Therapists & Counselors in Ship Bottom, NJ
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4 registered licensed providers
35.5 per 10,000 residents
438th of 518 places in NJ
population 1,126
4 licensed providers are registered in Ship Bottom — about 35.5 for every 10,000 residents.
With a population of 1,126, that works out to 35.5 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.
Ship Bottom is the 438th largest concentration in New Jersey by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The mix here is unusually concentrated: professional counselor outnumber the next largest group by more than three to one. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training, so a lopsided mix usually says more about how New Jersey licenses its providers than about what is available to you.
With only 4 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in New Jersey can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 41,592 licensed providers are registered across New Jersey. 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 Ship Bottom
Everyone registered in Ship Bottom
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Carey, LPC | Mental Health Counselor | 221 W 5TH ST, 08008 | (609) 339-5337 |
| Sarah Campbell, PHD, LPC, NCC | Professional Counselor | 256 W 9TH ST # E, 08008 | (609) 607-7920 |
| Jaclyn Hoffman | Professional Counselor | 382 W 9TH ST STE 7, 08008 | (609) 445-3335 |
| Mary O'Meara, LPC | Professional Counselor | 816 LONG BEACH BLVD, 08008 | (609) 618-7479 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| North Beach Haven | 11 | 5.6 km |
| Manahawkin | 82 | 7.1 km |
| Beach Haven | 5 | 9.7 km |
| Barnegat | 24 | 12.5 km |
| Tuckerton | 11 | 14.1 km |
| Waretown | 6 | 16.1 km |
| Mystic Island | 22 | 19.2 km |
| Forked River | 101 | 20.1 km |