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Therapists & Counselors in Ruston, WA

12 registered licensed providers

114.1 per 10,000 residents

174th of 327 places in WA

population 1,052

median 34.9 0 210.4 providers per 10,000 residents · 207 places in Washington
114.1 per 10,000 in Ruston — well above the median of 34.9 across 207 places in Washington.

There are 12 licensed providers registered in Ruston. The two most common licence types are clinical social worker (5) and mental health counselor (4).

That is roughly 46.9 providers per square mile of land area, or 114.1 per 10,000 residents.

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.

Ruston is the 174th largest concentration in Washington by number of providers, accounting for under 0.1% of the state total.

The largest single group is clinical social worker, at 5 providers or 42% 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.

No single licence type dominates here — clinical social worker 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.

12 is a small enough number that availability, not choice, will decide how quickly you are seen. Licences are issued at state level, so the practical pool is usually wider than this page shows: 55,161 licensed providers are registered across Washington, and many practices now offer appointments by video. The towns listed further down are the next places to look.

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 Ruston

Everyone registered in Ruston

Name Licence type Practice address Phone
Dorian Hunter, PHD Clinical Psychologist 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (206) 664-1024
Elizabeth Lotempio, PSYD Clinical Psychologist 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (206) 218-3277
Tessa Carpenter, MSW Clinical Social Worker 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220
Kelly Ann Doody, MSW Clinical Social Worker 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220
Mellicent Hinson, MSW Clinical Social Worker 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220
Sonia Hossain Clinical Social Worker 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (804) 502-1977
Emily McGuire-Wallace Clinical Social Worker 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4200
Laura Spencer Counselor 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220
James Benoit, LMHC, MHP Mental Health Counselor 5010 N HIGHLAND ST, 98407 (206) 229-5336
Chelsea Hu, LPC Mental Health Counselor 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220
Tamara Kabel, LMHCA Mental Health Counselor 5204 N BENNETT ST APT 507, 98407 (360) 888-2520
Emma Peterson, LMHCA Mental Health Counselor 5219 N SHIRLEY ST STE 100, 98407 (253) 434-4220

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PlaceProvidersDistance
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Fox Island 5 11.1 km
Purdy 15 13.0 km
Federal Way 507 13.2 km
Vashon 79 13.3 km