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Therapists & Counselors in Waveland, MS

7 registered licensed providers

9.9 per 10,000 residents

110th of 216 places in MS

population 7,042

median 24 0 98.6 providers per 10,000 residents · 179 places in Mississippi
9.9 per 10,000 in Waveland — well below the median of 24 across 179 places in Mississippi.

7 licensed providers are registered in Waveland — about 9.9 for every 10,000 residents.

With a population of 7,042, that works out to 9.9 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.

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 a cautionary upper bound rather than a promise.

Waveland is the 110th largest concentration in Mississippi by number of providers, accounting for 0.1% of the state total.

The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 2 providers or 29% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Mississippi licenses its providers.

The largest single group, mental health counselor, accounts for 29% 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.

7 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 8,383 licensed providers are registered across Mississippi, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.

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 Waveland

Everyone registered in Waveland

Name Licence type Practice address Phone
Angel Carpenter, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist 538 MAIN ST, 39520 (228) 469-0094
Leslie Denise, LCSW Clinical Social Worker 303 HIGHWAY 90, 39520 (228) 471-3141
Christina James, LCSW Clinical Social Worker 303 HIGHWAY 90, 39520 (228) 238-0992
Pajge Ruff Counselor 13131 HIGHWAY 603 STE 102, 39520 (228) 466-4690
Rita De Souza, MS Mental Health Counselor 807 SAINT JOSEPH ST, 39576 (504) 214-3945
Desiree Lewis, PCCSS Mental Health Counselor 919 SAINT JOSEPH ST, 39576 (228) 231-2081
Ethel Hetrick, PH.D. Psychologist 412 HIGHWAY 90, 39520 (228) 467-2424

Nearby places

PlaceProvidersDistance
Bay St. Louis 22 4.6 km
Diamondhead 11 10.5 km
Kiln 3 14.1 km
Pass Christian 21 15.1 km
Long Beach 29 23.1 km
Gulfport 430 34.1 km
Picayune 47 37.3 km
Hide-A-Way Lake 5 39.3 km