Therapists & Counselors in Fordland, MO
6 registered licensed providers
72.8 per 10,000 residents
226th of 489 places in MO
population 824
There are 6 licensed providers registered in Fordland. The two most common licence types are clinical social worker (3) and professional counselor (2).
With a population of 824, that works out to 72.8 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 an encouraging upper bound rather than a promise.
Fordland is the 226th largest concentration in Missouri by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The largest single group is clinical social worker, at 3 providers or 50% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Missouri licenses its providers.
No single licence type dominates here — clinical social worker 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.
6 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: 21,902 licensed providers are registered across Missouri, 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 Fordland
Everyone registered in Fordland
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loretta Baker-Montgomery, LCSW | Clinical Social Worker | 1059 BARTON DR, 65652 | (417) 767-2273 |
| Ronica Duncan, MSW, LCSW | Clinical Social Worker | 1059 BARTON DR, 65652 | (417) 767-2273 |
| Dave Gooden, MSW LCSW | Clinical Social Worker | 1194 GREEN HILL RD, 65652 | (417) 767-2490 |
| Reed Bisso, LPC | Professional Counselor | 1059 BARTON DR, 65652 | (417) 767-2273 |
| Theresa Griffith, LPC | Professional Counselor | 1059 BARTON DR, 65652 | (417) 767-2273 |
| Gary Linker, MD | Psychiatrist | 1059 BARTON DR, 65652 | (417) 767-2273 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rogersville | 13 | 12.6 km |
| Marshfield | 24 | 20.9 km |
| Sparta | 3 | 21.2 km |
| Ozark | 60 | 27.9 km |
| Springfield | 1,683 | 31.3 km |
| Fair Grove | 4 | 31.4 km |
| Mansfield | 7 | 32.5 km |
| Ava | 16 | 33.1 km |