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Grouport pairs residents across Brazil with English-language group therapy led by licensed clinicians for $32 per session, or $140 per month. Groups meet weekly on HIPAA-compliant video with 6-12 participants, and matching typically completes right after intake, a different pace than the roughly 14-week wait many Brazilians face when pursuing care through SUS or private clinics.
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The State of Mental Health in Brazil.
Understanding the landscape of mental health care access and the challenges
residents face across the state.
Mental Illness Prevalence
21.3% of Brazilian adults live with a mental health condition each year, reflecting the ongoing need for accessible therapy options.
Wait Time
14 weeks the average wait to secure a first mental health appointment in Brazil's public system, an interval during which symptoms often deepen.
Median Household Income
$15,430 median household income in Brazil, shaping what households can allocate to private mental health care.
Percentage Who Need Therapy
73.0% of Brazilian adults with a mental health condition do not receive formal specialist treatment.
Provider Shortage
65% of Brazil's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Mental Health Providers per 100k Residents
58.3 per 100,000 mental health workers in Brazil, a density that shapes availability, wait times, and access across the country.
Brazil's mental health workforce density of 58.32 per 100,000 is respectable by Latin American standards, but the raw ratio conceals a familiar story: psychiatrists and psychologists cluster in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and Belo Horizonte, while the North and Northeast rely heavily on CAPS (Centros de Atenção Psicossocial) that are stretched thin. The World Bank places Brazil at $15,430 GNI per capita PPP, meaning private-pay therapy is technically within reach for a growing middle class, but only in cities where clinicians actually practice.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Understanding Mental Health Access in Brazil.
The Problem
Brazil runs one of the world's largest public health systems, and SUS does include mental health services through the CAPS network established after the 2001 Psychiatric Reform Law. In practice, however, demand vastly outstrips capacity. A person in Salvador or Manaus who calls their local CAPS is often told the next intake slot is 4 to 8 weeks out, and even then, ongoing individual therapy is rarely on offer, CAPS was designed primarily for severe mental illness, not the anxiety and depression that account for most help-seeking today.
The Impact
The 14-week wait is not just an inconvenience. For a Brazilian professional whose anxiety is affecting their work, or a parent in a smaller municipality watching a teenager withdraw, six weeks is enough time for a solvable problem to entrench itself. Private consultations in São Paulo now run R$200-400 per session, which even at Brazil's $15,430 GNI PPP represents a meaningful monthly commitment. For the 55% of Brazilians with unmet need identified in PAHO regional data, the barrier is rarely denial of the problem, it is the arithmetic of cost, distance, and time.
The Solution
Online group therapy compresses several of these barriers at once. A group of 6-12 people meeting weekly by video shares the therapist's time, which is what makes $32 per session possible, roughly a fifth of what a private consultório in São Paulo would charge for an individual hour. Because Grouport's therapists work with clients across time zones and countries, matching happens in right away rather than the weeks common in Brazilian public and private systems, and no travel to a clinic is required, relevant when 12.1% of Brazil's 212 million residents live in areas WHO classifies as rural.
65% of Brazil's mental health workforce falls short of what is needed to fully meet population demand for specialist care.
Grouport works for Brazilian clients who are comfortable in English, a real filter, but one that describes a sizeable segment of the country's urban and expatriate population, plus Brazilians who studied or worked abroad. Sessions run on HIPAA-compliant video, so a participant in Fortaleza joins the same group as someone in Curitiba or Belém. The service handles the therapist match, group placement, and scheduling right after intake, sidestepping the 14-week queue that shapes most Brazilians' expectations of when care actually begins.
Access and Availability Across Brazil.
Access to mental health care in Brazil is a story of two countries. The Southeast and South regions have psychologist-to-population ratios comparable to some OECD averages; the North and parts of the Northeast operate closer to WHO-defined shortage thresholds. Grouport's model, delivered entirely online, does not solve Brazil's domestic workforce distribution, but it does add an English-language option that is priced and paced differently from what most Brazilians encounter locally.
Geographic Barriers
Extended Wait Times
Systemic Challenges
Urban-Rural Divide
Affordable Group Therapy Costs for Brazil Residents.
Affordability and Income
Brazil's GNI per capita in PPP terms is $15,430, and a household with roughly average income spending $140 per month on Grouport is allocating around 8% of monthly per-capita income to therapy. That is not trivial, but it compares favorably to the R$800-1,600 per month that four weekly sessions with a private psychologist in a major Brazilian city would cost. Because pricing is flat, a resident of Salvador pays the same as a resident of São Paulo, there is no urban premium.
Hidden Cost and Barriers
In-person therapy in Brazil carries costs that rarely appear on the receipt. A round-trip Uber in São Paulo to a therapist's consultório can add R$40-80 per week; parking near clinics in the Jardins or Ipanema is its own line item. For someone commuting from a peripheral neighborhood to a city-center clinician, an hour of session time can consume three hours of the day. Online group therapy from Grouport removes travel entirely: the participant joins from home, an office break room, or wherever their phone or laptop connects, which for many Brazilian workers is the only realistic way to fit weekly care into their schedule.
Immediate Availability
The immediate group start window matters most in comparison to the local alternative. A Brazilian who decides on a Sunday evening to seek help can complete Grouport intake Monday morning and be placed in a group by Wednesday. The same decision made about a SUS or private-clinic pathway typically means waiting until the 14-week national average has elapsed, and in high-demand urban markets, often longer.
Individual therapy with an experienced psychologist in São Paulo, Rio, or Belo Horizonte generally runs R$200 to R$400 per 50-minute session, which at current exchange rates translates to roughly USD $40-80 per hour. Grouport's $32 per session, $140 for a month of weekly groups, undercuts even the low end of that range, and does so with licensed clinicians rather than requiring the client to find, vet, and pay a solo practitioner. For Brazilians already paying a plano de saúde that caps mental health sessions, Grouport is a supplemental option that does not draw down that annual allotment.
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 Brazil.
Grouport runs groups for the concerns that show up most in Brazilian help-seeking data: anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive presentations, PTSD and trauma-related distress, grief, chronic stress and burnout, and interpersonal difficulties including relationship conflict. Groups are organized by focus area rather than mixed, so a participant joining an anxiety group in Brazil sits with 6-12 others working on the same set of concerns, guided by a licensed clinician trained in evidence-based group modalities.
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.
Grouport's clinicians are licensed and hold master's or doctoral training in clinical social work, counseling, or psychology. Sessions are conducted in English, which is the primary consideration for Brazilian clients, most therapists are not Lusophone, and cultural competency is built through experience working with international clients rather than through country-specific specialization. Brazilians who are fluent enough in English to work professionally or academically typically find the group format accessible; the interpersonal work of therapy translates well across the cultural distance between a São Paulo participant and a US-based facilitator.
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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 Brazil.
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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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 Brazil.
Grouport meets on a HIPAA-secure video platform with no clinic visit, no waiting room, and no paperwork arriving by mail, so nothing signals therapy to parents, in-laws, or neighbors. Sessions run in the evening on Brasilia Time, which fits after family dinner or once children are asleep. You use headphones from a bedroom or home office, share only a first name with your group of 6 to 12, and work with a licensed therapist without anyone in your household needing to know.
Private consultorios in São Paulo, Rio, and Belo Horizonte typically charge R$250 to R$400 per 50-minute session, and even with a plano de saude like Amil or SulAmerica, ANS session caps and multi-week queues are common. Grouport runs weekly video groups of 6 to 12 members with licensed therapists at about $32 per session, roughly R$160, with no annual visit cap. You can join right away, skip the referral chain, and meet from anywhere in Brazil on a HIPAA-secure platform.
Group Therapy Available Across Brazil.
Counties
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Pernambuco, Ceará, Pará, Santa Catarina, Maranhão, Goiás, Amazonas, Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Mato Grosso, Rio Grande do Norte, Alagoas, Piauí, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Sergipe, Rondônia, Tocantins, Acre, Amapá, Roraima.
Cities
São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Curitiba, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belém, Goiânia, Guarulhos, Campinas, São Luís, São Gonçalo, Maceió, Duque de Caxias, Natal.
Zip Codes
01310-100, 01411-000, 04538-133, 20090-001, 22071-100, 22410-002, 30112-000, 40170-110, 50030-230, 60175-047, 70040-010, 80010-010, 88010-500, 90010-350
If you have an address in Brazil, Grouport can serve you regardless of your zip code.
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