayden	3	2,250	13.3
Fruitvale	3
Derby	3
De Beque	3	476	63.0
Cripple Creek	3	1,120	26.8
Brush	3	5,337	5.6
Beulah Valley	3
Ault	3	2,667	11.2
Wiggins	2	1,868	10.7
Ward	2	124	161.3
Towaoc	2
Springfield	2	1,293	15.5
Security-Widefield	2
Rock Creek Park	2
Ordway	2	1,053	19.0
Oak Creek	2	834	24.0
Nunn	2	539	37.1
Lake City	2	416	48.1
Kremmling	2	1,451	13.8
Kersey	2	1,500	13.3
Julesburg	2	1,217	16.4
Georgetown	2	1,217	16.4
Garden City	2	250	80.0
Colorado City	2
Collbran	2	355	56.3
Cherry Creek	2
Capulin	2
Byers	2
Bow Mar	2	832	24.0
Woody Creek	1
Wiley	1	433	23.1
Welby	1
Vona	1	89
Twin Lakes	1
Towner	1
Tall Timber	1
Stratton	1	644	15.5
Stratmoor	1
South Fork	1	506	19.8
Somerset	1
Snyder	1
Snowmass Village	1	2,965	3.4
Simla	1	587	17.0
Shaw Heights	1
Seibert	1	178	56.2
San Luis	1	597	16.8
Saguache	1	520	19.2
Rye	1	201	49.8
Rollinsville	1
Rockvale	1	530	18.9
Redstone	1
Ponderosa Park	1
Platteville	1	2,908	3.4
Pierce	1	1,086	9.2
Orchard	1
Mountain View	1	517	19.3
Las Animas	1	2,325	4.3
Keenesburg	1	2,107	4.7
Indian Hills	1
Iliff	1	246	40.7
Hudson	1	1,621	6.2
Haxtun	1	951	10.5
Guffey	1
Goldfield	1
Fleming	1	421	23.8
Ellicott	1
Eldorado Springs	1
Eads	1	642	15.6
Del Norte	1	1,396	7.2
Coaldale	1
Cherry Hills Village	1	6,389	1.6
Blue River	1	859	11.6
Black Forest	1
Berkley	1
Battlement Mesa	1
Avondale	1
Antonito	1	615
Allenspark	1
Acres Green	1

21 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.