Therapists & Counselors in Lakewood, WA

There are 1,184 licensed providers registered in Lakewood. The two most common licence types are mental health counselor (682) and counselor (120).

That is roughly 69.4 providers per square mile of land area.

What that means in practice: the licence-type breakdown below still describes real people with real registrations, but it describes one employer's staff, so the variety you see is that organisation's hiring rather than a local market. If you are looking for an independent practice in Lakewood, the nearby places listed at the foot of this page are a better starting point than the count at the top.

Lakewood is the 9th largest concentration in Washington by number of providers, accounting for 2% of the state total.

The largest single group is mental health counselor, at 682 providers or 58% of the total. Licence titles vary between states for what is often similar training and scope, so the mix here partly reflects how Washington licenses its providers.

The mix here is unusually concentrated: mental health 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 Washington licenses its providers than about what is available to you.

Registered addresses are spread across 4 ZIP codes. The map above sizes each ZIP by how many providers are registered there — clustering usually follows medical districts and commercial corridors rather than population.

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.