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Group Therapy for Bahamians, Delivered by Video From Home.
With only 0.26 mental health workers per 100,000 people across the archipelago, finding a therapist in the Bahamas often means a ferry, a flight, or a wait that stretches past five months. Grouport connects residents of Nassau, Freeport, and the Family Islands to English-speaking, licensed clinicians running small online groups for $32 per session.
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The State of Mental Health in the Bahamas.
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
These figures pull together WHO Global Health Observatory workforce data with. In a country of roughly 401,000 spread across more than 700 islands and cays, a workforce ratio of 0.26 per 100,000 translates to only a handful of practicing clinicians serving the entire. The World Bank classifies the Bahamas as high-income, yet economic status does not close the gap when nearly every psychiatrist and psychologist works within a short radius of Nassau.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Understanding Mental Health Access in the Bahamas.
The Problem
The Bahamas is geographically unique: a nation of more than 30 inhabited islands scattered across 180,000 square miles of ocean. Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre on New Providence remains the only public psychiatric hospital, and the country counts fewer than a dozen full-time psychiatrists. The 0.26 workers per 100,000 figure from WHO puts the Bahamas well below the Caribbean average and orders of magnitude beneath the 71 per 100,000 seen in the United States. For someone in Inagua or Mayaguana, the nearest specialist is often a chartered flight away.
The Impact
Twenty weeks is a long time to wait when you're already struggling. In practical terms, that gap means the person who calls the Community Counselling and Assessment Centre in January often does not see a clinician until late spring. Employers in the tourism and financial-services sectors that anchor the Bahamian economy lose productive weeks to untreated anxiety and depression, and families on the Out Islands frequently absorb the cost of inter-island travel just to sit in a waiting room in Nassau.
The Solution
Online group therapy sidesteps two of the tightest bottlenecks in the Bahamian system at once: the shortage of clinicians on the ground and the geography that keeps most of them tethered to New Providence. A resident of Eleuthera or Abaco can join a Grouport session on the same day as someone in Cable Beach, with no boat ride and no time off work. The small-group format also multiplies the reach of every licensed therapist by six to twelve, which matters in a country where the clinician pipeline simply cannot expand quickly.
Grouport matches new members to a group right away, compared with the 20-week public-system average. Sessions run in English, the country's official language, so there is no language friction for Bahamian clients. Everything happens over HIPAA-compliant video, which means Bimini and Long Island have the same access as downtown Nassau as long as there is a broadband or LTE connection. Payment is in US dollars at $32 per session, roughly at par with the Bahamian dollar.
Access and Availability Across the Bahamas.
Access to mental health care in the Bahamas is defined less by cost than by proximity. Insurance and out-of-pocket spending are relatively high by regional standards, but geography and workforce depth are where the system strains. Grouport addresses the harder of the two problems by removing the need to be physically near a provider.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Affordable Group Therapy Costs for Bahamian Residents.
Affordability and Income
At $140 per month for four weekly sessions, Grouport represents roughly 7% of the country's monthly GNI per capita of $24,000. That share is meaningfully lower than what a comparable private-practice course of individual therapy would consume, and it is fixed and predictable rather than growing with each visit. For dual-income households in Nassau or Freeport, group therapy at this price sits alongside a streaming subscription or a weekly grocery run rather than competing with mortgage or school-fee decisions.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
The bill from a psychologist's office in the Bahamas is only part of the total spend. A Family Island resident coming into Nassau for an appointment often absorbs a $200 to $400 round-trip Bahamasair fare, a hotel night, taxi fares between the airport and Collins Avenue, and a day away from work. Repeated monthly, those trip costs can dwarf the actual clinical fee. Grouport's video format eliminates that entire line item and returns the two lost travel days each month to work, family, and rest.
Immediate Availability
Grouport matches new members right away. In a system where the public wait is 20 weeks and even private practitioners in Nassau often book weeks out, the difference is measured not just in convenience but in whether care begins during the window when someone is ready to accept it.
Private therapy in Nassau typically runs BSD 150 to BSD 250 per hour, with specialist psychiatrists charging more. Because the Bahamian dollar is pegged one-to-one to the US dollar, those rates are easy to compare directly with Grouport's $32 per session or $140 per month for weekly group therapy. For most Bahamians, that difference is the line between committing to weekly care and rationing sessions.
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 the Bahamas.
Grouport runs online groups for anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma recovery, obsessive-compulsive patterns, dialectical behavior therapy skills, and parenting stress, among others. These are the same categories that show up most frequently in Bahamian clinical caseloads, and the group format is particularly well-suited to concerns like social anxiety, post-hurricane trauma familiar to residents of Grand Bahama and Abaco after Dorian, and the isolation many Family Island residents describe.
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.
Every Grouport clinician is licensed, holds a master's or doctoral degree, and has experience running small groups over video. Sessions are in English, so there is no language barrier for Bahamian clients, and many therapists have worked with Caribbean and international clients familiar with the cultural texture of small-island life, extended-family dynamics, and the pressure of tourism-economy work cycles. Groups are capped at twelve to keep the room small enough for each member to speak weekly.
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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 the Bahamas.
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
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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 the Bahamas.
Private one-on-one therapy in the Bahamas is largely out-of-pocket and priced for a high-income market: sessions with a psychologist in Nassau or Freeport commonly run in the range of $150-$250 USD each, and insurance coverage for outpatient mental health is inconsistent, particularly for expats or those on international plans. Weekly individual sessions can easily add up to $600-$1,000 per month.
Grouport's group therapy membership is a flat weekly rate that covers one 60-minute clinician-led session per week, typically working out to a fraction of what a single local private session costs. You get consistent, condition-specific support (anxiety, depression, DBT skills, trauma, and more) without needing to secure a specialist referral, join a waitlist, or navigate limited local availability. For many Bahamians, it turns therapy from an occasional expense into a sustainable weekly routine.
Grouport is designed to complement the limited in-country options Bahamians face. With only around 0.26 mental health workers per 100,000 people and reported wait times of roughly 20 weeks to see a specialist locally, structured weekly support can be hard to access in Nassau, Freeport, or the Family Islands. Our groups run entirely in English, meet over secure video, and are led by licensed U.S.-based clinicians, so you can join from home without traveling to a clinic or waiting months for an intake.
Scheduling is straightforward for the Bahamas: Eastern Time (which Nassau shares outside a small daylight-saving offset) lines up cleanly with most of our evening and weekend sessions. Payment is handled in U.S. dollars on major international cards, and because the Bahamian dollar is pegged 1:1 to the USD, the price you see is effectively the price you pay.
Group Therapy Available Across the Bahamas.
Counties
New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros, Eleuthera, Exuma, Cat Island, Long Island, San Salvador, Bimini, Berry Islands, Mayaguana, Inagua, Acklins, Crooked Island, Ragged Island.
Cities
Nassau, Freeport, West End, Coopers Town, Marsh Harbour, Andros Town, Rock Sound, Governor's Harbour, George Town, Arthur's Town, Clarence Town, Cockburn Town, Alice Town, Matthew Town.
Zip Codes
Grouport serves all zip codes across Bahamas. If you have an address in Bahamas, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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