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Group Therapy for Argentina, Delivered Online in English.
Argentines seeking English-language mental health support face a fragmented public system and long waits at private clinics concentrated in Buenos Aires. Grouport connects residents anywhere in the country to licensed therapists and small structured groups of 6-12 peers, with matching in right away and sessions billed at $32 each ($140 monthly).
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The State of Mental Health in Argentina.
Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face across the state.
Mental Illness Prevalence
Wait Time
Median Household Income
Percentage Who Need Therapy
Provider Shortage
Mental Health Providers per 100k Residents
Argentina has one of the higher psychologist densities in Latin America, yet WHO's 2023 Human Resources for Health data shows 64.87 mental health workers per 100,000 nationally, and PAHO regional surveys estimate that roughly six in ten adults who need care go without it in any given year. The gap widens outside Buenos Aires and Cordoba, where private consultorios cluster and where nearly all English-speaking therapists practice. World Bank figures put Argentina's 2024 GNI per capita at $29,850 PPP, but currency volatility means the peso price of private sessions moves month to month.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Understanding Mental Health Access in Argentina.
The Problem
Argentina's mental health system is split across public hospitals, obras sociales, and private prepagas used by roughly a third of the population. Public psychiatric services face waits measured in weeks, while private care runs 15,000-35,000 pesos per session in Buenos Aires. Grouport delivers licensed group therapy at $32/session in USD, bypassing both queues.
The Impact
For someone in Mendoza, Salta, or a Patagonian town, the practical picture is a bus ride to a provincial capital, a wait measured in weeks, and a therapist working exclusively in Spanish. English-speaking residents, expats, and dual-nationals face an even narrower funnel: a small pool of Buenos Aires practitioners charging premium rates. WHO's ratio of 64.87 workers per 100,000 masks how uneven distribution is across Argentina's 23 provinces plus CABA.
The Solution
Online group therapy sidesteps the geographic bottleneck. Grouport places Argentine residents into a group of 6-12 peers led by a licensed therapist, meeting weekly over HIPAA-compliant video. Membership is $140 per month, which works out to $32 per session, and matching happens right away of sign-up rather than the 6-week wait typical of local systems. No obra social paperwork, no clinic commute.
Grouport works from anywhere in Argentina with a stable connection, which matters given 92.3% of the population lives in urban areas but broadband quality varies widely between Buenos Aires and interior provinces. Sessions run in English, which resolves the language barrier for expats and for Argentines who prefer therapy in a second language. Billing in US dollars via card also gives a predictable monthly cost, insulated from peso swings that reprice local private therapy every few weeks.
Access and Availability Across Argentina.
Argentina reports 64.87 mental health workers per 100,000 residents, but access depends heavily on which insurance segment you fall into. Public hospitals like Hospital Borda in Buenos Aires face months-long waits; private prepagas cover some sessions with variable copays; direct-pay private practice runs 15,000-35,000 pesos per session.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Affordable Group Therapy Costs for Argentina Residents.
Affordability and Income
At $140 per month, an annual Grouport membership works out to $1,680, roughly 5.6% of Argentina's $29,850 GNI per capita (PPP) reported by the World Bank for 2024. For comparison, four private individual consultas per month in Buenos Aires at current rates can easily run 100,000-180,000 ARS, and prepaga coverage typically caps therapy at a small number of covered sessions annually. Weekly small-group work at a fixed dollar price gives a predictable line item in a household budget.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
In-person therapy in Argentina carries costs that do not appear on the invoice: colectivo or subte fare across Buenos Aires, gasoline and tolls for suburbanites, an hour or more off work per session, and for interior residents, occasional overnight travel to a provincial capital. Currency conversion fees and the parallel-market spread also raise the effective cost of imported services paid in ARS. A weekly video session eliminates transit and time-off costs, and dollar billing avoids the FX layer.
Immediate Availability
Waiting six weeks for a first consult is standard in Argentina's public and obra social systems, and private waits for well-known therapists can be similar. Grouport matches new members to a group right away, so the interval between deciding to try therapy and joining a first session is measured in days rather than weeks.
Private therapy pricing in Argentina has been a moving target through recent inflation cycles. Individual consultas in Buenos Aires commonly run 25,000-45,000 ARS per session at 2026 rates, with premium specialist practitioners charging more. Grouport's flat $140 monthly membership - $32 per weekly session, is billed in US dollars, which removes the pricing uncertainty that comes with locally-billed care.
How it Works
Choose your online therapy group
Choose your desired online therapy group and sign up for our weekly plan. Most of our groups are $35/session, but our skills groups are $25/session.
Personalized match
We’ll ensure you're matched to an online therapy group that best fits your mental health challenges and schedule. Don’t worry if you’re not entirely sure which group is right for you, as after signing up, a care coordinator can help make sure you get started in the group that’s right for you. We typically match you to a group right away!
Meet weekly with your group
Join your group over video chat at the same time each week for 60-minute sessions. You’ll meet with the same members & therapist with a group of up to 12 members. Additional membership perks can include weekly handouts, symptom tracking, and one-off workshops.
Mental Health Conditions We Treat in Argentina.
Grouport groups cover a wide clinical range relevant to Argentine members: generalized anxiety and social anxiety, depressive disorders, grief and loss, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and PTSD, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills groups for emotion regulation. Formats include weekly process groups and skill-focused programs. Members are placed by concern and clinical fit rather than geography, so the group draws on shared experience rather than shared postcode.
Get Help for:
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Trauma & Stress Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders
Personality Disorders
Eating & Body Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Life Challenges
Relationship Issues, Codependency, Attachment Issues, Divorce, Loneliness, Anger Management, Self-Esteem, Grief & Loss, Chronic Illness, Gender Dysphoria, Infertility, Fertility Treatment & IVF Support, Pregnancy Loss & Miscarriage, Couples Issues, Parenting, Supporting a loved one, LGBTQIA Support
Other Disorders
Self harm
Self-Harm, Suicidal Ideation, Self-injury, Suicide Survival
Common Treatments
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), Exposure Therapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Psychodynamic Therapy, Motivational Interviewing (MI), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT), Narrative Therapy, Schema Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Somatic Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), Behavioral Activation
Meet Our Therapists
Our therapists represent a wide range of clinical specialties & diverse backgrounds. They all undergo the most stringent credentialing process. Grouport therapists are caring, expert mental health professionals with years of experience helping people get the tools they need to see long-lasting change.
All Grouport clinicians are licensed and hold masters or doctoral training in clinical psychology, social work, or counseling. Sessions are conducted in English, which suits Argentine members comfortable working in that language, expats, dual-nationals, and residents who studied or worked internationally. Therapists working with Latin American members are briefed on regional context. Matching considers presenting concern, group dynamic, and scheduling across time zones.
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Grouport’s Results
80% of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70% of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50% of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
80%
of our members start with moderate to severe mental health symptoms
70%
of our members feel significantly better within just 8 weeks
50%
of our members achieve remission levels within just 8 weeks
Find your Group
Affordable Group Therapy & Care Options in Argentina.
Group, individual, couples, family, IOP, and teen therapy — all online, all therapist-led. Mix and match care options to fit your needs — and get discounted pricing when you bundle.
Group Therapy
$35/session
billed at $140/month
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Individual Therapy
Couples Therapy
Family Therapy
IOP Therapy
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Teen Therapy
Meaningful Results
Check out how our services have helped our members see life-changing results
Stephanie
“Grouport is time flexible and affordable and if it didn’t exist, I don’t know where I would go. I had looked into other places before Grouport and there really wasn’t any option like it.”
Michael
“I highly recommend this to anyone who is struggling with anxiety or depression. The therapists are top notch and have made me feel really comfortable and my anxiety has improved tremendously in only a few sessions!”
Isabel
"I joined Grouport to work on myself and to heal. I’m learning so much at every session! The change I see not only in myself but in my fellow group members is abundantly encouraging and profoundly fulfilling. Group therapy with Grouport is a powerful healing tool."
Sheldon
“I was feeling very down at the end of 2020 and I was ready to do something drastic that I know I'd likely regret. The group definitely helped show me that there are people who feel the same way as I do.”
Nancy
“The therapy from Grouport is high quality and convenient. I am becoming much more self aware and am liking myself more. My relationships at work are better and I’m much happier.”
Emily
“I like the connection you can make with total strangers and the confidentiality it comes with.”
Danielle
"Grouport can help you with your issues. Their therapists are well trained to work with you on your issues. I felt my anxiety greatly improve after only a few sessions. I highly recommend it!"
Glenn
"Grouport's approach to DBT is a real strength. This approach provides tools and methods for working with difficult emotions and getting a handle on them. It has given me hope where other approaches have failed."
Common Questions About Group Therapy in Argentina.
Argentina has a deep individual therapy culture, particularly in Buenos Aires, where psychoanalytic and psychodynamic one-on-one work is widely available and often affordable through prepagas or private practice. Grouport is a different modality: small structured groups led by a licensed clinician, focused on a specific theme such as anxiety, depression, or DBT skills, meeting weekly at the same time with the same peers. That format is far less common in Argentina outside of hospital-based programs or specialized institutes, and waitlists for group work in the public system can stretch weeks. Grouport also connects you with peers across the U.S. and internationally rather than a strictly local cohort, which some members find useful for perspective and privacy. It does not integrate with your obra social records.
Grouport runs live video groups on U.S. Eastern Time, which is one hour ahead of Buenos Aires for most of the year, so evening sessions land comfortably in your late afternoon or early evening. Groups are conducted entirely in English by licensed clinicians, which makes Grouport a fit if you are comfortable processing personal material in English. Payment is billed in U.S. dollars through international credit or debit cards, and most Argentine cards issued by major banks work without issue. Because we operate outside the local prepaga and obra social systems, there is no coverage or reimbursement in Argentina, but the flat weekly rate is transparent and does not depend on peso volatility beyond the standard card conversion at time of charge. Sessions are joined from any device with a stable connection, and no local prescription or referral is required to enroll.
Group Therapy Available Across Argentina.
Counties
Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Mendoza, Tucuman, Entre Rios, Salta, Chaco, Corrientes, Misiones, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, Jujuy, Rio Negro, Neuquen, Formosa, Chubut, San Luis, Catamarca, La Rioja, La Pampa, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego
Cities
Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, La Plata, San Miguel de Tucuman, Mar del Plata, Salta, Santa Fe, San Juan, Resistencia, Neuquen, Bahia Blanca, Corrientes, Posadas, Bariloche, Comodoro Rivadavia, Ushuaia
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across Argentina. If you have an address in Argentina, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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