Therapists & Counselors in Tennessee
Psychologists, clinical social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists and psychiatrists registered with a practice address in this area.
How density varies inside Tennessee
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.
There are 19,987 licensed providers registered in Tennessee. The two most common licence types are mental health counselor (4,746) and clinical social worker (3,285).
Tennessee ranks 24th of 56 states and territories by the number of registered providers in this field.
The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 4,746 providers or 24% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Tennessee licenses its providers.
The largest single group, mental health counselor, accounts for 25% 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.
Providers are registered in 324 distinct places across Tennessee. The map shows the ZIP codes with the highest counts.
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.
How Tennessee got here
new registrations per yearEach registration carries the year it was issued, so the registry doubles as a record of when this workforce grew in Tennessee. A rising line means the constraint is easing; a flat one means today's shortage is likely to be next year's too.
Who they are
self-reported to CMS77.6% of registered licensed providers in Tennessee 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 codeBy licence type
Places in Tennessee
289 of 289 have their own page so far| Place | Providers | Population | Per 10k |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 3,952 | 721,074 | 54.8 |
| Knoxville | 2,942 | 202,021 | 145.6 |
| Memphis | 2,055 | 609,647 | 33.7 |
| Chattanooga | 1,312 | 194,144 | 67.6 |
| Clarksville | 892 | 188,829 | 47.2 |
| Murfreesboro | 687 | 171,178 | 40.1 |
| Johnson City | 586 | 74,943 | 78.2 |
| Brentwood | 572 | 45,313 | 126.2 |
| Franklin | 455 | 90,226 | 50.4 |
| Jackson | 399 | 69,339 | 57.5 |
| Germantown | 297 | 40,001 | 74.2 |
| Cookeville | 265 | 38,212 | 69.3 |
| Hendersonville | 260 | 64,266 | 40.5 |
| Columbia | 249 | 50,072 | 49.7 |
| Maryville | 247 | 32,442 | 76.1 |
| Cleveland | 232 | 51,172 | 45.3 |
| Bartlett | 215 | 56,416 | 38.1 |
| Morristown | 176 | 33,517 | 52.5 |
| Kingsport | 174 | 57,530 | 30.2 |
| Goodlettsville | 173 | 17,506 | 98.8 |
| Mount Juliet | 167 | 45,172 | 37.0 |
| Smyrna | 137 | 63,321 | 21.6 |
| Gallatin | 132 | 54,590 | 24.2 |
| Tullahoma | 119 | 21,279 | 55.9 |
| Sevierville | 119 | 19,010 | 62.6 |
| Bristol | 119 | 28,107 | 42.3 |
| Oak Ridge | 108 | 35,395 | 30.5 |
| Greeneville | 106 | 16,141 | 65.7 |
| La Vergne | 84 | 42,146 | 19.9 |
| Lebanon | 83 | 53,412 | 15.5 |
| Middle Valley | 72 | ||
| Dickson | 71 | 17,051 | 41.6 |
| Jefferson City | 70 | 9,103 | 76.9 |
| Athens | 69 | 15,263 | 45.2 |
| Rural Hill | 57 | ||
| Spring Hill | 55 | 61,336 | 9.0 |
| Collierville | 55 | 51,909 | 10.6 |
| Lawrenceburg | 52 | 12,236 | 42.5 |
| Paris | 51 | 10,468 | 48.7 |
| Lenoir City | 45 | 12,530 | 35.9 |
| Covington | 44 | 8,585 | 51.3 |
| Springfield | 43 | 20,090 | 21.4 |
| Louisville | 43 | 4,562 | 94.3 |
| Shelbyville | 41 | 26,146 | 15.7 |
| Newport | 40 | 7,049 | 56.7 |
| Bolivar | 40 | 5,043 | 79.3 |
| Ooltewah | 38 | ||
| Elizabethton | 38 | 14,350 | 26.5 |
| Crossville | 38 | 13,113 | 29.0 |
| Manchester | 36 | 13,776 | 26.1 |
| Ashland City | 36 | 5,650 | 63.7 |
| Alcoa | 36 | 13,689 | 26.3 |
| Jonesborough | 34 | 6,990 | 48.6 |
| Dyersburg | 33 | 15,906 | 20.7 |
| McMinnville | 32 | 13,943 | 23.0 |
| Sparta | 31 | 5,038 | 61.5 |
| Savannah | 31 | 7,689 | 40.3 |
| Lewisburg | 30 | 13,517 | 22.2 |
| Arlington | 30 | 15,703 | 19.1 |
| Selmer | 28 | 4,575 | 61.2 |
| Nolensville | 26 | 15,789 | 16.5 |
| Tennessee Ridge | 25 | 1,341 | 186.4 |
| Rogersville | 24 | 4,690 | 51.2 |
| Powell | 24 | ||
| Lexington | 24 | 8,130 | 29.5 |
| Millington | 23 | 12,953 | 17.8 |
| Madisonville | 23 | 5,428 | 42.4 |
| Henderson | 22 | 6,590 | 33.4 |
| Fayetteville | 22 | 7,068 | 31.1 |
| Kingston | 21 | 6,299 | 33.3 |
| White House | 20 | 17,872 | 11.2 |
| Oneida | 20 | 3,899 | 51.3 |
| Mountain City | 20 | 2,490 | 80.3 |
| Thompson's Station | 19 | 9,469 | 20.1 |
| Pulaski | 17 | 8,394 | 20.3 |
| La Follette | 17 | 7,176 | 23.7 |
| Maynardville | 15 | 2,723 | 55.1 |
| Union City | 14 | 10,814 | 12.9 |
| Signal Mountain | 14 | 8,824 | 15.9 |
| Martin | 14 | 11,060 | 12.7 |
| Harriman | 14 | 6,192 | 22.6 |
| Fairview | 14 | 10,877 | 12.9 |
| Clinton | 14 | 10,466 | 13.4 |
| Sewanee | 13 | ||
| Decaturville | 13 | 813 | 159.9 |
| Westmoreland | 12 | 2,879 | 41.7 |
| Green Hill | 12 | ||
| Estill Springs | 12 | 2,692 | 44.6 |
| Dayton | 12 | 7,819 | 15.3 |
| Winchester | 11 | 10,438 | 10.5 |
| Somerville | 11 | 3,622 | 30.4 |
| Seymour | 11 | ||
| Portland | 11 | 13,658 | 8.1 |
| Pinson | 11 | ||
| Gray | 11 | ||
| Centerville | 11 | 3,589 | 30.6 |
| Waverly | 10 | 4,430 | 22.6 |
| Morrison | 10 | 785 | 127.4 |
| Huntingdon | 10 | 4,462 | 22.4 |
| Hohenwald | 10 | 4,151 | 24.1 |
| Erwin | 10 | 6,019 | 16.6 |
| Brighton | 10 | 2,892 | 34.6 |
| Waynesboro | 9 | 2,319 | 38.8 |
| Smithville | 9 | 5,620 | 16.0 |
| Pleasant View | 9 | 5,797 | 15.5 |
| Milan | 9 | 8,367 | 10.8 |
| McKenzie | 9 | 5,632 | 16.0 |
| Humboldt | 9 | 7,841 | 11.5 |
| Harrison | 9 | ||
| Englewood | 9 | 1,610 | 55.9 |
| Atoka | 9 | 10,645 | 8.5 |
| White Bluff | 8 | 4,516 | 17.7 |
| Wartburg | 8 | 957 | 83.6 |
| Rockwood | 8 | 5,607 | 14.3 |
| Ripley | 8 | 7,499 | 10.7 |
| New Tazewell | 8 | 2,846 | 28.1 |
| Monteagle | 8 | 1,439 | |
| Jacksboro | 8 | 2,235 | 35.8 |
| Camden | 8 | 3,690 | 21.7 |
| Oakland | 7 | 10,835 | 6.5 |
| Norris | 7 | 1,621 | 43.2 |
| Loudon | 7 | 6,963 | 10.1 |
| Jasper | 7 | 3,636 | 19.3 |
| Jamestown | 7 | 2,135 | 32.8 |
| Trenton | 6 | 4,137 | 14.5 |
| Mowbray Mountain | 6 | ||
| Linden | 6 | 1,161 | 51.7 |
| Lafayette | 6 | 6,020 | 10.0 |
| Dandridge | 6 | 3,947 | 15.2 |
| Charlotte | 6 | 1,647 | 36.4 |
| Benton | 6 | 1,476 | 40.7 |
| Woodbury | 5 | 2,828 | 17.7 |
| Slayden | 5 | 186 | |
| Kingston Springs | 5 | 2,758 | 18.1 |
| Greenbrier | 5 | 7,170 | 7.0 |
| Dresden | 5 | 2,911 | 17.2 |
| Chapel Hill | 5 | 1,905 | 26.2 |
| Burns | 5 | 1,910 | 26.2 |
| Blountville | 5 | ||
| Apison | 5 | ||
| Vonore | 4 | 1,715 | 23.3 |
| Tusculum | 4 | 3,421 | 11.7 |
| Toone | 4 | 264 | 151.5 |
| Tellico Plains | 4 | 778 | 51.4 |
| Telford | 4 | ||
| Spring City | 4 | 1,989 | 20.1 |
| Sneedville | 4 | 1,349 | 29.7 |
| Pikeville | 4 | 1,872 | 21.4 |
| Pigeon Forge | 4 | 6,598 | 6.1 |
| Pegram | 4 | 2,036 | 19.6 |
| Oliver Springs | 4 | 3,433 | 11.7 |
| Loretto | 4 | 1,813 | 22.1 |
| Lakeland | 4 | 14,422 | 2.8 |
| Hartsville | 4 | 12,623 | 3.2 |
| Erin | 4 | 1,207 | 33.1 |
| East Ridge | 4 | 21,921 | 1.8 |
| Eagleville | 4 | 964 | 41.5 |
| Christiana | 4 | ||
| Brownsville | 4 | 9,301 | 4.3 |
| Adamsville | 4 | 2,081 | 19.2 |
| Adams | 4 | 668 | 59.9 |
| Whitwell | 3 | 1,596 | 18.8 |
| Watertown | 3 | 1,691 | 17.7 |
| Walterhill | 3 | ||
| Sweetwater | 3 | 6,706 | 4.5 |
| Spencer | 3 | 1,636 | 18.3 |
| South Pittsburg | 3 | 2,927 | 10.2 |
| Parsons | 3 | 2,162 | 13.9 |
| Gordonsville | 3 | 1,464 | 20.5 |
| Etowah | 3 | 3,786 | 7.9 |
| Cross Plains | 3 | 1,919 | 15.6 |
| Cornersville | 3 | 1,385 | 21.7 |
| Coopertown | 3 | 4,843 | 6.2 |
| Collinwood | 3 | 919 | 32.6 |
| Church Hill | 3 | 7,297 | 4.1 |
| Carthage | 3 | 2,282 | 13.1 |
| Buchanan | 3 | ||
| Bruceton | 3 | 1,522 | 19.7 |
| Blaine | 3 | 2,212 | 13.6 |
| Baxter | 3 | 2,128 | 14.1 |
| White Pine | 2 | 2,619 | 7.6 |
| Wartrace | 2 | 667 | 30.0 |
| Sunbright | 2 | 549 | 36.4 |
| Summertown | 2 | ||
| Rocky Top | 2 | 1,681 | 11.9 |
| Rockvale | 2 | ||
| Red Bank | 2 | 12,405 | 1.6 |
| Plainview | 2 | 2,263 | 8.8 |
| Piperton | 2 | 2,889 | 6.9 |
| Parrottsville | 2 | 228 | 87.7 |
| Monterey | 2 | 2,827 | 7.1 |
| Medina | 2 | 5,813 | 3.4 |
| McEwen | 2 | 1,790 | 11.2 |
| Lynchburg, Moore County | 2 | 6,920 | 2.9 |
| Lyles | 2 | ||
| Jellico | 2 | 2,126 | 9.4 |
| Hickman | 2 | ||
| Greenfield | 2 | 2,020 | 9.9 |
| Fall Branch | 2 | ||
| Dunlap | 2 | 6,089 | 3.3 |
| Dover | 2 | 1,918 | 10.4 |
| Cumberland City | 2 | 330 | 60.6 |
| Counce | 2 | ||
| Cottontown | 2 | ||
| Conasauga | 2 | ||
| Collegedale | 2 | 11,499 | 1.7 |
| Caryville | 2 | 2,217 | 9.0 |
| Bulls Gap | 2 | 768 | 26.0 |
| Big Sandy | 2 | 489 | 40.9 |
| Berry Hill | 2 | 1,864 | 10.7 |
| Bell Buckle | 2 | 419 | 47.7 |
| Bean Station | 2 | 3,190 | 6.3 |
| Andersonville | 2 | ||
| Yuma | 1 | ||
| Winfield | 1 | 1,037 | 9.6 |
| Whiteville | 1 | 4,482 | 2.2 |
| Vanleer | 1 | 609 | 16.4 |
| Unionville | 1 | ||
| Tracy City | 1 | 1,427 | 7.0 |
| Tiptonville | 1 | 3,333 | 3.0 |
| Tazewell | 1 | 2,363 | 4.2 |
| Strawberry Plains | 1 | ||
| Stanton | 1 | 418 | 23.9 |
| Spurgeon | 1 | ||
| Shiloh | 1 | ||
| Sale Creek | 1 | ||
| Rossville | 1 | 1,215 | 8.2 |
| Robbins | 1 | ||
| Roan Mountain | 1 | ||
| Ridgeside | 1 | 441 | 22.7 |
| Pocahontas | 1 | ||
| Petersburg | 1 | 562 | 17.8 |
| Palmersville | 1 | ||
| Ocoee | 1 | ||
| Oak Hill | 1 | 4,581 | 2.2 |
| Normandy | 1 | 109 | 91.7 |
| Newbern | 1 | 3,222 | 3.1 |
| Munford | 1 | 6,996 | 1.4 |
| Mount Pleasant | 1 | 5,103 | 2.0 |
| Mount Carmel | 1 | 5,540 | 1.8 |
| Mosheim | 1 | 2,547 | 3.9 |
| Mooresburg | 1 | ||
| Mercer | 1 | ||
| Medon | 1 | 198 | 50.5 |
| Mason | 1 | 1,342 | 7.5 |
| Mascot | 1 | ||
| Lynnville | 1 | 331 | 30.2 |
| Lookout Mountain | 1 | 2,044 | 4.9 |
| Lone Oak | 1 | ||
| Livingston | 1 | 4,147 | 2.4 |
| Liberty | 1 | 342 | 29.2 |
| Leoma | 1 | ||
| Lakewood Park | 1 | ||
| Hornsby | 1 | 258 | 38.8 |
| Hopewell | 1 | ||
| Hillsboro | 1 | ||
| Henry | 1 | 457 | 21.9 |
| Helenwood | 1 | ||
| Harrogate | 1 | 4,454 | 2.2 |
| Gruetli-Laager | 1 | 1,786 | 5.6 |
| Greenvale | 1 | ||
| Gatlinburg | 1 | 3,715 | 2.7 |
| Friendsville | 1 | 916 | 10.9 |
| Fincastle | 1 | ||
| Farragut | 1 | 25,121 | 0.4 |
| Ethridge | 1 | 563 | 17.8 |
| Elkton | 1 | 531 | 18.8 |
| Dyer | 1 | 2,333 | 4.3 |
| Ducktown | 1 | 441 | 22.7 |
| Doyle | 1 | 540 | 18.5 |
| Decherd | 1 | 2,499 | 4.0 |
| Decatur | 1 | 1,637 | 6.1 |
| Cowan | 1 | 1,799 | 5.6 |
| Cottage Grove | 1 | 66 | 151.5 |
| Copperhill | 1 | 458 | 21.8 |
| Clifton | 1 | 2,344 | 4.3 |
| Castalian Springs | 1 | ||
| Butler | 1 | ||
| Burlison | 1 | 368 | 27.2 |
| Bon Aqua Junction | 1 | ||
| Bogota | 1 | ||
| Bluff City | 1 | 1,836 | 5.4 |
| Big Rock | 1 | ||
| Bethel Springs | 1 | 756 | 13.2 |
| Belvidere | 1 | ||
| Bells | 1 | 2,473 | 4.0 |
| Ardmore | 1 | 1,244 | 8.0 |
| Allardt | 1 | 606 | 16.5 |
| Alamo | 1 | 2,354 | 4.2 |
2 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.