Therapists & Counselors in Lester, WV
4 registered licensed providers
120.8 per 10,000 residents
125th of 236 places in WV
population 331
Lester has 4 licensed providers with a registered practice address, across 2 licence types.
With a population of 331, that works out to 120.8 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 an encouraging upper bound rather than a promise.
Lester is the 125th largest concentration in West Virginia by number of providers, accounting for 0.1% of the state total.
The mix here is unusually concentrated: 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 West Virginia licenses its providers than about what is available to you.
With only 4 providers registered locally, most people here will be looking beyond the town. Licences are issued at state level, so a provider anywhere in West Virginia can generally see you by video — which makes the statewide figure the more useful one: 5,652 licensed providers are registered across West Virginia. 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 Lester
Everyone registered in Lester
| Name | Licence type | Practice address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Bailey, MS | Counselor | 165 OLD BRYSON RD, 25865 | (304) 712-0775 |
| Christina Bailey | Counselor | 1970 LESTER HIGHWAY, 25865 | (304) 712-0774 |
| Amber Powers, MSW | Counselor | 1003 HOO HOO HOLW, 25865 | (304) 228-4954 |
| Michele Tunstalle, LGSW | Social Worker | 172 STEPHENS BRANCH RD, 25932 | (394) 923-4559 |
Nearby places
| Place | Providers | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mabscott | 4 | 8.9 km |
| Bolt | 3 | 10.5 km |
| Beaver | 56 | 12.8 km |
| Beckley | 306 | 13.2 km |
| Daniels | 3 | 15.2 km |
| Mullens | 7 | 18.2 km |
| Shady Spring | 6 | 18.8 km |
| Mount Hope | 6 | 21.6 km |