Therapists & Counselors in North Carolina

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

46,055

Registered providers

526

Places with providers

11th

National rank

of 56

Licence types

How density varies inside North Carolina

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 383 places in North Carolina.

North Carolina has 46,055 licensed providers with a registered practice address, across 11 licence types.

North Carolina ranks 11th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.

By licence type the breakdown is clinical social worker (15,621), mental health counselor (8,953), professional counselor (5,060), addiction (substance use disorder) counselor (3,107), with 7 further types making up the remainder.

The largest single group, clinical social worker, accounts for 35% 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.

The three largest concentrations are Charlotte (7,233), Raleigh (5,592), Durham (4,019).

One caveat on reading these numbers: the registry records where a provider registered an address, not where they see clients day to day, and addresses are not always kept current. It also says nothing about whether someone is taking new clients.

How North Carolina 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 North Carolina. 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 North Carolina. Annual registrations in 2025 were 67% 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

80.7% of registered licensed providers in North Carolina 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 North Carolina. Circle position is the ZIP code centroid, not a street address.

By licence type

Clinical Social Worker

15,621

33.9%

Mental Health Counselor

8,953

19.4%

Professional Counselor

5,060

11.0%

Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor

3,107

6.7%

Behavior Analyst

2,430

5.3%

Counselor

1,864

4.0%

Psychiatrist

1,805

3.9%

Clinical Psychologist

1,719

3.7%

Psychologist

1,672

3.6%

Marriage & Family Therapist

1,568

3.4%

Social Worker

920

2.0%

Places in North Carolina

499 of 499 have their own page so far

Place	Providers	Population	Per 10k
Charlotte	5,576	964,784	57.8
Raleigh	4,453	506,306	88.0
Durham	3,096	305,561	101.3
Asheville	2,602	93,523
Fayetteville	2,029	209,120	97.0
Greensboro	1,935	308,667	62.7
Wilmington	1,808	126,809	142.6
Chapel Hill	1,255	63,565	197.4
Cary	1,100	183,582	59.9
Greenville	901	96,443	93.4
Concord	815	114,598	71.1
Gastonia	702	87,067	80.6
Clemmons	611	22,808
Jacksonville	567	72,732	78.0
Hickory	473	45,975	102.9
Walkertown	440	6,120
Salisbury	423	36,879	114.7
Mooresville	384	55,842	68.8
Goldsboro	373	35,012	106.5
Hendersonville	363	15,867	228.8
High Point	357	120,571	29.6
New Bern	342	34,724	98.5
Burlington	332	61,496	54.0
Boone	322	19,929	161.6
Wake Forest	318	58,147	54.7
Matthews	315	32,769	96.1
Morganton	311	17,849	174.2
Huntersville	301	68,535	43.9
Statesville	264	32,181	82.0
Apex	260	80,419	32.3
Bethania	253	367
Monroe	252	42,644	59.1
Lumberton	234	18,955	123.5
Waynesville	228	11,006	207.2
Butner	219	8,112
Cornelius	215	35,094	61.3
Winston-Salem	214	257,271	8.3
Sylva	210	2,691
Garner	208	41,562	50.0
Wilson	204	49,572	41.2
Asheboro	197	27,990	70.4
Shelby	195	23,309	83.7
Clayton	192	32,633	58.8
Fuquay-Varina	185	48,536	38.1
Pinehurst	183	18,670	98.0
Sanford	179	34,138	52.4
Lexington	172	20,238	85.0
Rocky Mount	170	55,120	30.8
Kannapolis	160	61,708	25.9
Kernersville	155	29,128	53.2
Carrboro	149	20,962	71.1
Elizabeth City	146	19,622	74.4
Raeford	145	4,703	308.3
Henderson	144	15,013	95.9
Holly Springs	139	50,288	27.6
Albemarle	139	17,769	78.2
Sneads Ferry	137
Morehead City	133	10,434	127.5
Smithfield	122	13,114	93.0
Hillsborough	115	9,778	117.6
Davidson	114	16,662	68.4
Shallotte	111	5,335
Southern Pines	110	17,357	63.4
Brevard	110	8,098	135.8
Pittsboro	108	5,054
Washington	107	9,910	108.0
Reidsville	107	14,692	72.8
Knightdale	101	23,144	43.6
Louisburg	100	3,480	287.4
Rockingham	98	8,815	111.2
Kinston	98	19,705	49.7
Winterville	96	10,973	87.5
North Wilkesboro	96	4,369	219.7
Weaverville	93	4,790	194.2
Morrisville	92	32,466	28.3
Lenoir	92	18,372	50.1
Waxhaw	91	23,140	39.3
Pembroke	87	2,888	301.2
Thomasville	86	27,733	31.0
Marion	86	7,440	115.6
Belmont	85	16,415	51.8
Laurinburg	83	14,582	56.9
Franklin	82	4,403
Midway	80	5,104
Roanoke Rapids	78	14,386	54.2
Indian Trail	78	44,303	17.6
Black Mountain	77	8,491	90.7
Mount Airy	76	10,682	71.1
Lincolnton	73	12,465	58.6
Hampstead	71
Hope Mills	69	18,324	37.7
Avery Creek	69
Whiteville	67	4,765	140.6
Burgaw	67	3,903	171.7
Dunn	64	8,814	72.6
Mebane	63	21,952	28.7
Spring Lake	59	11,252	52.4
Rutherfordton	59	3,723	158.5
Denver	58
Pineville	54	11,851	45.6
Roxboro	53	8,380	63.2
Murphy	52	1,808
Leland	52	35,731	14.6
Burnsville	52	1,655
Bent Creek	51
Lillington	50	5,040	99.2
Ahoskie	50	4,608	108.5
Havelock	49	17,430	28.1
Cherokee	49
Canton	49	4,418	110.9
Angier	49	9,410	52.1
Wilkesboro	48	3,618	132.7
Spindale	48	4,180	114.8
Mint Hill	48	29,476	16.3
Wallburg	47	3,255	144.4
Siler City	47	8,155	57.6
Seven Lakes	47
Newland	47	728
Mocksville	46	6,282	73.2
Moyock	44
Marshall	44	802
Harrisburg	43	20,742	20.7
Forest City	42	7,410	56.7
Nags Head	39	3,117	125.1
Cameron	39	270
Taylorsville	38	2,333	162.9
Jamestown	38	3,803	99.9
Clinton	38	8,466	44.9
Jefferson	37	1,680
Yadkinville	36	3,055	117.8
Southport	35	4,434
Fletcher	34	8,373	40.6
Clyde	34	1,355	250.9
Zebulon	33	11,933	27.7
Swansboro	33	4,174	79.1
McLeansville	33
Oxford	32	8,985	35.6
Conover	32	8,938	35.8
Troy	31	3,020	102.6
Sparta	31	1,918	161.6
Aberdeen	30	10,066	29.8
Lewisville	29	14,421	20.1
Wentworth	28	2,774	100.9
King	28	7,977	35.1
Creedmoor	28	5,046	55.5
Williamston	27	5,086	53.1
Tarboro	27	10,979	24.6
Swannanoa	26
Graham	26	20,131	12.9
Beulaville	26	1,176
Selma	25	7,406	33.8
Kill Devil Hills	25	7,731	32.3
Fairview	25
Edenton	25	4,546	55.0
Newton	24	13,822	17.4
Mount Holly	24	19,033	12.6
Erwin	23	4,956	46.4
Youngsville	22	2,461	89.4
Maxton	22	2,149	102.4
Kings Mountain	22	12,117	18.2
Granite Falls	22	4,964	44.3
Cullowhee	22
Wendell	21	19,687	10.7
Archdale	21	12,254	17.1
Warrenton	20	819
Wadesboro	20	5,035	39.7
Mulberry	20
Lake Lure	20	1,391	143.8
Eden	20	15,500	12.9
Bolivia	20	271
Yanceyville	19	1,850	102.7
Whitsett	19	606
Bryson City	19	1,525	124.6
Rocky Point	18
Mount Olive	18	4,521	39.8
Dobson	18	1,474	122.1
Rose Hill	17	1,429	119.0
Rockwell	17	2,417	70.3
Randleman	17	4,767	35.7
Hayesville	17	470
Flat Rock	17	3,643	46.7
Elkin	17	4,130	41.2
Elizabethtown	17	3,306	51.4
Snow Hill	16	1,588
Plymouth	16	3,170	50.5
Nashville	16	5,911	27.1
Carolina Beach	16	6,870	23.3
Vass	15	1,062	141.2
Rolesville	15	12,839	11.7
Oak Ridge	15	7,896	19.0
Newport	15	4,500	33.3
Franklinton	15	2,890	51.9
Efland	15
Buies Creek	15
Ayden	15	5,263	28.5
Spruce Pine	14	2,211	63.3
Kitty Hawk	14	3,670	38.1
Hamlet	14	5,870	23.9
Columbus	14	1,042	134.4
West Jefferson	13	1,348	96.4
Tryon	13	1,634	79.6
Pikeville	13	738	176.2
Nebo	13
Linville	13
Dallas	13	6,392	20.3
Crossnore	13	238
Walnut Cove	12	1,609	74.6
Richlands	12	2,485	48.3
Fairmont	12	2,231	53.8
Cherryville	12	6,523	18.4
Calabash	12	3,069	39.1
Bayboro	12	1,242	96.6
Surf City	11	5,142	21.4
Rowland	11	906	121.4
Midland	11	5,151	21.4
Mars Hill	11	2,280	48.2
Manteo	11	1,585	69.4
La Grange	11	2,947	37.3
Windsor	10	3,469	28.8
Whispering Pines	10	5,505	18.2
Summerfield	10	11,327	8.8
Saluda	10	671	149.0
Red Springs	10	3,216	31.1
Old Fort	10	797	125.5
Moncure	10
Marvin	10	7,040	14.2
Emerald Isle	10	3,970	25.2
Claremont	10	1,790	55.9
Castle Hayne	10
Carthage	10	3,070	32.6
Bessemer City	10	5,834	17.1
Banner Elk	10	1,242	80.5
Valdese	9	4,712	19.1
Stanley	9	4,237	21.2
Rosman	9	760	118.4
Robbinsville	9	579
Pleasant Garden	9	5,165	17.4
Mills River	9	7,504	12.0
Maiden	9	3,922	22.9
Lumber Bridge	9	80
Holly Ridge	9	5,908	15.2
Hertford	9	2,011	44.8
Elon	9	11,366	7.9
Cove Creek	9
Benson	9	4,660	19.3
Trent Woods	8	4,070	19.7
St. Pauls	8	2,109	37.9
Rougemont	8
Ronda	8	447	179.0
Parkton	8	514
Locust	8	6,120	13.1
Lake Junaluska	8
Jonesville	8	2,356	34.0
Hudson	8	3,786	21.1
Highlands	8	1,127	71.0
Grimesland	8	404	198.0
Connelly Springs	8	1,550	51.6
China Grove	8	4,650	17.2
Boiling Spring Lakes	8	6,875	11.6
Beaufort	8	4,912	16.3
Woodfin	7	8,229	8.5
Wade	7	653	107.2
Oak Island	7	9,337	7.5
Mount Pleasant	7	1,816	38.5
Middlesex	7	975
Lowell	7	3,939	17.8
Hiddenite	7
Gibsonville	7	9,876	7.1
Four Oaks	7	2,978	23.5
Elm City	7	1,250	56.0
Chadbourn	7	1,539	45.5
Bladenboro	7	1,656	42.3
Bakersville	7	468	149.6
Badin	7	1,915	36.6
Wrightsville Beach	6	2,397	25.0
Whitakers	6	646	92.9
Ocean Isle Beach	6	940	63.8
Lawndale	6	578	103.8
Lansing	6	128
Lake Norman of Catawba	6
Gold Hill	6
Farmville	6	4,577	13.1
Delco	6
Cramerton	6	5,713	10.5
Coinjock	6
Advance	6
Wingate	5	4,628	10.8
Wagram	5	613	81.6
Stoneville	5	1,364	36.7
Rural Hall	5	3,607	13.9
Rich Square	5	835	59.9
Princeton	5	1,544	32.4
Norlina	5	924	54.1
Maggie Valley	5	1,748	28.6
Littleton	5	535	93.5
Lake Waccamaw	5	1,239	40.4
Kenansville	5	814	61.4
Jackson	5	410
Harmony	5	619	80.8
Goldston	5	268	186.6
East Bend	5	646	77.4
Clarkton	5	604	82.8
Biscoe	5	1,887	26.5
Belwood	5	876	57.1
Weldon	4	1,374	29.1
Wallace	4	3,570	11.2
Troutman	4	4,336	9.2
Stanfield	4	1,744	22.9
Stallings	4	17,760	2.3
Piney Green	4
Oriental	4	909	44.0
New London	4	664	60.2
Murfreesboro	4	2,242	17.8
Marshville	4	2,739	14.6
Marble	4
Laurel Hill	4
Gaston	4	959	41.7
Fair Bluff	4	737	54.3
Etowah	4
Camden	4
Bunnlevel	4
Black Creek	4	708	56.5
Barnardsville	4
Bailey	4	593	67.5
Weddington	3	14,517	2.1
Vanceboro	3	877	34.2
Tabor City	3	3,886	7.7
Sunset Beach	3	4,642	6.5
Spring Hope	3	1,383	21.7
Spencer	3	3,450	8.7
Sims	3	346	86.7
Shannon	3
Robbins	3	1,305	23.0
Ramseur	3	1,806	16.6
Pinnacle	3
Pine Knoll Shores	3	1,423	21.1
Pilot Mountain	3	1,437	20.9
Peletier	3	803	37.4
North Topsail Beach	3	1,097	27.3
Navassa	3	1,889	15.9
Montreat	3	1,024	29.3
Milton	3	176
Millers Creek	3
Middleburg	3	98	306.1
Maysville	3	853	35.2
Linden	3	139	215.8
Liberty	3	2,739	11.0
Jackson Springs	3
Iron Station	3
Horse Shoe	3
Haw River	3	2,425	12.4
Grover	3	810	37.0
Grandy	3
Godwin	3	159	188.7
Gerton	3
Frisco	3
Franklinville	3	1,256	23.9
Danbury	3	187
Cooleemee	3	1,002	29.9
Cleveland	3	902	33.3
Chocowinity	3	751	39.9
Cedar Point	3	1,825	16.4
Catawba	3	736	40.8
Carolina Shores	3	5,540	5.4
Cape Carteret	3	2,273	13.2
Boonville	3	1,203	24.9
Blowing Rock	3	1,324	22.7
Woodland	2	520	38.5
Whittier	2
Watha	2	226	88.5
Trinity	2	7,274	2.7
Tobaccoville	2	2,770	7.2
Toast	2
Stokesdale	2	6,133	3.3
Stokes	2
Stedman	2	1,312	15.2
South Mills	2
Scotland Neck	2	1,586	12.6
Ruffin	2
Riegelwood	2
Pumpkin Center	2
Pink Hill	2	459	43.6
Ocracoke	2
Oakboro	2	2,316	8.6
Norwood	2	2,568	7.8
Newton Grove	2	600	33.3
Morven	2	331	60.4
Moravian Falls	2
Mayodan	2	2,503	8.0
Madison	2	2,190	9.1
Lowgap	2
Landis	2	3,885	5.1
Kittrell	2	127	157.5
Icard	2
Hot Springs	2	548	36.5
Hamilton	2	297	67.3
Halifax	2	157	127.4
Grifton	2	2,539	7.9
Grantsboro	2	728	27.5
Glenwood	2
Gatesville	2	260
Faison	2	824	24.3
Enfield	2	1,777	11.3
Ellerbe	2	845	23.7
Ellenboro	2	738	27.1
East Flat Rock	2
Dudley	2
Dortches	2	1,103	18.1
Dillsboro	2	217	92.2
Denton	2	1,610	12.4
Deercroft	2
Columbia	2	613	32.6
Broadway	2	1,380	14.5
Bennett	2
Belville	2	3,199	6.3
Belhaven	2	1,414	14.1
Beech Mountain	2	659	30.3
Avon	2
Autryville	2	171
Atlantic Beach	2	1,408	14.2
Arapahoe	2	432	46.3
Wrightsboro	1
Winton	1	592	16.9
Winfall	1	575	17.4
White Plains	1
White Oak	1
Warsaw	1	2,853	3.5
Vandemere	1	197	50.8
Tyro	1
Trenton	1	251
Tar Heel	1	91
Stovall	1	333	30.0
Stem	1	1,023	9.8
Stantonsburg	1	778	12.9
Staley	1	405	24.7
South Rosemary	1
Southern Shores	1	3,110	3.2
Simpson	1	409	24.4
Severn	1	177	56.5
Seven Springs	1	59
Sedalia	1	691	14.5
Saxapahaw	1
Rutherford College	1	1,220	8.2
Roseboro	1	1,189	8.4
Robersonville	1	1,237	8.1
Richfield	1	630	15.9
Pollocksville	1	276	36.2
Pleasant Hill	1
Pinetown	1
Pine Level	1	2,405	4.2
Orrum	1	61	163.9
Mooresboro	1	297	33.7
Misenheimer	1	665	15.0
Mineral Springs	1	3,514	2.8
Mar-Mac	1
Macclesfield	1	408	24.5
McAdenville	1	960	10.4
Long Creek	1
Lake Park	1	3,609	2.8
Kure Beach	1	2,145	4.7
Kingstown	1	668	15.0
Kings Grant	1
Kelly	1
Indian Beach	1	231	43.3
Hollister	1
Hoffman	1	426	23.5
Hildebran	1	1,691	5.9
Hemby Bridge	1	1,764	5.7
Hatteras	1
Harrells	1	169	59.2
Hallsboro	1
Granite Quarry	1	3,129	3.2
Glenville	1
Garysburg	1	860	11.6
Fremont	1	1,237	8.1
Forest Oaks	1
Falcon	1	385	26.0
Evergreen	1
Everetts	1	144	69.4
Edneyville	1
Duck	1	736	13.6
Drexel	1	1,764	5.7
Davis	1
Cove City	1	381	26.2
Como	1	61
Coats	1	2,370	4.2
Chimney Rock Village	1	126	79.4
Cashiers	1
Carolina Meadows	1
Candor	1	823	12.2
Buxton	1
Bridgeton	1	345	29.0
Bostic	1	359	27.9
Boiling Springs	1	4,799	2.1
Bethel	1	1,422	7.0
Bermuda Run	1	3,323	3.0
Barbecue	1
Bald Head Island	1	279	35.8
Andrews	1	1,799	5.6

38 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.