Therapists & Counselors in Tamaqua, PA
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5 registered licensed providers
7.2 per 10,000 residents
346th of 1,055 places in PA
population 6,929
5 licensed providers are registered in Tamaqua — about 7.2 for every 10,000 residents.
With a population of 6,929, that works out to 7.2 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.
Tamaqua is the 346th largest concentration in Pennsylvania by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.
The largest single group is counselor, at 2 providers or 40% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Pennsylvania licenses its providers.
No single licence type dominates here — counselor and mental health 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 5 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in Pennsylvania can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 53,486 licensed providers are registered across Pennsylvania. 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 Tamaqua
Everyone registered in Tamaqua
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lou Gorzelic, LCSW | Clinical Social Worker | 105 W BROAD ST FL 2, 18252 | (610) 737-5818 |
| Sharon Heil, M.S., L.P.C. | Counselor | 150 PINE ST, 18252 | (610) 984-7949 |
| Wendy Willing-Hall, MS, NCC | Counselor | 175 MARIAN AVE, 18252 | (570) 952-4346 |
| Shania Kelly, LMSW | Mental Health Counselor | 427 ARLINGTON ST, 18252 | (610) 618-2531 |
| Alyssa Turk, MA, LPC | Mental Health Counselor | 120 PINE ST, 18252 | (484) 658-1123 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lansford | 3 | 4.8 km |
| Nesquehoning | 5 | 12.1 km |
| McAdoo | 5 | 12.1 km |
| New Ringgold | 4 | 13.9 km |
| Jim Thorpe | 12 | 14.0 km |
| Hazleton | 48 | 16.7 km |
| Mahanoy City | 6 | 17.8 km |
| Lehighton | 47 | 17.9 km |