Therapists & Counselors in Oblong, IL
3 registered licensed providers
22.2 per 10,000 residents
500th of 756 places in IL
population 1,352
Oblong has 3 licensed providers with a registered practice address, across 3 licence types.
Among the 534 places in Illinois big enough for the comparison to hold — at least a thousand residents, and a resident population that matches who is registered there — Oblong ranks 300th by providers per resident.
Density is the closest public proxy for how hard it will be to get an appointment, but it is only a proxy. It counts everyone with a registered address here, including people who have retired, moved or stopped taking new clients — nothing forces those records to be updated. Read it as an encouraging upper bound rather than a promise.
Oblong is the 500th largest concentration in Illinois by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 1 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 Illinois licenses its providers.
No single licence type dominates here — mental health counselor and professional counselor are within reach of each other. For most common reasons to seek therapy, the distinction between those licences matters less than availability and cost.
With only 3 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in Illinois can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 58,666 licensed providers are registered across Illinois. Asking specifically whether a practice takes remote appointments is usually the fastest way to widen the search.
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.
Licence types in Oblong
Everyone registered in Oblong
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia Thorsen, LCPC | Mental Health Counselor | 108 S GARFIELD ST, 62449 | (618) 769-2185 |
| Jodi Wiman, MA | Professional Counselor | 103 W MAIN ST, 62449 | (618) 592-3116 |
| Barbara Wilson, LCPC | School Psychologist | 208 W MISSOURI ST, 62449 | (618) 592-3689 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 38 | 15.3 km |
| Newton | 46 | 22.0 km |
| Olney | 84 | 34.0 km |
| Lawrenceville | 94 | 36.3 km |
| Marshall | 4 | 48.0 km |
| Teutopolis | 3 | 51.2 km |
| Effingham | 95 | 56.8 km |
| Charleston | 60 | 58.4 km |